Vendor Quality Lead

  • Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Région wallonne, Belgique
  • Job #27302

Vendor Quality Lead

Contracting – Brabant Wallon

Your responsibilities:
We are looking for a Vendor Quality Lead to reinforce the R&D & Pharmacovigilance Vendor Quality team.
The role is needed to support GCP-focused vendor qualification activities, quality agreements setup, and vendor oversight, especially due to a current backlog of agreements and increasing number of GCP vendors.

  • Managing GCP vendor qualification activities.
  • Handling the setup, review, update and closure of Quality Agreements (priority scope).
  • Supporting risk‑based vendor oversight: governance meetings, issue escalation, documentation follow-up.
  • Acting as QA point of contact for deviations, investigations, audit observations related to assigned vendors.
  • Ensuring inspection readiness and compliance with GCP, EMA/FDA/ICH expectations.
  • Collaborating with internal stakeholders (Quality Leads, Global QA, Procurement, Legal, IT/CSV).
  • Interacting directly with vendor organizations for performance, compliance and governance.
  • Driving continuous improvement and contributing to harmonization initiatives.

Your profile:

  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
  • Strong seniority is required: candidates with 5–6 years of experience will not meet the expected level of expertise.
  • Strong GCP background + clinical trial management understanding.
  • Proven experience in vendor qualification / vendor management.
  • Solid experience in Quality Agreements lifecycle management.
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements (EMA/FDA/ICH).
  • Experience with risk‑based oversight and CAPA lifecycle.
  • Fluent English & French.
  • Ability to work with digital tools and comfortable with technological processes.
  • Strong professional judgment, ability to act independently and manage complex situations.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Digital/IT systems, data integrity, IT validation, eClinical tools.
  • Legal/paralegal background is an asset for Quality Agreement work.
  • Experience with AI‑driven or digitalization initiatives.
  • Vendor management experience in additional GxP areas (but not GMP/GDP profiles).

Our offer ?
Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as consultant with an attractive salary package and will give you access to trainings in technical matters and soft skills. We will be your career partner for each step along the way. You’re interested in this job? We kindly invite you to apply or send me your CV, [email protected]

 

Validation Engineer CSV

  • Location: /
  • Job #27294

Validation Engineer CSV
Contracting – Antwerp

Verantwoordelijkheden

  • Ontwikkelen, implementeren en uitvoeren van URS-, SIA-, DQ-, IQ-, OQ-, PQ-, RV- en TM-activiteiten.
  • Ontwikkelen, implementeren en uitvoeren van validatiestudies voor cGMP-kritische gecomputeriseerde systemen om naleving van cGMP-, gebruikers- en regelgevingseisen aan te tonen. Dit betreft een hands-on rol.
  • Opstellen van validatiedocumentatie (protocollen en rapporten) en ondersteuning bieden bij de uitvoering van validatieprotocollen voor gecomputeriseerde systemen.
  • Verantwoordelijk voor validatiedocumentatie tot en met goedkeuring en implementatie.
  • Uitvoeren van systeemvalidatie waarvoor industriële precedenten bestaan, maar waarbij interpretatie van standaarden nodig is, in overeenstemming met cGMP, cGLP en Sanofi-procedures.
  • Waarborgen dat de gevalideerde status van gecomputeriseerde systemen te allen tijde voldoet aan cGMP-vereisten.
  • Zorgen dat projecten worden beheerd volgens alle vereiste Sanofi-standaarden en cGMP-regelgeving.
  • Op de hoogte blijven van nieuwe validatieregelgeving en testpraktijken om te blijven voldoen aan of te overtreffen aan cGMP-vereisten. Bieden van technische ondersteuning met betrekking tot actuele FDA- (VS) en EU-validatievereisten.
  • Bijdragen aan de beoordeling van wijzigingen en inschatten of deze impact hebben op de gevalideerde status en bijbehorende validatiedocumentatie.
  • Onderzoeken en oplossen van validatie-issues en afwijkingen.

Wij zijn op zoek naar een Validation Engineer met projectervaring in de validatie van softwarepakketten en gecomputeriseerde systemen.

