Cell Culture Technician

Byondis is an independent Dutch biopharmaceutical company, based in Nijmegen, that focuses on developing innovative medicines against cancer and autoimmune diseases. We are driven by one goal: to develop new treatments to improve the standard of care for patients.

Your role

The Cell Line Development team is part of the Upstream Processing (USP) department responsible for vector generation through to full-scale mammalian cell culture to produce antibodies. Activities of the Cell Line Development team include the generation of antibody-producing cell lines for GMP production processes, and production of recombinant protein research materials for product-related projects. As a cell culture technician you will be working hands-on for both activities and additionally perform lab support tasks for the whole USP team. Your activities will include, but are not limited to, cell culture experiments in various culture formats, stable and transient transfections, plasmid DNA purifications and general tasks related to the equipment and laboratory. You will plan, execute and report your activities in close collaboration with your colleagues. You will join a stimulating group of technicians and scientists in a very collaborative environment. As part of this group, your personal as well as your scientific growth are encouraged and developed. 

What do you need to succeed in this role?

Ownership of activities with a mindset on precision and quality of your own and your colleague's work. A natural team player with an attitude to collaborate and communicate as well as being flexible to act in a fast changing and demanding environment. You are result-oriented and use proactivity and creativity as your methodology to find solutions. You are self-motivated which enables you to work with a high degree of independence.

Your profile and skills

• BSc degree in life sciences, biotechnology or a related subject
• Proven background in mammalian cell culture, preferably with different suspension cell lines
• Experience in a biotechnology or biopharmaceutical industry environment is an advantage
• Experience in molecular biology (plasmid vector construction/isolation) is an advantage
• A team-player with adequate verbal and written communication skills in English  
• An open-mind, flexible and pragmatic approach
• Eager to learn new skills

Benefits and well being

Besides a competitive salary, we offer you a dynamic working environment at our state-of-the-art campus in Nijmegen.  Our values as integrity, authenticity, entrepreneurship, quality and trust are very highly regarded. We also offer a good pension scheme, 30 days annual holidays based on a full-time position and we organize several company events throughout the year. 

Join Byondis and create the future you want, today

• Contract hours: 32-40 hrs./week
• Salary: depending on experience
• Location: Nijmegen

Applicants must be nationals of a Member State of the European Union or hold a valid work permit for the European Union.

For further information, please contact Human Resources, at tel. +31 (0)24 679 5100 or by email; recruitment@byondis.com. If you are interested in joining Byondis in this challenging position, we welcome your application via the apply button. Please send your application before 11 Augustus 2025.

Please be informed that you will receive a response within two weeks following the closing date of the job posting. We value your patience and are excited to review your application.

Acquisition by commercial agencies will not be appreciated.