Scientist Upstream Process 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 upstream process department is responsible for vector generation through to full-scale mammalian cell culture. We are looking for a scientist to support media and bioreactor process development and scale up. You will report to the principal scientist upstream process development.

What do you need to succeed in this role?

Ownership of activities Showing a mindset of precision and quality for 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.

Your profile and skills/capabilities

• A MSc or preferably a PhD degree in the life sciences field, ideally in mammalian cell culture or closely related subject.
• Depending on degree, at least 4 years of relevant experience in a biotechnology or biopharmaceutical industry environment.
• expertise in process development of mammalian cell culture, preferably with different cell lines.
• a sound understanding of mammalian cell metabolism.
• experience in documentation of research data, where knowledge about statistical tools is a plus.
• experience in Research and Development is a requirement, experience in GMP 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 fulltime 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, preferably fulltime

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 Francois Hugen, HR Advisor, 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. We'll keep searching until we find the best candidate or please send in your application before May 27, 2024.