Vaardigheden en ervaring

  • Sterke communicatieve vaardigheden
  • In staat om zelfstandig te werken en snel nieuwe kennis op te nemen
  • In staat om projecten volgens planning uit te voeren
  • Grondige kennis van Computer Systems Validation (CSV)
  • Volledig begrip van relevante kwaliteits- en compliance-regelgeving
  • Vaardig in het analyseren en oplossen van validatieproblemen
  • Minimaal 3 jaar ervaring in de farmaceutische sector en een GMP-omgeving
  • Goede kennis van zowel Engels als Nederlands
  • Ervaring met DCS-systemen (Emerson DeltaV) is een pluspunt

 

HVAC Project Engineering

  • Location: /
  • Job #27293

Project Engineer HVAC
Contracting – Antwerp

Functieomschrijving
Als Project Engineer HVAC ben je verantwoordelijk voor de technische opvolging en uitvoering van HVAC-projecten binnen een gereguleerde farmaceutische productieomgeving. De focus ligt op ventilatie, cleanroominstallaties en commissioning-activiteiten. Je werkt hands-on mee in de constructieve fase van het project en fungeert als technisch aanspreekpunt tussen verschillende interne departementen en externe partijen.

Taken en verantwoordelijkheden

  • Nakijken en beoordelen van technische fiches en documentatie
  • Actieve betrokkenheid in de constructie- en commissioningfase van HVAC-installaties
  • Inregelen van luchtkleppen en opvolgen van ventilatieprestaties
  • Coördineren en opvolgen van installatie, opstart en verificatie van HVAC-systemen
  • Hands-on ondersteuning op de werf en in productieomgevingen
  • Communiceren en samenwerken met diverse afdelingen (Engineering, QA, Operations, Contractors)
  • Sporadisch opstellen en/of aanvullen van technische en validatiedocumentatie
  • Werken volgens geldende GMP-, veiligheids- en kwaliteitsrichtlijnen
  • Meewerken aan risicoanalyses en continue verbeteringen

Profiel

  • Ingenieursdiploma (Industrieel, Burgerlijk of gelijkwaardig door ervaring)
    • Indien geen specifieke HVAC-opleiding: ingenieursachtergrond is een must
  • Medior tot senior ervaring in HVAC of technische projectengineering
  • Sterke hands-on mentaliteit en proactieve werkhouding
  • Goede kennis van ventilatietechnieken
    • Kennis van F-gassen is een sterke meerwaarde
  • Ervaring in een gereguleerde omgeving (bij voorkeur farmaceutisch, GMP)
  • Sterke communicatieve vaardigheden en vlot in samenwerking met verschillende stakeholders
  • Zelfstandig kunnen werken, maar ook teamgericht
  • Goede organisatorische vaardigheden en het vermogen om prioriteiten te stellen

Talen

  • Nederlands: zeer goed
  • Engels: zeer goed

Extra troeven

  • Ervaring met commissioning van HVAC-installaties
  • Kennis van GMP, risicomanagement (bv. FMEA)
  • Ervaring met CAPEX-projecten en projectcoördinatie

 

Project Engineering – Validation Coordination

  • Location: Puurs
  • Job #27292

Project Validation Coordinator
Antwerp – Contracting
Our partner is looking for a Project Validation Coordinator to join its team. This international company is well known for its pharmaceuticals.
The Project Validation Coordinator (VALCO) supports the project lead in coordinating the project team to achieve defined project deliverables related to validation, as well as the overall project timeline.
What are your responsibilities?            

  • Composes and consolidates the overall validation project plan/report and clarifies the validation strategy to the project team, management and inspectors.
  • Continuously follows up the predefined validation strategy, adjusts and/or escalates if needed and provides overview of the status and potential impact on project timeline.
  • Coaches the project engineers related to validation and quality systems and watches over good validation practices and the quality of the different deliverables.
  • Facilitates and documents quality system risk assessment activities.
  • Provides input for management communication & reporting.
  • Bridges between Engineering, Quality Projects, STS/LA, SME’s and System Owners.
  • Functions as subteamlead Validation within the project team charter
  • Supports the project lead in coordinating the project team to achieve the defined project time line.
  • Composes, consolidates and maintains the general project schedule file to keep the overview of all milestones towards the completion of the project
  • Monitors continuously this overall project schedule file and keeps the project team informed regarding the progress and alerts problems/conflicts relating to the execution of project tasks and interrelations of project activities
  • Assists the project lead to define and evaluate planning risks and mitigation plan.
  • Provides input for management communication & reporting. 

