QC Services Specialist at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Quality Control Systems Specialist Biotechnology – up to €58,320 per year – Hoofddorp

Looking for a hands-on QC systems role where your work directly protects product quality and patient safety?

Join a leading biotech/pharma organization in Hoofddorp and help keep QC systems compliant, available, and inspection-ready, supporting life-changing immunotherapies that are shipped worldwide.

Your Role

As a QC Systems Specialist Biotechnology, you’ll own the lifecycle, availability, and compliance of QC lab systems and instruments. You’ll coordinate maintenance without impacting release testing, support validation/change control, and act as an SME during audits, driving reliable operations in a GMP environment.

Offer

• Salary: Up to €58,320 per year (based on 40 hours);
• Location: Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands;
• Work Model: Full-time | Onsite;
• Contract Type: Initial 12-month temporary contract, with possibility of extension or conversion;
• Working Environment: GMP-regulated QC laboratories;

Key Responsibilities

• QC systems ownership: Manage end-to-end lifecycle of QC systems/instruments, including new equipment introduction and implementation planning.
• Uptime & planning: Coordinate calibration/maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure high instrument availability and minimal downtime without delaying release testing.
• GMP compliance: Ensure systems remain compliant with GMP procedures, safety requirements, and inspection readiness (including audit trail/parameter reviews).
• Documentation & quality events: Lead/support deviations, change controls, CAPAs, SOP/spec/method updates, and validation deliverables (e.g., URS, risk assessments, IO/PQ, data flow).
• SME & collaboration: Act as technical advisor/SME in audits/inspections and cross-functional projects; communicate timelines and status clearly to TL/management.
• Training & continuous improvement: Train/coach colleagues and drive Lean/continuous improvement initiatives, including software/system vulnerability assessments and user management.

Qualifications & Experience

• Background in Microbiology / Life Sciences (MBO/HBO/BSc or equivalent), or demonstrated relevant QC lab systems experience;
• At least 1-2 years of experience in a GMP-regulated QC environment (pharma/biotech);
• Hands-on experience with QC lab systems/instrumentation lifecycle (maintenance coordination, troubleshooting, validation/change control);
• Strong stakeholder communication and prioritization skills;
• English required; Dutch not required (unless specified);

Interested?

Apply now by submitting your updated CV, or reach out to:

Sari Steenhauer, Team Lead Life Sciences at Gi Life Sciences Netherlands

M: 0633137746

E: sari.steenhauer@gigroup.com