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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 Manager
Life Sciences
Lab
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Advanced (5+)
Onze klant is een Belgische, internationaal actieve producent van chemische specialiteiten voor uiteenlopende industrieën. Als gespecialiseerde organisatie met een sterke technische reputatie en een langetermijnvisie op duurzaamheid, combineert de klant diepgaande wetenschappelijke expertise met een sterke innovatiedrive.
Om de continuïteit en verdere groei van het R&D-team te waarborgen, is onze klant op zoek naar een gedreven R&D Manager Chemie.
East Flanders
Permanent
Fulltime, On-site
R&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
Lab Equipment Decommissioning Project Manager
Life Sciences
(Project) Management
Bachelor, Master
Advanced (5+)
Chez Pauwels Consulting, nous recherchons un Project Manager spécialisé en decommissioning pour l'un de nos clients, un acteur majeur de l'industrie pharmaceutique et des vaccins en Belgique.
Notre client regroupe ses activités de laboratoire sur un nouveau site. Environ 600 équipements restent sur l'ancien site : obsolètes, redondants ou sans usage futur. Vous pilotez leur decommissioning de bout en bout, de la définition du projet jusqu'à la libération des zones. Ces espaces seront ensuite repris par les équipes QC et R&D, avec un planning à tenir.
Wavre, Walloon Brabant
Consultancy
Fulltime, Hybrid
MSAT Scientist qPCR & ELISA
Life Sciences
Lab
PhD
Medior (3+)
Our client, a leading biopharmaceutical organization, is seeking an expert to drive analytical excellence within their manufacturing science and technology department. This role focuses on developing and implementing critical analytical methods to ensure the quality and consistency of cell culture-based production processes across an international biologics network.
Geel, Antwerp
Consultancy
Fulltime, On-site
Operations teamlead (2 ploegen) O-VL
Life Sciences
Process and Manufacturing
Secondary, Bachelor
Medior (3+)
Voor een internationaal groeiend familiebedrijf binnen de voedingssector, zoeken we een gedreven Teamleader Operations. Vanuit de productiesite regio Meetjesland, coach je productiemedewerkers om de vooropgestelde kwaliteits- en productiedoelen te bereiken.
East Flanders
Permanent
Fulltime, On-site
MSAT Scientist
Life Sciences
Lab
PhD
Medior (3+)
At Pauwels Consulting, we connect talented scientists with projects that matter. For one of our clients, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, we're looking for you to join the Analytical Science and Technology (AST) team at their state-of-the-art biologics facility in the Kempen region.
The team is part of the client's global Manufacturing Science, Analytics and Technology (MSAT) organization. You'll develop and implement critical analytical methods that safeguard the quality and consistency of mammalian cell culture processes across an international biologics network.
The pipeline is impressive: more than 20 innovative therapies are set to reach patients in the next 3–5 years. Think monoclonal antibodies, fusion proteins, ADCs, synthorins and nanobodies. The portfolio spans multiple products, modalities and expression systems, at internal and external sites across the US and Europe.
Your work directly supports successful product launches and manufacturing excellence. You'll grow your expertise in a collaborative, scientifically stimulating environment at the leading edge of biopharma. And you'll have the full support of Pauwels Consulting behind you, every step of the way.
Geel, Antwerp
Consultancy
Fulltime, On-site
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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