Who are you?

  • Master’s degree is commonly required, typically in industrial, civil, or bio-engineering, or industrial pharmacy, or a scientific field such as biochemistry or biotechnology
  • Perfect command of Dutch and good knowledge of English (written and oral) is required
  • Experience in a GMP environment is consistently desired or required
  • Background in project coordination, validation, and quality systems.
  • Experience working in cross-functional project teams.
  • Strong organizational and planning skills.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and bridge between technical and quality functions.
  • Good communication skills for interaction with project teams, management, and inspectors.
  • Proactive, structured, and able to follow up on strategy, planning, and risks.

What can you expect?
Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as consultant with an attractive salary package and will give you access to trainings in technical matters and soft skills. We will be your career partner for each step along the way.

Laboratory Operations Project Engineer

  • Location: PUURS
  • Job #27290

Laboratory Operations Project Engineer
Antwerp – Contracting
Our partner is looking for a Lab Operations Project Engineer to join its team. This international company is well known for its pharmaceuticals.
Lab Operations Project Engineering entails being responsible for the compliance assessment of method validation and compendial compliance dossiers. This service involves the careful implementation of new test methods and procedures in Quality Control Operations, including coordinating and planning project activities. 

What are your responsibilities?            

  • Implementation of new test methods and procedures in Quality Control Operations
  • Coordination and planning of project activities
  • Writing and reviewing protocols, testing scripts, and reports
  • Management of deviations
  • Review of validation and transfer test results
  • Validation of necessary files (e.g., SoftMaxPro, Excel)
  • Verification of compendial tests
  • Support of QC analysts during test execution
  • Troubleshooting for issues encountered during testing
  • Performing root cause analysis using methods such as DMAIC
  • Co-authoring submissions for new medicines/vaccines
  • Efficient and thorough investigation of analytical deviations
  • Determination of root causes and initiation of corrective and preventive actions to address quality-related deficiencies
  • Execution of strategic initiatives
  • Resolution of complex issues
  • Development of innovative solutions
  • Guidance of technical direction
  • Coordination of other resources and facilitation of knowledge transfer within service parameters

Who are you?

  • Master’s degree is commonly required, typically in industrial, civil, or bio-engineering, or industrial pharmacy, or a scientific field such as biochemistry or biotechnology
  • Perfect command of Dutch and good knowledge of English (written and oral) is required
  • Strong communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong organizational skills and accuracy
  • Strong technical writing ability
  • Analytical skills and problem-solving abilities
  • Experience in a GMP environment is required
  • Team player with strong interpersonal skills

What can you expect?
Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as consultant with an attractive salary package and will give you access to trainings in technical matters and soft skills. We will be your career partner for each step along the way.

CMC Quality Solutions Specialist

  • Location: Brabant Wallon, Région wallonne, Belgique
  • Job #27289

CMC Quality Solutions Specialist

Contracting – Brabant Wallon

Your responsibilities:

  • Preparing and coordinating Change Control Committee meetings (documentation review, ensuring readiness).
  • Supporting QMS maintenance: follow‑up of changes, documentation updates.
  • Managing deviations: creation and follow-up.
  • Performing QRR assessments for product launches to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Collecting and consolidating relevant information for MedInfo questions.
  • Taking meeting minutes, asking the right questions, challenging stakeholders with solid QA arguments.
  • Supporting transversal initiatives (process improvements, QA–RA alignment).
  • Building and maintaining product QA knowledge (SharePoint, documentation).

Your profile:

  • Minimum 6 years of experience (flexibility if slightly below, e.g., internships may help but not fully replace).
  • Strong experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industry is preferred.
  • Experience in operations/production is a strong plus.
  • Fluent English & French
  • Strong Quality Assurance mindset and QA background.
  • Ability to understand scientific/technical discussions (even if scientific ownership stays with the CMC Lead).
  • Experience in GMP / QA processes (change control, deviations, QMS support).
  • Ability to handle pushback, challenge stakeholders, and defend QA standards with solid arguments.
  • Excellent communication & coordination skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously, analyze data, and make decisions.
  • Good comprehension of regulatory/CMC requirements.

