Senior Technician Pre-Clinical Process Development

Pleased to meet you, we are Galapagos, a dynamic growing Biotech company with offices across Europe and in US, headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium.

We are in the business of changing lives. Focusing on high unmet medical needs, we synergize compelling science, technology, and collaborative approaches to create a deep pipeline of best-in-class medicines. With capabilities from lab to patient, including a decentralized cell therapy manufacturing platform, we are committed to challenging the status quo and delivering results for our patients, employees, and shareholders. Our goal is not just to meet current medical needs but to anticipate and shape the future of healthcare, ensuring that our innovations reach those who need them most.

We pioneer for patients. We need thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters. Collaborative innovators and perseverant idealists. We need the best-in-class. In other words, we need you: The ‘make-it-happener’.

We are looking for a Senior Technician to join our newly formed Pre-Clinical Process Development team in Leiden in a 6-month Galapagos contract.

Scope of the job

As Senior Technician in the Pre-Clinical Process Development team under Early-Stage Process Development, you will characterize and refine our novel CAR-T cell production processes, supporting Pre-clinical and Business Development evaluations and assessing functionality directly for the Cocoon and other platforms. Your work will help to bring our life saving medicines to the patients.

In this role, you will report to the Manager Pre-Clinical Process Development.

Your role

• Process Development for CAR-T production with Cocoon or other platforms/models

• Perform assays for assessing CAR-T functionality, i.e. cytotoxicity

• Analyse the CAR-T with flow cytometry, i.e. composition, phenotype and activation

• Establishing novel assay for evaluation of novel pipeline products

• Development of assay to assess functionality for Cocoon and other platforms

• Support and organize lab operational activities

• Write work instructions and SOPs

Who are you?

• BSc or MSc degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or related discipline

• Working experience (3-5 years) in Biotech and/or Pharmaceutical Industry is preferred, GMP experience is considered as plus

• Hands-on experience with (primary) cell-based assays, flow cytometry, and PCR

• Experience with automatic cell processing equipment

• Ability to execute high quality experiments, aid in data analysis, and write up results in protocols, reports and presentations

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to be flexible with changing priorities

• Self-driven and can-do mindset, without compromising quality

• Fluent in English

What’s in it for you?

At Galapagos, we prioritize your continuous growth and development, fostering a culture of empowerment. Our employees are the driving force behind our mission to lead in pharmaceutical research and innovation.

We offer a competitive compensation package and a supportive work environment with strong focus on your health and well-being. Join us in our journey towards sustainability, as we strive to make a lasting impact on both the industry and the planet.

Galapagos is dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities. Our hiring decisions are based on merit, considering qualifications, skills, performance, and achievements. We strictly prohibit discrimination against any employee or job applicant based on personal characteristics that are unrelated to their job.

We are Galapagos: together we can make it happen…!