Project Manager Chromatography

Why join AnaBioTec?

AnaBioTec is part of anacura, a family-owned, growing center of excellence in healthcare. The anacura group with over 250 employees consists of 2 independent laboratories: Labo Nuytinck, active in medical analytics and AnaBioTec, active in drug development. Both labs have their main activities in a state-of-art anacura building set in a green environment near Ghent, Belgium.

AnaBioTec provides analytical services for characterization and quality assessment of novel and commercial medicines, in all forms and shapes (small molecules, biologics, bio-similars or cell & gene therapies). With more than 20 years of experience we proudly contribute to these medicines of tomorrow by helping our customers to accelerate their drug development journeys. We support ambitious young biotech as well as established pharma companies worldwide from pre-clinical drug characterization and assay development, through clinical phases I, II, III all the way to commercial drugs. We take proud in our flexibility, diligence and science thereby operating as an extension of our clients with tailored resources and pro-active, scientific knowledge driven advice.  To achieve all this, AnaBioTec is set-up as a workspace with open doors where all our employees are encouraged to act autonomously, are challenged to continuously improve & grow, are taken care of as valuable assets and are welcomed to actively contribute to the goals of AnaBioTec.

In our journey of continued growth, we are looking for a (m/f/x):

Project Manager Chromatography

What will you do?

  • As a project manager you are the single point of contact for our pharma/biotech customers.

  • You advise the customer in the analytical part of their drug development. You translate their needs into laboratory assignments and make estimates of the workload.

  • You actively maintain knowledge of current regulatory requirements and serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in regulatory or customer’s audits.

  • You manage phase appropriate and GMP/ICH compliant analytical method development, validation and release/stability testing (writing, set-up, review, data management).

  • You actively work together with your fellow project managers, scientists and group leads to kick-off, execute and finalize the projects in accordance with customer expectations.

  • You are responsible for the interpretation of the results and reporting to the clients.

  • You closely follow working methods and procedures and you are able to proactively detect issues and propose optimizations.

  • You will be leading or participating in improvement projects as part of our continuous improvement company culture.

  • Finally, you keep your scientific knowledge up-to-date through literature and attendance at scientific seminars 

Who are we looking for?

  • You have a scientific education (e.g. bio-engineer, analytical chemist, biotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, …) or equivalent by experience. Practical lab experience in an analytical environment is an advantage.

  • You have at least 5 years of experience in a laboratory environment within the pharmaceutical industry and you understand the analytical needs in the different phases of drug development.

  • You have in-depth experience in techniques and instruments used in the analysis of synthetic or biological drugs, like chromatography (LC-UV/ELSD/CAD/MS and GC-FID).  Experience with other methodologies as Dissolution, KF, ELISA, … are a plus.

  • Experienced in or good knowledge of a GxP regulated environment is a big advantage.

  • You are highly motivated to work in an environment with a lot of variety and learning opportunities. Flexibility and agility are in your DNA.

  • You can plan, organize and coordinate well, taking into account the timing and budget.

  • Your colleagues and clients know you as a good communicator.

  • Finally, you are fluent in English and you have a working knowledge of Dutch.

What do we offer?

  • You will be part of the anacura group, a warm and family owned, long term focused and ambitious laboratory organization.

  • You will join a science-driven, dynamic team and have a position with autonomy and responsibility with opportunities to take initiatives to support further growth.

  • You will be offered a competitive salary with fringe benefits, a green work environment and the possibility to join our bike lease program, flexible working hours, a healthy lunch, and a pleasant fun club.

  • You are stimulated in your personal growth; we build on your talents in accordance with our ambitions.

Interested?

Your application will be considered quickly and with the greatest confidentiality. For additional information please contact Jill Colaers: jobs@anacura.com

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