Join Progress - Experts in Life Sciences as a Senior Design consultant

32 - 38 uur | GMP Manufacturing | Cell & Gene Therapy | Project Management

Do you thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments and are passionate about advancing cutting-edge therapies? Progress might be your perfect match.

Your challenges

As a Consultant at Progress Experts in Life Sciences you will have the unique opportunity to be deployed in various capacities, consisting of larger and smaller projects within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries or healthcare sector for example by:

  • Providing technical expertise to GMP production teams producing CAR-T cell therapies;
  • Supporting clinical manufacturing, playing a crucial role in technology transfers, GMP processes, and process optimization across different client projects;
  • Offering troubleshooting and technical support for GMP activities, including deviation management, equipment qualification, and process validation (in some cases participate in a 24/7 remote availability team (“achterwachtdienst”);
  • Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including Quality Assurance, to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards;
  • Delivering hands-on training and mentoring in aseptic processing and production techniques;
  • Supporting process consistency through automated cell culturing platforms and contribute to writing/reviewing SOPs, batch records, and reports;
  • Delivering overall expert project management and consultancy services.

Our offer to you

Focus on human capital

Informal work environment

Healthy work-life balance

Short communication lines

Company car

Competitive salary and benefits

Our offer

  • A varied job in challenging projects at renowned companies in the life sciences & healthcare industry; 
  • a healthy growing company with an informal work environment and people centric culture; 
  • a personal development budget and continuous professional development, both in practice and through courses, trainings and networking events; 
  • short communication lines, personal commitment, team spirit; 
  • a healthy work-life balance; work 32-38 hours a week;
  • a competitive salary with a bonus on top;
  • 25 days of paid annual leave, and the opportunity to build up additional leave;
  • a flexible mobility scheme: the choice of various options such as a lease car or travel allowance;
  • a contribution to your pension scheme;
  • an opportunity to take part in our collective employee participation scheme;
  • different social and fun activities, like team events, family day and an end-year weekend.

Your profile

As a people-centric company, your personality is what matters most to us. That’s why we expect you to share the same values we hold: integrity, flexibility, customer focus, and expertise.

  • Experience: 3-5 years relevant work experience in the Biotech Industry and/or GMP manufacturing, cell & gene therapy processes, technology transfer, and aseptic processing. Familiarity with ERP systems and equipment qualification lifecycle is a plus; 
  • Education: University or Higher Professional Education (HBO) degree in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical of mechanical engineering or similar; 
  • Project Management:Proven track record of managing multiple projects with strong stakeholder management, planning, and communication skills in both Dutch and English.

Our team

The strength of Progress lies in the interaction between highly qualified and motivated colleagues, supported by a robust management team. Colleagues help each other and share their professional know-how by regularly evaluating projects and sharing experiences. After a training period, you’ll become part of a close-knit and enthusiastic team.

Meet our experts

René Huijnen

Senior Consultant

Danny Bouwhuis

Senior Consultant

René van Leeuwen

Managing Consultant

For more information please contact

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Haris Achterberg
Human Resources Manager

Office: +31 (0)235635016
Mobile: +31 (0)6 48 08 91 78

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