Biosafety Engineer

MAT BEL Materialise NV; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Materialise Medical is seeking a Biocompatibility Specialist to join the Medical Business Unit. You will support biocompatibility evaluation, cleaning validation, packaging development, and sterilization validation for medical devices.

You will collaborate with Regulatory, Development, Process Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to ensure compliance and drive safe, patient-centered solutions. English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering, biochemistry, biology, or medical field.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards for biocompatibility evaluation, cleaning validation, packaging development, or sterilization validation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize, and plan short/long term.
• Clear and effective communication in English, strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure biocompatibility of medical devices within the Medical Business Unit.
• Support biological safety evaluations per ISO 10993-1 and validate cleaning/sterilization processes.
• Develop or optimize packaging for sterile and non-sterile devices and test performance.
• Coordinate tests with external labs and monitor fulfillment of requirements.
• Contribute to regulatory submissions and understand manufacturing processes related to cleaning, packaging, and sterilization.

Job description

At Materialise Medical, we believe that better healthcare starts with solutions designed around the individual patient. If you’re passionate about bringing personalized care to every patient, you’ll love being a part of this team. Through the technology we develop, researchers, engineers, and clinicians are revolutionizing personalized treatment — helping improve and save lives daily.

Responsibilities

• Within the Medical Business Unit, you are part of the team of specialists that ensure the biocompatibility of our medical devices and that develop and validate their cleaning, packaging, and sterilization processes.
• You participate in medical device development by supporting biological safety evaluations in accordance with ISO 10993-1 and by executing cleaning and sterilization process validations.
• In addition, you develop new or optimized packaging for sterile and non-sterile medical devices and test their performance.
• You set up and take part in monitoring programs to ensure continued fulfillment of requirements.
• You contribute to regulatory submissions of new devices.
• You build a thorough understanding of the manufacturing process, especially the steps related to cleaning, packaging, and sterilization, to effectively plan new development and validation activities.
• You create and finalize validation protocols and reports, ensuring they are clear, concise, and compliant with work instructions and standards.
• You assess the impact of the process or product changes and propose adequate actions.
• You plan and follow up on test sample production with the manufacturing team and with suppliers.
• You coordinate the tests that are being performed at external test labs.
• You interact closely with internal stakeholders (including the Quality, Regulatory, Development, Process Engineering, and Manufacturing teams) and external partners (including test labs and suppliers) to ensure good communication and swift collaboration.
• You act as an ambassador and safeguard of biological safety within Materialise Medical.

Requirements

• Master degree (engineering, biochemistry, biology, or medical)
• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements, standards, and guidance documents in the field of biocompatibility evaluation, cleaning validation, packaging development, or sterilization validation of medical devices.
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and establish short- and long-term planning horizons.
• Effective as a team member to accomplish project deadlines and objectives, yet able to work and make decisions independently to reach goals.
• Clear and effective verbal communication and technical writing skills in English.
• Good analytical skills, meticulous approach with a high level of attention to detail.
• Passionate about patient safety and customer satisfaction

Work that matters

The technology we build at Materialise pushes the boundaries. You’ll find pride in building something that matters, whether you designed it, printed it, or shipped it. No matter your role, we unlock new possibilities to build a better and healthier world every day. At Materialise, we expect you to think about the customer, not just the task. You push for better solutions and care about the difference your work makes.

A people-centered space

From your own team to a department across the world, you’ll find a sense of belonging with people who help without being asked, challenge you, and have your back. At the same time, we expect you to invest in the people around you — not just your own work — to make the group stronger than the sum of its parts.

An environment of trust

As a company of innovators, we know how crucial autonomy is in your work. When we hire you, we trust in your expertise, giving you space to organize your tasks, work flexibly, and make your own calls. At Materialise, we expect you to deliver on that trust and keep your commitments.

A career ready to build

When you see opportunities for your career to grow at Materialise, we encourage you to go for them. People shape a fulfilling career at their own pace here. At Materialise, we expect you to take initiative in your own development. Don’t wait for someone else to plan your career. Step into the space and make it count.

Make a difference together with the Medical team.

At Materialise, we’re all working towards making the world a better and healthier place every day. And you can be a part of it all!