life sciences | biopharma specialist | open application.

Depending on the specific client assignment and your area of expertise, your core responsibilities may include:

• Research & Development: Designing and conducting experimental studies, analyzing data, and contributing to the development of next-generation products, assays, and processes.
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC): Ensuring laboratory and manufacturing operations adhere strictly to internal quality standards and international regulatory frameworks.
• Process Optimization & Scale-Up: Evaluating and refining existing bioprocesses and manufacturing workflows to enhance yield, improve efficiency, and lower production costs.
• Project Management & Execution: Managing project milestones from concept through execution, ensuring on-time delivery, cross-functional alignment, and regulatory compliance.

Desired Skills & Experience

We welcome applications from professionals with practical experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Bioprocessing: Upstream Processing (USP), Downstream Processing (DSP), microbial fermentation, or mammalian cell culture.
• Analytical & Molecular Biology Techniques: Chromatography (HPLC, FPLC), protein purification, ELISA, FACS/flow cytometry, Western Blot, qPCR, molecular cloning, or NGS/sequencing.
• Quality & Regulatory Compliance: GMP, GLP, GxP standards, FDA regulations, and ISO standards (e.g., ISO 13485, ISO 14971, ISO 17025).
• Validation & Continuous Improvement: Process Validation, New Product Introduction (NPI), FMEA, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Data & Systems: Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and electronic lab notebooks (ELN)., Depending on the specific client assignment and your area of expertise, your core responsibilities may include:
• Research & Development: Designing and conducting experimental studies, analyzing data, and contributing to the development of next-generation products, assays, and processes.
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC): Ensuring laboratory and manufacturing operations adhere strictly to internal quality standards and international regulatory frameworks.
• Process Optimization & Scale-Up: Evaluating and refining existing bioprocesses and manufacturing workflows to enhance yield, improve efficiency, and lower production costs.
• Project Management & Execution: Managing project milestones from concept through execution, ensuring on-time delivery, cross-functional alignment, and regulatory compliance.

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Desired Skills & Experience

We welcome applications from professionals with practical experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Bioprocessing: Upstream Processing (USP), Downstream Processing (DSP), microbial fermentation, or mammalian cell culture.
• Analytical & Molecular Biology Techniques: Chromatography (HPLC, FPLC), protein purification, ELISA, FACS/flow cytometry, Western Blot, qPCR, molecular cloning, or NGS/sequencing.
• Quality & Regulatory Compliance: GMP, GLP, GxP standards, FDA regulations, and ISO standards (e.g., ISO 13485, ISO 14971, ISO 17025).
• Validation & Continuous Improvement: Process Validation, New Product Introduction (NPI), FMEA, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Data & Systems: Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and electronic lab notebooks (ELN).

To be successful in these roles, you should have the following professional hard skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Biotechnology, Pharma, Biomedical Engineering, or Chemistry
• Proven work experience in a laboratory and industrial setting within the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering, or Chemistry sectors.
• Experience with relevant regulations, such as GMP, GLP, ISO, FMEA, FDA
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Dutch (desirable) *

At Randstad Professionals, we connect top-tier specialists across Engineering, Life Sciences, and Chemicals with dynamic career opportunities throughout the Randstad region of the Netherlands. We partner with innovative industry leaders to place driven experts in high-impact projects. Join us in shaping the future of these rapidly advancing fields.