Laboratory Liaison Officer

Laboratory Liaison Officer

Location: Ghent

Duration: 1 year (with potential for extension)

Hours: 40 hours per week (hybrid)

Imagine your next project coordinating critical quality control activities for ground-breaking CAR-T cancer therapies.

The Janssen Supply Chain Group is recruiting for a vital role within the CAR-T hub in Europe. You will act as the bridge between internal manufacturing and external contract laboratories, ensuring life-saving therapies reach patients safely and on time through rigorous sample management and testing oversight.

roles and responsibilities.

This will involve:

• Organize, plan, and follow up on sample collection and shipment to external laboratories.

• Coordinate QC testing activities carried out by contract labs, ensuring deadlines and reporting requirements are met.

• Check and assess QC results for compliance in the eLIMS system.

• Follow up on deviations, OOS/OOT results, and investigations at external labs, including root cause analysis and CAPAs.

• Ensure all activities are performed in accordance with GMP, internal SOPs, and relevant regulations.

• Act as the point of contact between internal teams (QA, QC, Supply Chain, Manufacturing) and external laboratories.

• Identify and propose improvements in processes related to outsourced QC activities.

how to succeed.

To be successful in this role, you will need a strong background in Quality Control within a GMP environment and the ability to manage complex data and stakeholders independently.

You will also bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in (Bio)Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, or equivalent.

• Minimum of 2–4 years of experience in QC, QA, or a laboratory environment (preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry).

• Solid knowledge of GMP and quality standards is essential.

• Experience with eLIMS (or similar electronic lab management systems) is required.

• Experience with outsourcing or collaboration with external laboratories is a strong asset.

• Excellent communication skills in English are mandatory; Dutch is strongly preferred.

• Flexibility to perform job functions across different local sites (Ghent/Beerse area).

• Strong analytical, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

benefits.

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 1 year (with potential for extension).

you are welcome here.

Johnson & Johnson is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.

about Innovative Medicine

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application process.

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days. We do not accept applications via email.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo. We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.