Nice to have:

  • Experience in Data Integrity (mindset more important than hands‑on reporting).
  • Experience in GMP audits & inspections.
  • Project management skills.
  • Background in production/manufacturing to better understand operational partners.
  • Knowledge of biologics + small molecules (products can be pharma or bio).
     

Our offer ?
Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as consultant with an attractive salary package and will give you access to trainings in technical matters and soft skills. We will be your career partner for each step along the way. You’re interested in this job? We kindly invite you to apply or send me your CV, [email protected]

 

ELN Business Analyst & Developer

  • Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Région wallonne, Belgique
  • Job #27277

ELN Business Analyst & Developer

Contracting – Brabant Wallon

Your responsibilities:

  • Business Analysis: conduct stakeholder interviews, process mapping, and current state assessments across CMC Dev laboratories to translate & align needs into clear requirements or user stories, and testing scripts / criteria.
  • ELN template Design & Development: Apply established processes & style guide to design and configure ELN experiment templates, forms, calculation sheets, workflows, approval steps, audit trails, etc.
  • ELN structured data structuration: Configure data mapping according to CMC data models ensuring data/metadata schemas are aligned to FAIR principles and scientific and industry domain standards
  • Optimize usability and search/discovery/re-usability (naming conventions, taxonomies, tagging, template reuse, Inventory), & integration with other computerized systems
  • Implement or coordinate & monitor development, testing, issues/defects identification, prioritization & fixes
  • Ensure fit for purpose of Digital Operations solutions, and solution & business readiness for implementation – further support change management by monitoring the adoption and performance of newly implemented solutions
  • Deliver process and solutions documentation, datasets and trainings
  • Contribute to solutions lifecycle with change requests, impact assessment and continuous improvement

Your profile:

  • Hands-on expertise configuring and developing within IDBS E‑WorkBook (on premise or Cloud) or similar ELN solution
  • Hand-on experience and strong understanding of CMC Development laboratory workflows (small molecules, biologics, analytical development, sample & inventory management)
  • Business Analysis & Product Skills with demonstrated proactiveness, curiosity, analytical and self-reliant mindset
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality standards in the biopharmaceutical industry is a plus
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills
  • Continuous improvement and customer-centric thinking, but balanced with an ability to challenge legacy landscape

Our offer ?
Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as consultant with an attractive salary package and will give you access to trainings in technical matters and soft skills. We will be your career partner for each step along the way. You’re interested in this job? We kindly invite you to apply or send me your CV, [email protected]

 

Qualified Person

  • Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Région wallonne, Belgique
  • Job #27275

Qualified Person

Contracting – Brabant Wallon

Your responsibilities:
A typical day involves hands‑on operational QA/QP work, including:

  • Batch release & certification of APIs, excipients, primary packaging, bulk products (tablets & injectables), and final packaged products.
  • Market complaint handling.
  • Managing deviations, investigations, CAPAs, recalls, change controls, retests, rework/reprocess, and approval of PQRs/LQRs.
  • Interacting daily with production teams on the shopfloor (no makeup/jewelry allowed in production areas).
  • Reviewing and approving procedures in the QP activity scope.
  • Supporting internal audits, client audits, and inspections.
  • Ensuring products meet GMP standards and regulatory/MA dossier requirements.
  • Being reactive to production needs while also having the authority to block batches when needed.

Your profile:

  • Ideally 5 years relevant experience
  • Belgian Qualified Person (QP) number – mandatory and non‑negotiable.
  • Industrial pharmacist degree.
  • Operational mindset: enjoys being on the shopfloor and reacting swiftly to production realities.
  • Strong French communication skills (native or fully fluent) + good English for interactions with global teams.
  • Ability to work under pressure and remain supportive yet firm, especially when blocking non‑compliant batches.
  • Strong team spirit, collaborative attitude, ease of contact with multiple departments.
  • Willingness to learn, follow procedures, apply GMP, and avoid taking risks beyond their level of expertise.

    Nice to have:

  • Previous experience in GMP/QP activities, QA, Production or QC.
  • Experience in packaging operations.
  • A personality that adapts well, avoids conflict, and fits a collaborative culture.

