R&D Assistant

Flen Health is an international family-owned company with ambitious growth plans in the pharmaceutical and medical device technological domain. Flen Health has a range of products for wound and skin care, several new products in the pipeline and research cooperation agreements in Europe and the USA.

At Flen Health, we are convinced that we do help people live the life they love through developing innovative technologies and bringing these to patients across the globe. We focus on patients with topical inflammatory and infectious diseases.

At Flen Health, we expect you to show grit, take ownership of your initiative, to go for it and we guarantee that you will then appreciate the result of your work, whether individually, as a team or companywide as Flen Health. As an entrepreneur, you will enjoy working in a multicultural diverse environment where trust and open communication are key, and where a positive can-do attitude drives sustainable growth. We offer a flexible working ecosystem, enthusiastic colleagues, and an attractive remuneration package.

We are looking for an R&D Assistant to reinforce our Research & Development department in Belgium to support development of novel treatments. This is a fixed-term full-time position of 3 months based in our office in Kontich.

This position would suit you perfectly if you are driven by a desire to improve patients’ health and have the desire to make things happen.

What we offer:

·        Excellent working conditions

·        An innovative and inspiring work environment

·        Independent project work & responsibilities within a professional team

·        Career prospect

·        Learning and development opportunities

·        Competitive remuneration according to experience  

Your responsibilities:

·        You will support development lab activities on innovative treatments of wound and skin disorders using, but not limited to, galenics (formulation of new gels and ointments), microbiology techniques; pre-sequencing, post-sequencing, and other biotechnology techniques.

·        With the support of your manager, you will contribute to the development of (pharmaceutical) formulations and execute formulation and pre-clinical specification analysis according to planning

·        You will ensure that the development projects follow design and development project planning

·        You will contribute to administrative tasks related to your testing

·        You will assist in coordinating and monitoring analytical, chemical, physical or biological tests that are outsourced to third parties within your assigned projects

Your qualifications & experience:

·        You have a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical and biological techniques or equivalent by experience

·        You have an initial topical pharmaceutical formulation product knowledge

·        You have  microbiological (e.g. PET, TAMC/TYMC,…) and chemical lab techniques knowledge (e.g. Elisa, HPLC,…)

·        You have a first experience with formulation of semi solids

·        You have a good command of MS Office; digital savviness related to lab management, project planning and research-related software is an asset

·        You are fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken

Are you interested in working with an ambitious and very dedicated team?

Please send your application, CV, and motivation letter to the following email address: recruitment@flenhealth.com