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R&D Scientist →
You develop products and processes from scratch. Feasibility studies, development studies, and the road from lab scale to pilot scale.
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Work in R&D
Develop products and processes from scratch, then take them to scale. From feasibility and development studies at lab scale to a process that holds up in full production.
The roles in this domain
Two routes through R&D. One develops from nothing, the other takes what works to industrial scale.
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Where the work happens
R&D in Life Sciences runs from the first study to the first full production run.
- Feasibility and development studies
You design the study, run it and interpret it. The question is whether it can work at all, and under which conditions.
- Scale-up
Lab scale to pilot scale to production. A scale-up that fails is expensive, so the science has to survive the change in scale.
- Upstream and downstream processing
Knowledge of USP and DSP runs through most of these roles, at least as a strong plus.
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Jobs foundR&D / MSAT Scientist
Life Sciences
Lab
Our client, a leading international biopharmaceutical organization, is seeking a professional to join a team responsible for advanced analytical characterization and process technology transfer. This role contributes to the introduction of new products and processes while providing scientific expertise across development and commercial-scale activities.
Antwerp, Antwerp
Consultancy
Fulltime, On-site
Quality Project Associate
Life Sciences
QA
Onze klant, een toonaangevend farmaceutisch bedrijf, is op zoek naar een Quality Project Associate. In deze rol is men verantwoordelijk voor de kwaliteits- en productregistratieactiviteiten om de introductie van nieuwe producten te ondersteunen.
Puurs-Sint-Amands, Antwerp
Consultancy
Fulltime
Teamleader Operations - 2 ploegen
Life Sciences
Process and Manufacturing
Secondary, Bachelor
Medior (3+)
Onze klant, een internationaal groeiend familiebedrijf in de voedingssector, zoekt een gedreven Teamleader Operations voor hun expansieve site in de regio Meetjesland. In deze rol combineer je operationele aansturing met coaching om samen met jouw team van 30 operatoren de vooropgestelde kwaliteits- en productiedoelen te bereiken.
East Flanders
Permanent
Fulltime, On-site
Microbiology Expert – Small Molecule
Life Sciences
QA
Master
Junior (0+)
Beerse, Antwerp
Consultancy
Fulltime, Hybrid
"You keep doing science, but it ends up in something a patient actually receives. That is the difference with the lab I came from."
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Life Sciences Consultant
R&D
FAQs
Honest answers to the questions scientists really ask.
- What is the difference between R&D and MSAT?
R&D develops the process from scratch. MSAT scales it up for industrial production and keeps troubleshooting and optimising it, sitting as the technical bridge closer to manufacturing.
- Do I need a PhD?
Not for R&D Scientist, where a master is enough. MSAT is typically a PhD plus around three years, and a finished PhD without industry experience counts as research experience.
- Is English enough?
Often yes, depending on the client. These teams are frequently international, so Dutch is not always required.
- Is this shift work?
No. R&D is day work, although starting early is common. The work is always on site.
- Which background do people come from?
Often a master in biomedical sciences, but chemistry, bio-engineering and pharmaceutical sciences all lead here just as well.
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