Scientist Cell Line Development
Byondis is an independent Dutch biopharmaceutical company, based in Nijmegen, that focuses on developing innovative medicines against cancer and autoimmune diseases. We are driven by one goal: to develop new treatments to improve the standard of care for patients.
Your role
The Cell Line Development team is part of the Upstream Processing (USP) department responsible for vector generation through to full-scale mammalian cell culture. Activities of the Cell Line Development team include the generation of antibody-producing cell lines for GMP production processes, and production of recombinant protein research materials for product-related projects. We are looking for a scientist to support these activities in close collaboration with the USP team as well as other departments. You will execute and report experimental work and/or lead experimental work including critical review of experimental plans, reports, and raw data. In addition, you will be responsible for outsourcing work in close collaboration with various external service providers. You will remain up-to-date on developments in relevant technologies and scientific literature regarding antibody and cell line development and translate these into implementation where applicable. You will remain up to date and act on relevant international guidelines on the use of cell lines for production of antibody (based) products. You will join a stimulating group of technicians and scientists in a very collaborative environment. As part of this group, your personal as well as your scientific growth are encouraged and developed.
What do you need to succeed in this role?
Ownership of activities with a mindset on precision and quality of your own and your colleague's work. A natural team player with an attitude to collaborate and communicate as well as being flexible to act in a fast changing and demanding environment. You are result-oriented and use proactivity and creativity as your methodology to find solutions. You are self-motivated which enables you to work with a high degree of independence.
Y our profile and skills
- A PhD degree in the life sciences field
- Preferably several years of relevant experience in a biotechnology or biopharmaceutical industry environment
- Experience in Research and Development is a requirement, experience in GMP is an advantage
- Experience in molecular biology techniques and mammalian cell culture
- Experience in protein engineering and expression is an advantage
- A team-mindset with adequate verbal and written communication skills in English
- An open-mind, flexible and pragmatic approach
Benefits and well being
Besides a competitive salary, we offer you a dynamic working environment at our state-of-the-art campus in Nijmegen. Our values as integrity, authenticity, entrepreneurship, quality and trust are very highly regarded. We also offer a good pension scheme, 30 days annual holidays based on a full-time position and we organize several company events throughout the year.
Join Byondis and create the future you want, today
Contract hours: 32-40 hrs./week
Salary: depending on experience
Location: Nijmegen
Applicants must be nationals of a Member State of the European Union or hold a valid work permit for the European Union.
For further information, please contact Human Resources, at tel. +31 (0)24 679 5100 or by email; recruitment@byondis.com. If you are interested in joining Byondis in this challenging position, we welcome your application via the apply button. Please send your application before March 24 th , 2025.
Acquisition by any commercial agencies will not be appreciated.