Pleased to meet you, we are Galapagos, a dynamic growing Biotech company with offices across Europe and in US, headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium.
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 the Cell Therapy group of Galapagos in Leiden (NL), we are looking for a Principal Technician Analytical Development
Scope of the role
As Principal Technician in our Analytical Development team, you play a pivotal role in the design, execution, and analysis of high-quality assays. With a pro-active and hands-on mentality, you work on the design and execution of experiments in the lab, as well as the writing of scientific reports. These assays are crucial tools in ensuring the efficacy and safety of our therapeutic CAR-T cell products.
This role focuses on increasing assay efficiency and standardization by reducing or simplifying the hands-on steps (e.g., introducing a automated thawing system instead of manual cell thawing) for a broad range of assays (e.g., immunoassays, cell-based assays, PCR-based assays, flow cytometry). You work closely together with your colleagues within Analytical Development, as well as with the Quality Control department, to ensure the new technologies are suitable for implementation in routine testing.
This is an opportunity to actively contribute to the optimization of analytical methods to meet the demands of our innovative pipeline. Your work directly impacts our efforts to deliver innovative treatments to patients in need.
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