Laboratory Technician

**Laboratory Technician**

Location: Leiden

Duration: initial 12 months

Hours: 40h

**On-site role**

Imagine your next role as a **Laboratory Technician** where you will**focus on sampling and testing activities for environmental and utility monitoring to support the production of our new Advanced Therapeutic products in the ATP facility.

We are looking for a specialist technician with extensive experience in cGMP and Microbiology, who enjoys working in a multidisciplinary environment with different collaborators.

**About the department**

The Quality Control Development (QCD) group is recruiting for an Assistant Scientist Biologics AD, located in Leiden, The Netherlands. QCD is part of the Analytical Development (AD) Department of the Advanced Therapeutics AD sector of J&J Innovative medicine and is responsible for a wide range of laboratory activities to support production of our new Advanced Therapeutics products. These responsibilities include: coordination and execution of release and stability testing, sample management, raw material release and change management, cell culture services, and retaining controlled state of the clean room and utilities of the Advanced Therapeutic Production (ATP) facility. The QCD group is a complementary team with different nationalities and backgrounds, working closely together in an international environment.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Performing environmental and utility monitoring sampling in
- and outside of the clean core of the ATP facility.
- Receiving and processing of (intermediate) product and raw material samples from various collaborators.
- Perform testing on these samples, such as Bioburden, Endotoxin, Nitrate and conductivity.
- Accurate completion and review of documentation.
- Ensuring that a high level of Quality is maintained within the department
- Participate in continuous improvement projects that progresses the department in quality, EHS and efficiency gain with a large focus on digitalization.
- Building strong relationships with collaborators
- A minimum of a MLO-3 or MLO-4 degree in Microbiology or related field.
- work experience with microbiological testing and sampling.
- Experience with cGMP and a Quality driven environment.
- Experience with laboratory systems, such as SAP and LIMS is preferred
- Positive and proactive mentality, enthusiastic and motivated
- Teammate with developed interpersonal skills and capable of maintaining positive relationships.

**benefits**

This role offers a competitive hourly rate & a supportive working environment. This contract will run initially for 12 months.

**About Johnson & Johnson**

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 130 years. As a skilled contractor, you’ll play a key part in the thinking, strategy, dynamism - and impact - of this iconic global healthcare company as they touch the lives of nearly a billion people every day. Contribute to the next healthcare breakthrough with your next project at Johnson & Johnson.

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We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.