Downstream Biomanufacturing Process Expert

UCB; Eigenbrakel; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UCB is seeking a Downstream Biomanufacturing Process Expert for its Internal Manufacturing team located at the UCB campus in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium. This role is vital in designing a future-ready biologics manufacturing facility, ensuring manufacturing needs are incorporated from the project’s inception.

The successful candidate will collaborate with global teams, translate operational requirements into project inputs, and apply industry developments to enhance project outcomes. Experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing is essential, with occasional travel to the United States expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant scientific or engineering field, or equivalent experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience in biopharmaceutical operations and large-scale drug substance or purification projects.
• Strong knowledge of biopharmaceutical production, buffer preparation, process operations, and supporting digital tools.

Responsabilités

• Represent manufacturing in project discussions to ensure operational needs are reflected.
• Translate technical, process, and user requirements into clear project inputs.
• Review technical documents and data to support purification and filtration processes.
• Collaborate with manufacturing sites for best practices and operational insights.
• Promote health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Stay informed on industry developments and apply new technologies.

Connaissances

Biopharmaceutical operations

Process operations

Technical documentation

Collaboration

Regulated environments

Communication

Mammalian biopharmaceutical production

Fluency in English

French

Formation

Degree in relevant scientific or engineering field

Description du poste

We are looking for a Downstream Biomanufacturing Process Expert whois collaborative, proactive and innovative to join us in our Internal Manufacturing team, based at our UCB campus in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium.

About The Role

This role is part of a project, contributing to the design and delivery of a future-ready biologics manufacturing facility. You will play an important role in a major biopharmaceutical manufacturing project, helping bring end-user knowledge into design and delivery decisions from start to finish. You will represent manufacturing needs, translate operational requirements into practical project inputs, and help ensure the future facility is designed for safe, high-quality and efficient commercial production in a rapidly evolving project environment.

Who You’ll Work With

You will be working in a team that partners closely with manufacturing colleagues, global cross-functional teams and project stakeholders to shape a new manufacturing facility in Georgia, United States. The team combines operational expertise, technical knowledge and strong collaboration to make sure manufacturing needs are understood, reflected in project decisions and aligned with future business needs working across different time zones.

What You’ll Do

• Represent manufacturing in project discussions and ensure operational needs are reflected in facility design, systems and ways of working.
• Translate technical, process and user requirements into clear project inputs that support practical and future-ready manufacturing solutions.
• Review technical documents and data to support sound decisions for purification, filtration and buffer preparation processes.
• Work with manufacturing sites and cross-functional partners to gather best practices, operational insight and lessons learned.
• Promote strong health, safety, environmental and quality standards in daily project decisions and deliverables.
• Stay informed on industry developments and help bring new technologies and modern manufacturing approaches into the project.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• Degree in a relevant scientific or engineering field, or equivalent experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience in biopharmaceutical operations and large-scale drug substance or purification projects within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong knowledge of mammalian biopharmaceutical production, buffer preparation, process operations and supporting digital tools and systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly, write technical documentation and collaborate effectively across functions and stakeholder groups.
• Experience working in regulated manufacturing environments, including inspections, audits and compliance-focused decision-making.
• Willingness to adapt to project variabilities and a rapidly evolving work environment
• Fluent in English; French is an advantage.
• Occasional travel to the United States may be required during conceptual design and basic design phases.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [e-mail]. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.