Project Lead Quality Control

Lonza; Netherlands; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile career

Dynamic culture

Inclusive workplace

Performance-based pay

Job summary

Lonza Geleen is seeking a Project Lead QC to unite customers and internal teams, coordinate technology transfers and drive project milestones in a cell and gene therapy context. You will connect QC, Manufacturing and project management, guiding decisions and ensuring alignment with testing timelines.

The role requires strong organizational skills, English communication, and a technical background in Biotechnology or related fields, with QC experience and CGT familiarity; a bachelor's degree is

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage priorities and timelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management across diverse teams.
• Clear, confident written and spoken English communication.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology QC and method transfers.
• Knowledge of CGT, cell culture and sterile manufacturing is advantageous.
• Familiarity with analytical assays such as flow cytometry, ELISA and PCR.

Responsibilities

• Be a key QC contact for customers, building trust and sharing updates on testing, transfers and milestones.
• Coordinate stakeholders across QC, Manufacturing and project management, driving decisions.
• Lead QC technology transfers and new method introductions for production campaigns and readiness.
• Maintain project plans, coordinate training, and manage priorities and timelines.
• Prepare, review and approve transfer plans, protocols and reports with technical support.
• Coordinate QC input into change controls, deviations and validations with stability studies.
• Represent QC in internal and customer meetings, communicate progress and risks while ensuring cGMP compliance.

Skills

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

English communication

Biotechnology background

QC experience

CGT knowledge

Commercial project experience

Biomedical assays familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical Sciences or related field

Job description

Project Lead QC

Geleen, the Netherlands | R80276

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.

The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits .

What you will do:

• 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.