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QA Decentralized Manufacturing Unit (DMU) Manager, US

Princeton, United States

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 small molecules, CAR-T therapies and biologics in oncology and immunology. With capabilities from lab to patient, including a decentralized, point-of-care CAR-T manufacturing network, we are committed to challenging the status quo and delivering results for our patients, employees and shareholders.

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 QA Decentralized Manufacturing Unit (DMU) Manager located on the Northeast coast of the US to join us in setting up, promoting and maintaining the QA model for our dynamic business environment.


Scope of the role

As QA Operations DMU manager, you join our Quality Assurance team located in the United States. We are a fast-growing team, building a QA model for our expanding organization, working closely together with the DMU manufacturing partners.

At Galapagos, we strongly believe in the power of collaboration to achieve ambitious goals. This is reflected in how we divide tasks and support each other. Our workflow is dynamic, fast and varied.


Your role

  • DMU manufacturing site qualification and onboarding
  • DMU manufacturing quality monitoring
  • DMU compliance oversight to enhance consistency
  • Quality oversight of DMUs by:
    • Representing GLPG performing “QA on the Floor” functions when required at the DMU
    • Ensuring GLPG quality management system is followed at DMU
    • Ensuring GLPG provides Quality support to DMU during clinical manufacturing
    • Maintaining product quality oversight, creating consistency using Galapagos Central Reference Site capabilities and data
    • Conducting real time batch records review
    • Ensuring DMUs complete Deviations, CAPAs and Change Control Records on time
    • Ensuring DMU personnel assigned to work on GLPG manufacturing and/or testing are adequately trained.
    • Reviewing Environmental Monitoring Data
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