Byondis focuses on development of innovative medicines, including antibody-drug conjugates and immunotherapies, in two key therapeutic areas: oncology and autoimmune diseases. 

As a Scientist Biophysical Characterization, you are primarily responsible for the extended characterization of biopharmaceutical products using biophysical techniques, such as spectroscopy (e.g. CD, FT-IR, fluorescence), thermal analysis (e.g. DSC) and light scattering (e.g. DLS, MALLS), to support the development of our new biological entities (NBEs), mainly monoclonal antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).

Biophysical extended characterization, is amongst others, performed for higher order structure confirmation, impurity characterization and comparability testing. You are also responsible for adequate data analysis, clear and concise reporting and you are expected to (help) resolve technical issues. You will be part of the analytical department responsible for all testing and characterization of biopharmaceutical products within Byondis and report to the lead of the Extended Characterization group.

Core competencies
Taking ownership of activities with a mindset focused on precision and quality of your own, as well as the team's work. A natural team player with an attitude to collaborate and communicate. Being flexible to act in a fast-changing and demanding environment. You are result-oriented and use proactivity and creativity as your methodology to find solutions. You are self-motivated, which enables you to work with a high degree of independence.

Your profile

Your letter of motivation and CV should show that you have:

• A degree in analytical sciences, (bio)chemistry, etc. (M.Sc., Ph.D.);
• Demonstrable and relevant experience in a comparable position and/or work environment;
• Extensive experience with the development and execution of biophysical characterization methods for biopharmaceutical products;
• Up-to-date knowledge on analytical approaches for protein characterization;
• Excellent command of the English language, both verbally and in writing;
• Familiarity with the relevant guidances is a plus.

 Skills/Capabilities

• A team-mindset with excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;
• An open-minded, flexible and pragmatic attitude;
• You can work independently on research tasks, while you are able to cooperate in all other aspects of your work;
• You take initiative to get tasks accomplished and you have the ability to meet challenging timelines;

You not only enjoy making use of your knowledge and experience, but also constantly look for opportunities to develop yourself, as well as others. You are motivated, work hard and are willing to take over work from others

What we offer
Besides a competitive salary, we offer you a dynamic working environment at our state of the art campus in Nijmegen.  Our values as integrity, authenticity, entrepreneurship, quality and trust are very highly regarded. We also offer an excellent pension scheme, 30 days annual holidays based on a fulltime position and we organize several company events throughout the year. 

Information and application
Contract hours: 32-40 hrs/week, preferably fulltime
Salary: depending on experience
Location: Nijmegen

For further information, please contact Marjolijn van der Schoot, HR Advisor, at tel. +31 (0)24 679 5234 or by email; recruitment@byondis.com. If you are interested in joining Byondis in this challenging position, we welcome your application, before August 29th, via the apply button. 

Acquisition by commercial agencies will not be appreciated