Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
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Office
Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to use the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits
We are actively looking for a highly motivated Senior Scientist Bioanalytics with extensive expertise in clinical drug development of large molecules.
The candidate will serve as the bioanalytical lead for a biological compound, represent the bioanalytical team in one or multiple project teams, and closely collaborate with internal and external partners. The Senior Scientist will be responsible for designing and implementing bioanalytical assay strategies for the assigned projects.
Ideally this role would be based at our client site in Ghent, Belgium.
Remote work can be discussed, provided the candidate is able to be present in the Ghent office several times per month for multiple days.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the development and implementation of the bioanalytical strategy by working closely with cross-functional team members and acting as a key member of project/indication teams.
- As a bioanalytical expert, responsible for developing assay validation strategies that comply with regulatory guidelines and industry best practices.
- In collaboration with the sourcing manager and program manager, oversee the timely commissioning of validation packages and the bioanalysis of clinical trials by bioanalytical vendors. Participate in vendor governance meetings, as appropriate.
- As a bioanalytical study monitor, responsible for the oversight of bioanalytical study phases of clinical trials, including the review of sample analysis plans and reports, and for providing input into clinical trial documents (e.g., clinical study protocols, data transfer agreements, lab manuals, etc.).
- Participate in project team meetings as a recognized bioanalytical expert.
- Collaborate with medical writers in drafting the bioanalytical modules in regulatory documents.
- Contribute to interactions with regulatory agencies.
- Stay current with relevant literature, maintaining awareness of scientific and bioanalytical developments and how they may apply to argenx clinical development programs.
- Present results and findings at internal multidisciplinary project, clinical, and bioanalytical team meetings.
Required Education and Experience:
- PhD degree or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of industry experience in the field of bioanalytical sciences.
- Hands-on experience with ligand binding assay methods and platforms; experience with LC-MS technology for large molecules is a plus.
- Experience in analyzing human samples in support of clinical trials, with a solid understanding of GCP/GCLP guidelines and other current global regulations.
- Experience in the development and validation of PK, PD, and immunogenicity assays for large molecules, including knowledge of the respective regulatory guidelines.
- Experience running outsourced activities.
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.
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What We Do
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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