MECHELEN - BELGIUM

LABTECHNICIAN / SCIENTIST Disease Biology (MEC- 036)

Job description
You will join a team that is dedicated to the development and application of biological assays that are used to screen our proprietary compounds, using disease relevant cells and tissues, to validate our disease targets and to discover modes-of-action of our lead compounds.
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LABTECHNICIAN Screening (m/f full time) MEC-035

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Your tasks will include managing our growing compound libraries and testing these libraries in in-vitro assays to identify hits in our drug discovery programs. In addition you will be running both biochemical and cellular assays to support hit-to-lead and lead optimization programs, you will also be responsible for analysis and reporting data to your line manager.
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Facility and Instrumentation Technician (m/f) full time (MEC- 034)

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You will organize maintenance of the facility and its technical installations. Equally, you will be responsible for maintenance and repair of Galapagos' comprehensive park of scientific instrumentation and the associated technical utilities.
Your activities also include calibration and validation of laboratory equipment and the follow-up of building works. You will support scientists with the evaluation and installation of research equipment.
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Patent Assistant (m/f) full time (MEC- 032)

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The role will initially be focused around maintaining the internal patent portfolio database and liaise with the internal inventors and external attorney firms to ensure all formalities are dealt with on a timely basis. Additionally, they will assist in monitoring the budget within the IP department, and provide general assistance to the department as required. The position will report to the Head of Intellectual Property.
This position would suit someone who is looking for a role where they would be able to take control over the management of the IP-related formalities and general administration within a busy in-house IP department, working with a degree of independence. As the person settles into the role it is anticipated that they will have the opportunity to take on a wider range of IP-related tasks and responsibilities within the department in line with their skills and professional ambition.
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LABTECHNICIAN for biochemical pharmacology (m/f) full time (MEC- 031)

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You will be part of a team that develops various enzyme activity assays, performs molecular biology, and protein expression and purification. Your activities will allow characterization of the pharmacological properties of molecules of our drug discovery programs and will support other teams within the company.
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LABTECHNICIAN Medicinal Chemistry (m/f) full time (MEC-026b)

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We have positions for professional bachelors or masters who can demonstrate interest in and knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry and are prepared to invest further in enlarging their laboratory skills.
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Scientist Medicinal Chemistry (m/f) full time (MEC-026)

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We have positions for experienced medicinal chemists who can demonstrate excellence in synthetic and medicinal chemistry. Projects range from Hit Discovery through to late stage Lead Optimization and require innovative compound design and problem solving skills
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Team Leader Medicinal Chemistry (m/f) full time (MEC-025)

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You can demonstrate excellence in synthetic and medicinal chemistry. Ideally, you will have spent a number of years in drug research with proven success in the generation of Lead Series and Lead Optimization programs. You will lead a small team. Strong communication skills are essential and a proactive approach is pre-requisite.
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Computational Chemist (m/f) full time (MEC-020)

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As member of the Discovery Informatics team, reporting to the group leader Computational Chemistry, your primary responsibility will be the application of computational methods to the discovery, optimization, and development of drug candidates. You will be involved in structure-based and ligand-based drug design, compound selection and acquisition, HTS data analysis and triage, virtual screening, and ADMET and physicochemical property prediction. You will be working closely with medicinal chemists, biologists, drug metabolism and other project team members to define and achieve project goals. You will also have the opportunity to participate in evaluating, developing, implementing and applying new computational methodologies and strategies.
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