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Senior Technician Quality Control

Leiden, Netherlands

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, 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 Senior Technician Quality Control to join our team. As our QC team is primarily based in Leiden, the Netherlands, you are ideally based near Leiden.


Scope of the job

As our Senior Technician, you will join the Quality Control team in the Leiden Bio Science Park. You are responsible for routine testing of our product and incoming goods using techniques for both analytical and microbiological testing such as ELISA, PCR and Flow Cytometry. You also support method validation, method transfers, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting as well as taking an active role in implementing and following a GMP way of working. 


Your role

  • Test Galapagos’ products for release, characterization and monitoring purposes
  • Test and release of incoming goods
  • Perform method validations and method transfers
  • Provide support for instrument maintenance and troubleshooting
  • Provide support in maintaining an efficient GMP laboratory
  • Take part in laboratory investigations
  • Support deviations
  • Participate in continuous improvement projects
  • Manage the availability of (critical) reagents and disposables for daily activities
  • Perform training for the new QC technicians
  • First point of contact for questions related to lab practices and documentation
  • Document laboratory deviations
  • Lab area owner
  • Write work instructions and SOPs

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