Associate Scientist Oncology Discovery (1-year contract) - Mechelen (BE)

Pleased to meet you, we are Galapagos, a dynamic growing Biotech company with offices across Europe and in the US. We’re in the business of changing lives. In our quest to discover and develop life-improving medicines we go where no one has ever gone before. In every challenge we face, we see new opportunities. 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’.

For one of our Oncology Discovery teams, we are now looking for an Associate Scientist to join our team in Mechelen (Belgium). This will be temporary position with a 1-year contract. 

Scope of the job

You will be part of the oncology therapeutic area and member of a team performing cellular assays supporting the progress of drug discovery programs.

Your role will be lab-based and your assignments will range from the experimental planning/design, to the execution of experiments in the lab to the analysis and scientific discussion of experimental results with oncology and/or other research project team(s).

Your role

• Actively contribute to one or more drug discovery projects.
• Independently plan, design and perform lab experiments following a detailed protocol or guidance, using multiple techniques and readout systems.
• Analysis and interpretation of key decision-making data contributing to the progress of research programs.
• Accurately report and document all experimental work in Lab Notebooks according to guidelines.
• Clearly communicate and present results to project team(s) and stakeholders.
• Follow EHS rules to ensure safe laboratory practice and environment.