Our offer ?
Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as consultant with an attractive salary package and will give you access to trainings in technical matters and soft skills. We will be your career partner for each step along the way. You’re interested in this job? We kindly invite you to apply or send me your CV, [email protected]

 

Batch Doc Reviewer

  • Location: MECHELEN
  • Job #27244

Batch Doc Reviewer
Vast contract – Beerse

Jouw verantwoordelijkheden?
De Batch Doc reviewer is verantwoordelijk voor het kwalitatief, nauwkeurig,efficiënt, volgens instructies en binnen de correcte aflevertijd nakijken van batchdocumentatie voor klinische studiemedicatie.

• Als batch doc reviewer in de verpakkingsafdeling zal je ingezet wordenin dagshift.
• Je kijkt na dat alle interventies en handelingen, uitgevoerd door operatoren zijngedocumenteerd in de batch documenten. Hierna worden deze batchdocumenten ter review aangeboden aan QA.
• Indien nodig, zal je mee ingezet worden om eventuele afwijkingen teonderzoeken, opvolgen en te documenteren in het Trackwise systeem.
• Je helpt mee met de klachtenbehandeling van interne en externe partijen.
• Alle activiteiten dienen volgens SOP en GMP richtlijnen uitgevoerd te worden.

Wie ben je?
• Kennis van cGMP
• In staat om praktijkgericht te denken in kader van kwaliteit & veiligheid.
• Flexibel met een gevoel van urgentie.
• Een goede team player met gepaste communicatie en in staat om metverschillende profielen en afdelingen samen te werken (e.g.planning, QA, batchdoc&label group, teamleads, operators,engineering and technical services.)
• Bij voorkeur heb je ervaring met klinische verpakking en structuren
• Zeer grondige kennis van GMP en goede documentatie richtlijnen
• Professionele kennis inzake veiligheid, hygiëne en milieureglementeringen
• Je bent gebonden aan vastgelegde processen en procedures
• Je doet beroep op de leidinggevende bij escalatie van problemen

Wat kan je verwachten?
Je komt terecht in een internationale en innovatieve werkomgeving waar veiligheid, kwaliteit en samenwerking centraal staan. Je ontvangt een competitief loonpakket en uitgebreide extralegale voordelen, met volop kansen om je technische kennis verder te ontwikkelen en bij te dragen aan uitdagende projecten.

 

Quality Project Associate

  • Location: Puurs
  • Job #27247

Quality Project Associate
Antwerp – Contracting
Our partner is looking for a Quality Project Associate to join its team. This international company is well known for its pharmaceuticals.
What are your responsibilities?            
The Quality Project Associating services focus on quality oversight and project support, delivering essential quality oversight and comprehensive project support for pharmaceutical processes and products within the company Belgian sites, specifically the aseptic manufacturing plant. Provide technical, operational, compliance, and qualification support for GMP and non-GMP systems

  • Provide quality oversight and comprehensive project support for pharmaceutical processes and products
  • Act as an independent quality authority for product-related qualifications and validations
  • Ensure regulatory CMC compliance of plant processes with regulatory filings
  • Contribute to compliant and right first-time product launches
  • Perform quality reviews of validation documentation, change records, and procedures
  • Coordinate regulatory submissions
  • Support Quality Management Systems, including validation, Quality Risk Management (QRM), and change management
  • Conduct end-to-end validations of new products (formulation, filling, and packaging)
  • Prepare validation documentation
  • Monitor production batches
  • Analyze validation results
  • Perform root cause investigations for deviations and propose corrective and preventive actions
  • Support the creation and maintenance of Master Batch Records
  • Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

Who are you?

  • Master’s degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline (Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Bio-engineering, (Industrial) Pharmacy) or equivalent experience in Biochemistry or Biotechnology
  • Know-how of project management within the pharmaceutical or related industries
  • Strong experience in GMP-regulated and aseptic environments
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Meticulous, accurate, and quality-conscious work approach
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and technical writing skills
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders
  • Perfect command of Dutch and good knowledge of English (written and oral)

What can you expect?
Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as consultant with an attractive salary package and will give you access to trainings in technical matters and soft skills. We will be your career partner for each step along the way.