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Gladsaxe Kommune, Region Hovedstaden, Danmark
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Bring your laboratory expertise to a team supporting life-changing therapies
At AGC Biologics in Søborg, our QC Bioassay team plays an important role in ensuring the quality of biopharmaceutical products developed and manufactured for patients around the world.
As QC Bioassay continues to grow, we are looking for a Senior Laboratory Technicians to join our team. You will work with specifically in our dedicated Cell-Based Assay Team, support daily laboratory activities, and contribute to analytical testing throughout different stages of pharmaceutical production.
You will join an international and collaborative environment where skilled colleagues work closely together, share knowledge, and support each other in delivering high-quality results.
Where your laboratory work makes a difference
As a Senior Laboratory Technician in QC Bioassay, you will be involved in analytical testing of drug substance, drug product, and in-process samples. Your work will also include stability programs and method validations for both early-stage and commercial products.
You will work with complex bioanalytical methods and contribute to developing, establishing, and improving robust assays. Your experience and technical understanding will be important when troubleshooting methods and supporting their continued improvement.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
The role offers the opportunity to work with a variety of cell-based potency methods, contribute to their development and optimization, and support both clinical and commercial manufacturing activities.
A collaborative team with broad analytical expertise
QC Bioassay is one of five departments within our QC organization at AGC Biologics in Søborg.
Our department consists of 51 skilled Scientists and Technicians, organized into four groups: Bioassay Technicians, Bioassay Scientists, Bioassay Cell-Based, ELISA & Reference Material, and General Analytics.
In your immediate team, you will work alongside five Technicians and four Scientists, with opportunities for technical sparring, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
Together, we perform a broad range of compendial methods, bioassays, and cell-based assays. Our responsibilities include method validations for early and late-stage products, release testing of clinical and commercial batches (DS and DP), and testing of stability samples.
We also support our 24/7 manufacturing operations through the testing of in-process stop/go samples.
You will become part of an international and diverse team with an informal working environment, where close collaboration, knowledge sharing, and supporting new colleagues are important parts of our daily work.
Bring your technical skills and structured approach
We are looking for a colleague with a degree as a Laboratory Technician (Laborant), ideally combined with at least four years of relevant laboratory experience from an industrial, development, or QC environment.
Experience working in a GMP-regulated laboratory is particularly important, as all our testing is performed according to cGMP.
Hands-on experience with Cell-Based assays is especially valuable for this position. Experience with other bioanalytical methods, including ELISAs, will also be an advantage, although experience with every method is not a requirement to apply.
Our corporate language is English, and you must be fluent in both written and spoken English.
To succeed in the role, you will benefit from a structured approach to your work and the ability to maintain quality when priorities change or deadlines are tight. You enjoy working with complex analytical methods, identifying opportunities for improvement, and collaborating with colleagues to establish reliable and robust solutions.
Good communication skills and a service-minded attitude are also important, as you will collaborate with colleagues across QC and with stakeholders, primarily from Manufacturing.
Become part of an international QC organization
We offer a permanent, full-time positions of 37 hours per week at our facility in Søborg.
Together with your colleagues, you will cover the daily laboratory activities, including weekend shifts once or twice a month, depending on the schedule.
You will have the opportunity to gain broad insight into how a QC Bioassay department operates within an international Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), while working alongside experienced colleagues in a collaborative environment.
At AGC Biologics, our work is guided by six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability, and Teamwork. These values connect our colleagues across three continents and support our shared purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.
Join our QC Bioassay team
Does this sound like your next career opportunity?
We would be pleased to receive your application. Simply apply with your CV through our recruitment system.
We will contact relevant candidates as applications are received and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, aiming for a start date as soon as possible.
Who We Are
AGC Biologics is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization with a strong presence in Denmark. From our Søborg site, we develop and manufacture life‑changing advanced biologics for some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical companies. Together with our team members across Europe, the U.S., and Japan, we deliver development and manufacturing of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells therapies. Across our global network, we are united by one mission: To work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.
