About the job

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress. Join our ‘Early CMC Analytics Department’ - Method Development and Characterization team at Sanofi Ghent R&D as Analytical Associate Scientist and you’ll be technically and scientifically contributing to the characterization of NANOBODY® molecules with high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) and/or capillary electrophoretic analyses.
We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase th emiracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible.
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Main responsibilities:

• Involvement in method development, pre-qualification or verification for techniques such as Reversed Phase, Size Exclusion, Ion Exchange and other (U)HPLC chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, UV- and fluorescence spectroscopy, endotoxin testing, Host Cell Proteins assay.
• Working on automation / high throughput workflows, automated assays and implementation using e.g. Hamilton or TECAN is a preferred skill.
• Independently running analyses: from design of experimental set-up, sample organization and preparation, data processing and analysis, up till reporting of the results.
• Data interpretation, drawing conclusion, and defining next steps.
• Support other departments and assist in the development of a large-scale manufacturing process by performing requested analytical tests.
• Physico-chemical characterization of NANOBODY® molecules.
• Stability studies and identification of product variants and investigation of degradation pathways.

About you

Experience:

• Experience in (U)HPLC chromatography, capillary electrophoresis or similar techniques and/or automation hands on experience is mandatory.
• Hands on experience of automated sample handling and/or high throughput workflow is definitely a plus.

Soft and technical skills:

• Good sense for initiative, quality, accuracy and details.
• Strong team player with good organizational skills, open and able to communicate.
• Committing towards work, creative mindset and motivational attitude.
• Hands-on mentality and comfortable with controlling high tech instrumentation, and ambition to quickly learn about relevant techniques.

Education:

• Master’s degree in Life Sciences / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Biomedical sciences or a relevant field of studies.

Languages:

• Fluency in English language.