Manufacturing Science and Technology Senior Technician - Contractor (6 months), Leiden

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.

We are looking for a Manufacturing Science and Technology Senior Technician for 6 months.

Scope of the role:

We are seeking a Senior Technician Process Sciences to join the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) team, conducting the operations in the Grade D clean room at the central facility in Leiden. The Senior Technician Process Sciences is a hands-on subject matter expert in automated CAR-T manufacturing operations, performing production runs in the Cocoon platform, scale-down laboratory experiments and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on execution of production activities at the central facility in Leiden: Cocoon runs, positive fraction generation, process characterization studies, late-stage development, comparability, scale-down model experiments.
• Ensure robust and efficient operations of laboratory activities, supporting laboratory management.
• Support of Continuous Improvement projects.
• Closely collaborate with Process Development, Quality Control and other departments.