Site Name: Belgium-Gembloux Posted Date: Oct 3 2024 Job Purpose The Associate Scientist, specialized in the upstream/downstream/logistic field, is expected to support the DS process development for new vaccines candidates from PhI up to commercial launch. The successful candidate will report to the head of one scale up unit within the drug substance department in Belgium, which is part of the Technical R&D (TRD). Key Responsibilities You will be expected to support autonomously the scale up part of drug substance development projects, contributing actively to implementation of latest industry trends and state of the art technologies into current manufacturing processes, identifying and promoting opportunities for improvements aiming for scalable, highly efficient, robust, and cost-effective manufacturing processes with reduced footprint. You will have a strong presence in the lab (>80%) and be able to interact with a team of technicians (