Ops Support Operator

Are you looking for a meaningful job, in which you can really make a difference in patients’ lives? Do you love cleanliness, accuracy, quality and working in a very structured way? Then join our vibrant Operations Team and step into a role where you are not just an employee but a Legend in the making. Sound challenging but no experience yet? Don’t worry, we will teach you how ! Just as we take care of our patients, we take care of our employees. 

What can you expect?  

Here's what you'll do: 

• After an extensive training in aseptic working and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), you will join our Operations Team. To clarify for you. Aseptic working refers to a set of practices and procedures applied to ensure sterility in the cleanrooms, where our advanced cell therapies are made. GMP guideliness on the other hand, ensure that our products are produced and controlled according to high quality standards.  

• You, along with your fellow operators and team leads, inspect and maintain the used equipment, clean and disinfect materials meticulously, and ensure a correct transfer between different production zones. You support the daily aseptic and manual production process of our therapy according to strictly defined actions and standard procedures. By doing so you contribute to the timely delivery of high quality and life-saving therapies to our patients.  

• Working in an aspetic environment entails you must also wear sterile clothing. Furthermore, we work in a shift regime, no nights but weekends. 

Who are we looking for? 

We are on the hunt for passionate people ready to make a difference. More important than the list below is your drive and enthusiasm to go for it together.   

Education:

• You have a secundary education diploma or you are equivalent through experience. More important than your degree, is your work ethic and eagerness to learn.  

Experience:

• We offer extensive, in-house training after which you can start working smoothly in your new role.  

Languages:

• You are fluent in Dutch and/or English. 

Strengths:

• You have a strong sense of responsibility. You are fully aware that your tasks are a vital step in our processes to getting our life-saving therapies to our patients in a timely manner. 

Expertise:

• You communicate clearly and openly and you are a true team player.  

What do we offer?

• A meaningful job with an excellent work-life balance. You will work 4 days. After that you will enjoy 4 days off. This position operates within our future (rotating) night shift system. Please be prepared to work across various shifts starting from 6AM and ending by 2AM as well as our night shifts ranging from 6PM until 4 AM and 8 PM until 6AM. While night shifts are not currently in place, employees hired for this role should be willing and able to work within the (rotating) night shift system once implemented.

• A supportive and innovative work environment that encourages learning and personal development. 

• The opportunity to work with people from all over the world. 

• You start working through interim contracts. After 6 months you'll receive a permanent contract
• A permanent contract of indefinite duration and an attractive salary package complemented by a wide range of fringe benefits, including additional statutory holidays, meal vouchers, company laptop, group and hospitalization insurance, double holiday pay, end-of-year bonus, performance bonus and the possibility to participate in our bicycle lease plan.

• Participation in various fun and informal events.

About Legend Biotech

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, and commercializing innovative and life-saving cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and life-threatening diseases, such as cancer. 

The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. Legend Biotech now employs over 2,400 people across six global manufacturing sites, including two in Ghent: Obelisc (Technology Park Zwijnaarde) and Tech Lane (Eilandje Zwijnaarde). In Ghent, we focus on the production of advanced CAR-T cell therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma, in close collaboration with Johnson & Johnson.