Purification Engineer

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Jobomschrijving

Our client is  a biopharmaceutical production site for therapeutic proteins. The production of these proteins takes place via cell cultures in bioreactors, followed by a purification process. The Manufacturing Science and Technology department (MSAT) provides a strong scientific basis to enable the use of these complex biotechnological processes

In this function the focus is on the purification part of the process. From a thorough scientific and technical specialization, you contribute to the start-up of new production processes and improvement and monitoring of existing processes by:

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• Supporting design/development/improvement of existing production processes, both through small-scale lab studies with scale-down models and through large-scale support activities;
• Independently set up experiments and develop and carry out studies;
• Provide documentation through generation of scientific-technical study protocols and reports
• Maintain, adjust and communicate documentation and process knowledge
• Data trending and monitoring of ongoing processes, experiments and analyzes to ensure process reliability, as well as have an accurate understanding of the effectiveness and efficiency of the processes.

Profiel

• You obtained (preferably) a PhD in Life Sciences or are equivalent through experience
• You have a very good knowledge of English, both written and oral
• You have specific experience with the purification of proteins on a lab and/or production scale; experience growing mammalian cells in bioreactors is a plus
• You are flexible and willing to support processes on a production scale as well as set up lab studies on a small scale
• You enjoy working in a lab, you have excellent problem-solving skills and you can handle multiple (practical) tasks at the same time
• You have good technical writing skills and are able to prepare protocols and reports
• You are familiar with various static and data trending techniques
• You are accurate, result-oriented and able to critically analyze data and draw scientifically sound conclusions and formulate them correctly
• You have an excellent knowledge of cGMP
• You are a team player and have good communication skills
• You are flexible, stress resistant, open to change & innovation and are used to working with deadlines

The position is mainly performed in a non-GMP laboratory environment and must at least comply with all quality and safety requirements and industry standards applicable by the official auditing authorities. This includes laboratory facilities, staff qualification, procedures & documentation.