Lab Engineer – HPLC / LC-MS

QUALITY ASSISTANCE S.A.; Henegouwen; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pharma Academy

Cutting-edge analytical technologies

Strong work‑life balance

Résumé du poste

Quality Assistance S.A. in Belgium seeks an HPLC/LC-MS Laboratory Engineer to join a five-person team under the Technical Leader. You will work with diverse sample types and generate critical analytical data across drug development stages, ensuring quality, reliability and compliance.

The role involves applying LC-MS methods, developing and validating protocols, and producing analytical reports. A background in GMP/GLP and experience with Empower or MassLynx are assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field with chemistry focus.
• Initial professional experience in LC or LC-MS is required.
• Knowledge of method development, validation and GMP/GLP considerations is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Apply existing analytical methods to determine identity, purity and assay per GMP.
• Work within GLP/GcLP contexts and adapt LC-MS protocols to project needs.
• Develop, validate, and adapt analytical methods for projects.
• Perform analyses with LC-MS instruments including XevoTQ, QDa, LC-SQD2.
• Prepare analytical reports and interpret data for decision making.

Connaissances

LC-MS experience

Data interpretation

Analytical method development

GMP/GLP knowledge

Formation

Bachelor's degree (BAC+3) or Master's degree (BAC+5)

Outils

Empower

MassLynx

Description du poste

Your next challenge

Ready to help shape the therapies of tomorrow? Here's what awaits you.

Your next challenge

Ready to help shape the therapies of tomorrow? Here's what awaits you.

As an HPLC / LC-MS Laboratory Engineer, you will join a team of five scientists and report directly to the Technical Leader. You will work with a wide range of sample types, including small molecules, proteins, oligonucleotides, viral vectors, mRNA vaccines, peptides, formulation excipients, and nanoparticles.

Thanks to your expertise in liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, you will generate critical analytical data throughout every stage of pharmaceutical development, from early research phases to clinical and commercial stages. Your work will directly contribute to ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of tested products, supporting the delivery of safe and effective medicines to patients.

Your Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Applying existing analytical methods to determine the identity, purity, and assay of various products in compliance with GMP requirements;
• Applying existing analytical in the context of bioanalytical studies in compliance with GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) and GcLP (Good Clinical Laboratory Practice) requirements;
• Developing, validating, and adapting analytical protocols to meet specific project needs;
• Performing analyses using state-of-the‑art LC-MS instrumentation, including XevoTQ systems, QDa, and LC-SQD2;
• Conducting stability studies and QC release testing;
• Processing and interpreting analytical data;
• Preparing analytical reports and related scientific documentation;

Skills you’ll need to bring

To Succeed In This Role, You Will Bring

• A scientific Bachelor's degree (BAC+3) or Master's degree (BAC+5);
• Initial professional experience in liquid chromatography and/or liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS);
• Knowledge of analytical method application, validation, and development principles;
• The ability to interpret analytical data and draw scientific conclusions;
• Knowledge of GMP and/or GLP environments is considered an asset;
• Experience with Empower and/or MassLynx software is an asset.

Our commitment to you

At Quality Assistance, you will have the opportunity to expand your expertise through a variety of projects covering innovative therapeutic modalities and highly regulated environments.

• A broad range of projects that will continuously enhance your scientific skills, including training opportunities through our Pharma Academy;
• Access to cutting‑edge analytical technologies;
• A work environment where scientific excellence goes hand in hand with a healthy work‑life balance.

Who we are (and why it matters)

Quality Assistance is a leading European CRO focused on analytical sciences for innovative drug development. Based in Belgium and GxP‑certified, the company provides EMA‑ and FDA‑compliant services from a fully integrated, single‑site facility equipped with a comprehensive suite of state‑of‑the‑art technologies. With over 40 years of experience and 280 professionals, it supports the development of complex modalities such as biologics, nanomedicines, mRNA, and cell and gene therapies.

Having contributed to more than 2,000 drug candidates, Quality Assistance is now more than doubling its capacity with a new facility and internal Pharma Academy, while expanding internationally and remaining anchored in scientific excellence, regulatory reliability, and operational rigor.

Company Description

Team up with us!

Quality Assistance provides the pharmaceutical industry with all the analytical services required by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for the development and marketing of innovative human medicinal products.

We will make you a key player in our team as we seek to develop the medicines of the future and to speed up people’s access to innovative drugs.