Pleased to meet you, we are Galapagos, a biotechnology company with operations in Europe and the U.S. dedicated to developing transformational medicines for more years of life and quality of life.
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 small molecules, CAR-T therapies and biologics in oncology and immunology. With capabilities from lab to patient, including a decentralized CAR-T manufacturing network, we are committed to challenging the status quo and delivering results for our patients, employees and shareholders.
Project Scope
Galapagos is looking for a consultant role as Associate scientist in vitro biology Screener Small Molecules for a period of 12 months. The person will be part of the Screening & Profiling Team in Discovery Sciences, which is responsible for the optimization, automation and subsequent routine performing of in vitro assays and supports the whole portfolio of research projects within Galapagos.
Your mission
Run biochemical and cellular assays to support hit-to-lead and lead optimization programs
Culture cells to support different projects (maintenance of cell lines and primary cell work)
Work closely with the assay development teams & the automation team to ensure optimal implementation of the assays for routine testing using stand-alone equipment or fully automated HighRES platforms
Be responsible for analysis of own experiments and data reporting to the project teams making sure data are traceable and follow FAIR principles