Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Laboratory and Compliance Coordinator who is organized, quality-focused, and collaborative to join our Gene Therapy Analytical Sciences team within Analytical Development Sciences department, based in our office in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium.
About the Role You will be a key player in supporting Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) manufacturing processes for the development of gene therapies, ensuring the coordination of lab activities in line with stringent quality standards.
Who You'll Work With You will collaborate with a diverse team, including internal and external partners such as Facility, IT, HSE/Biosafety, QA, and knowledge management teams, to ensure the efficiency of lab operations.
What You'll Do
Plan and organize daily lab activities.
Be responsible for managing consumables, equipment, and contracts.
Coordinate equipment maintenance with external partners.
Implement and maintain 5S in lab as new ways of working to optimize day-to-day activities.
Ensure compliance with GMP and HSE standards and be a compliance key actor.
Oversee sample and biobank management.
Contribute to process optimization to enhance departmental efficiency.
Be a Biosafety representative for the Gene Therapy Analytical Sciences team.
Monitor lab expenses for lab supplies (Reagents/ consumables) and equipment.
Coordinate any new analytical lab set up.
Facilitate the identification, communication of actual or potential gaps to adhere to policy and GMP regulations and propose resolution proposals.
Interested? For this role, we're looking for the following education, experience, and skills:
Bachelor's Degree.
Strong experience in a laboratory environment with a solid quality mindset.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements and GMP rules.
Excellent organizational and planning skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a matrix environment.
Communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
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Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.
Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent, and adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to US based roles. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.