Ops Junior Expert

Our Operations Team in Ghent is looking for a passionate CAR-T Operations Junior Expert. Do you want a meaningful job? Here you contribute to the fight against cancer every day!

The role of a CAR-T Operations Junior Expert is exciting and challenging. Here’s what you’ll do:

• Perform CAR-T process activities:
  You will accurately perform various steps in the CAR-T manufacturing process. From cell culture and purification to aseptic processing and cryopreservation, you will ensure the highest quality and safety standards in the clean room.
• Compliance with quality standards:
  
  You will closely follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and batch records to ensure the quality and safety of our cellular therapies.
• Collaboration:
  
  You will work closely with various teams and departments to complete production tasks according to a shift schedule.
• Innovate and improve:
  
  You will contribute to process optimizations and efficiency improvements.
• Environmental monitoring:
  
  You will maintain GMP production areas, focusing on equipment cleanliness and environmental monitoring.
• GMP documentation:
  
  You will complete all necessary GMP documents to ensure compliance and traceability

• You have at least a bachelor’s degreein sciences, (bio) engineering, biotechnology, pharmacy or another related field of study or you are equivalent through experience.

• Practical experience within a cGMP or ATMP environment and with aseptic techniques in clean rooms is certainly an asset but not a must. In any case, we offer you the necessary training so that you can get started smoothly in your new role.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) is required.

• You are fluent in Dutch or English, with strong oral and written communication skills.

• You are a true team player but also enjoy working independently. You have strong interpersonal skills and a healthy dose of empathy. You are flexible, problem-solving and can multitask well. You have a strong desire to learn and grow.
• You bring a hands-on mindset paired with a strong focus on quality and detail.

• A meaningful job that contributes directly to the well-being of patients.
• An excellent work-life balance. You work 4 days. Then you enjoy 4 days off.
• Asupportive and innovative work environment. We value and encourage learning and personal development.
• The opportunity towork with people from all over the world.
• An open-ended contract andan attractive salary package complemented by many fringe benefits, such as additional statutory vacations, meal vouchers, group and hospitalization insurance, double vacation pay, an end-of-year and performance bonus.
• Many fun and informal events.
• A permanent contract of indefinite duration and an attractive salary package complemented by a wide range of fringe benefits, including additional statutory holidays, meal vouchers, company laptop, net allowance, group and hospitalization insurance, double holiday pay, end-of-year bonus, performance bonus and the possibility to participate in our bicycle lease plan.

Legend Biotech is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is Legend’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Legend Biotech maintains a drug-free workplace.

With over 2,900 employees worldwide, Legend Biotech is the largest standalone cell therapy company and a pioneer in treatments that are changing cancer care for good. We develop and market the CAR-T cell therapy ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) in partnership with ohnson & Johnson. In the EU, cilta-cel is approved under the brand name CARVYKTI® for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy.

Legend Biotech is a fully integrated global organization with manufacturing sites in the United States and Europe. From our sites in Ghent, Belgium, our teams support the clinical and commercial supply of CAR-T therapies across the EMEA region, translating advanced science into real-world impact for patients.

What sets us apart is clarity of purpose. At Legend Biotech Europe, everyone understands how their role contributes to our mission and how their daily work helps bring life-changing therapies to patients who need them most.