Project Lead Quality Control

Lonza; Geleen; Remote; EUR 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dynamic working culture

Inclusive workplace

Performance-based recognition

Role-based benefits

Job summary

Lonza in Geleen is seeking a Project Lead Quality Control (QC) to unite customers, priorities and projects across QC and manufacturing. You will coordinate technology transfers, lead method transfers and drive project milestones in a CGT-focused environment.

You will maintain project plans, coordinate trainings, and ensure cGMP compliance while communicating progress to stakeholders and representing QC in internal and customer meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level background in biotechnology/pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent.
• Experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology QC and method transfers.
• Experience coordinating analytical method transfers and testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead QC technology transfers and new method introductions.
• Coordinate training plans and maintain project timelines.
• Represent QC in meetings and communicate progress and risks.
• Coordinate with QC, Manufacturing and project management teams.

Skills

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Communication in English

Technical/scientific background

Quality control experience

Project coordination

CGT knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

Bring people, priorities and projects together as a Project Lead Quality Control (QC) at Lonza in Geleen. With strong organizational and communication skills backed by technical understanding, you will connect customers and internal teams, coordinate technology transfers and help deliver life-changing cell and gene therapies.

What you will get:

• A gross annual salary between EUR 54'000 and EUR 75'600, depending on your experience.
• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.
• Be a key QC contact for customers, building trust, aligning expectations and sharing clear updates on testing, technology transfers and project milestones.
• Proactively connect stakeholders across QC, Manufacturing and project management, bringing the right people together and driving decisions and follow-up.
• Lead and coordinate QC technology transfers and new method introductions, drawing on technical experts to support production campaigns and clinical and commercial readiness.
• Maintain project plans, coordinate training needs and keep activities on track through changing priorities, dependencies and challenging timelines.
• Prepare, review and/or approve method transfer plans, protocols, reports and assessments, supported by technical experts and the QC Manager.
• Coordinate QC input into change controls, deviations, investigations, validation and audit responses, alongside stability studies and reporting where applicable.
• Represent QC in internal and customer meetings, communicate progress and risks, and improve ways of working while maintaining current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) compliance.

What we are looking for:

• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, adapt to change and deliver against tight timelines.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills: you proactively reach out, build relationships and bring people together across a diverse team.
• Clear, confident communication in written and spoken English, with the ability to manage customer expectations and turn discussions into agreed actions.
• A technical or scientific background, supported by a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related field, or comparable education and experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology QC, including supporting or coordinating analytical method transfers.
• A working understanding of cell and gene therapy (CGT), cell culture and sterile manufacturing. You can follow technical discussions and bring in the right experts when deeper knowledge is needed.
• Experience supporting commercial projects would be an advantage, as would familiarity with biological assays such as flow cytometry, ELISA and PCR.
  

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

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You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Why Lonza:

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters.

We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow.