Associate Scientist Discovery

Associate Scientist Discovery

argenx

Ghent, Belgium

We are currently looking for an Associate Scientist to join our R&D team in our facility in Gent/Zwijnaarde. This position is open to a candidate to work full-time in the lab, with a high drive to generate qualitative results together and in tight collaboration with other members of the project team in a professional and challenging fashion. This all happens in a dynamic, informal and stimulating environment where you and your colleagues work to reach the set goals and co-develop novel therapeutics to bring to patients.

Work description

The candidate will play a key role in the discovery, characterization, and optimization of novel therapeutic antibodies, while also contributing to the experimental derisking of complex and emerging biology.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Quality-Oriented: Ensuring the highest standards of data integrity through precise execution, interpretation, and reporting of hands-on experiments;
• Efficiency-Driven: Organizing work efficiently, managing priorities, and delivering assignments on time;
• Creative Solutions: Designing new experimental protocols and creatively solving unexpected challenges;
• Collaborative Engagement: Actively participating in internal meetings to presenting findings and insights clearly, and pro-actively propose next steps;
• Continuous Learning: Demonstrating eagerness to become acquainted with novel biology, learn new techniques, and sharing expertise with colleagues.

Profile

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Laboratory Science or a related field or Master’s degree in Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Industrial engineer or equivalent;
• Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in key lab techniques, desirably in an industrial setting;
• Motivated, quality-conscious, independent and mature researcher with a creative and analytical mindset, eager to work in the laboratory and contribute to a dynamic, fast-growing biotech environment;
• Excellent team player with strong communication and presentation skills and fluent in English, our working language.