Troubleshooting Scientist

Akkodis; Waals-Brabant; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Salary 13.92 months

Company car

Mobility budget

Flexible cafeteria

Hospitalization insurance

Training opportunities

Structured onboarding

Technical communities

Referral bonuses

Career development

Job summary

Akkodis is hiring a Troubleshooting Scientist in Belgium to support pharmaceutical manufacturing and development activities. You will perform analyses, prepare samples, and develop analytical methods using optical and electron microscopy, spectroscopy, and related techniques.

You will document results, communicate findings in English (with French fluency), and calibrate instruments per procedures. The role offers a permanent contract and opportunities to grow within a global engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master in (bio-)chemistry and/or analytical chemistry or equivalent.
• Minimum 2–3 years lab experience in analytical domain; pharma background is an advantage.
• Fluent in French and able to read English; written English required.
• Demonstrated rigor, meticulousness, and ability to follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support pharmaceutical manufacturing and development investigations.
• Prepare samples and perform analyses using microscopy and spectroscopy.
• Develop analytical methods and interpret results with context.
• Document activities in notebooks and systems; contribute to reports.
• Calibrate equipment and ensure instrument integrity per procedures.

Education

Bachelor/Master in (bio-)chemistry and/or analytical chemistry or equivalent

Team player

Communication skills

Rigorous

Meticulous

Patient

Flexible

French language

English writing

Fluent in French

Tools

Microscopy (optical)

Microscopy (electron)

Spectroscopy

Job description

Troubleshooting Scientist

Akkodis is a global engineering and technology consulting company supporting organizations in the development, transformation and optimization of their products, systems, and operations.

Our experts work across engineering, digital and software, Data & AI, manufacturing, and life sciences, contributing to projects in sectors such as mobility, aerospace, energy, and healthcare.

At Akkodis, you join an international environment where you can develop your expertise, work on challenging projects and build a career that evolves with your ambitions.

What are your responsibilities?

• Performs analyses in the context of supporting pharmaceutical Manufacturing and pharmaceutical Development projects (spanning chemical and biological entities): supporting investigations and development activities.
• Performs sample preparation such as isolation of foreign particle material.
• Performs analysis and develops analytical methods: optical microscopy, electron microscopy, elemental analysis, Infrared/Raman spectroscopy, spectro colorimetry, laser diffraction, …
• Analyzes results with critical mindset and ensures the consistency of these results with the context and all available data.
• Data interpretation in the context of Materials Science (understanding the connections between the underlying structure of a material, its properties, its processing methods and its performance in applications).
• Documents the performed activities (e.g. Electronical Lab Notebook, sample management system, …)
• Contributes to the writing of technical documents such as reports, user guides, guidances, …
• Reads documents in English and writes reports in English.
• Participates to the creation of a material reference database.
• On equipment, performs calibrations and other necessary verifications in agreement with procedures and reference documents and assures the integrity and the maintaining of proper functioning of the instruments.

What is your profile?

• Bachelor/Master in (bio-)chemistry and/or analytical chemistry or equivalent.
• Minimum 2-3 years lab experience at least in analytical domain. Pharma background is an advantage.
• Mandatory skills: team player, communication skills, compliant/rigorous (understands the importance of following procedures), meticulous, patient, flexible (needs to combine multiple tasks and must adapt to priority changes)
• Key technical backgrounds: microscopy (optical and electronic) & spectroscopy.
• Makes sure to have received and understood all the information and instructions required for the characterization activities before starting the measurements.
• Communicates appropriately the results and any event that might have a potential impact on the interpretation or timelines of the activity.
• Fluent in French.
• English: minimum written

What we have to offer

At Akkodis, we want to give you the right environment to develop your expertise and grow throughout your career. You can count on:

• A permanent contract
• An attractive compensation package, including 13.92 months of salary
• A company car or mobility budget, depending on your package
• A flexible cafeteria plan
• Hospitalization insurance
• Training and development opportunities to strengthen both your technical and professional skills
• A structured onboarding and regular follow-up, including career discussions and support from your manager
• Access to technical communities and experts to exchange knowledge and develop your expertise
• Referral and business bonuses when you contribute to growing our teams and business
• Opportunities to develop your career across different projects, technologies, and areas of expertise