Scientific Liaison at Viroclinics-DDL

Ghent, Belgium

As a Scientific liaison, you are the scientific operational intermediate between our operational (Project Management department, Sample Handling & Logistics department), quality, sales-oriented departments, and our network of partner laboratories. You are the single point of contact for laboratory testing capabilities and deployment, and for scientific operational follow-up related to lab tests.

Your excellent organizational skills allow you to easily switch between i) providing daily operational support, ii) working on scientific projects, and iii) maintaining an overview on lab-specific issues (e.g. way of working, quality system, validation status, etc). As a true team player, you are happy to back up team members to guarantee business continuity. Your hands-on mentality and good scientific background allow you to be confident to provide customer-oriented support.

In this role you will report to the Team Lead Scientific Liaisons. You will work closely with other science team members, Business Operations staff, Business Development Managers, Project Management and Operations (Logistics etc.) and woth external Relationships Customers, third party vendors and partner labs

Your responsibilities will be:

Being the single point of contact between Cerba Research and the partner labs
Improve the daily working relationships with our partner laboratories by acquiring an in-depth knowledge of their way of working, quality system, testing capabilities, etc.
Create and maintain relationships with our partner labs by informing them on pipeline projects, initiate the set-up of new test codes, follow up on test validations, etc. This while communicating progress to relevant internal stakeholders
Ensure operational compliance of the specifications of Cerba Research – Partner lab contracts by monitoring the labs and their performance

Internal scientific responsibilities

Address internal scientific questions (e.g. feasibility requests, operational follow-up related to reporting of deviations, etc.) from various internal stakeholders (e.g. project management, sales, sample handling, etc)
Review and issuance of scientific material used by other internal departments
Assist operational teams during set up of clinical trials and provide checks, when needed, before results can be released
QA assistance during audits, lab related deviation or issuance and follow-up of CAPA’s
Prepare and provide ad hoc scientific trainings for our internal departments
Prepare and issue policies, procedures and working instructions to ensure documentation and optimization of operational flow

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