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Analytical Lead QC – Biological Analytics (f/m/d)

Posted Oct 12, 2026

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Celonic Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

Heidelberg

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€51,000 to €77,000

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The company

Celonic is a “Pure Play” Biologics Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). Celonic’s mission is to help its customers, primarily small to large Biotech Companies, bring life- saving and improving drugs effectively to the market using innovative, “next generation” bioprocessing technologies. Celonic has a state-of-the-art Biologics Development and Innovation Center in Basel, Switzerland (headquarters), and clinical and commercial GMP manufacturing facilities in Heidelberg, Germany. At present, more than 500 highly qualified employees work at Celonic's. Due to the expansion of the company, Celonic is looking for committed and qualified employees.

The position

As Analytical Lead QC – Biological Analytics (f/m/d), you will take ownership of analytical activities within your assigned area, ensuring high scientific standards, quality, and on-time delivery. You will lead and coordinate analytical activities across optimization, transfer, validation, and troubleshooting, providing scientific and technical expertise to ensure robust, fit-for-purpose analytical solutions in line with cGMP and analytical lifecycle requirements. Acting with a high degree of autonomy, you will serve as a key interface between QC-Biological Analytics, project teams, client-facing functions, and external partners. You will also contribute to the implementation and transfer of innovative analytical technologies across Celonic sites, supporting knowledge sharing and technical excellence.

You will report directly to the Team Manager QC Biological Analytics and operate as a technical leader without direct people-management responsibility.

Your responsibilities:

Lead analytical activities including optimization, transfer, validation, and troubleshooting, ensuring methods are scientifically sound and fit-for-purpose

Provide scientific and technical expertise in analytical methods, technologies, and experimental strategies, supporting complex analytical challenges by problem-solving and decision-making

Ensure cGMP compliance, data integrity, and scientific rigor across analytical activities, documentation, data evaluation, and reporting, including the preparation and review of protocols, SOPs, reports, and other technical documents

Identify risks and proactively drive solutions related to analytical performance, deviations, documentation, timelines, and other operational challenges

Lead the implementation and transfer of analytical technologies across Celonic sites and functions, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and successful technical implementation

Collaborate across functions, working closely with project teams, SMEs, support functions, external partners, and client-facing teams to align analytical activities with project and business priorities

Share expertise and develop technical capability by coaching and training colleagues, supporting knowledge sharing, and continuously developing expertise in emerging analytical technologies and approaches

Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, safety, and compliance within Analytical Services

MSc, PhD, or equivalent degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline
8+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CDMO, or a comparable analytical environment
Strong practical experience in analytical development, method optimization, transfer, validation, and cGMP-regulated activities
Strong practical experience in analytical methodology (Cellbased Assays, ELISA, Endotoxin Assays, qPCR)
Strong knowledge of analytical method lifecycle, validation principles, European Pharmacopoeia, ICH guidelines, and CMC / regulatory expectations.
Proven ability to lead complex analytical activities, solve challenging analytical problems, and coordinate work across functions and organizational boundaries
Strong experience with analytical documentation and data evaluation, combined with a high level of scientific rigor and attention to data integrity
Excellent planning, prioritization, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities
A collaborative and agile mindset, with the ability to influence through technical expertise and sound scientific judgment rather than formal authority
Excellent communication skills and fluency in German an English

Make a difference by directly impacting patients’ lives
Biologics is an attractive, high growth sector with professional development
Offers a multinational and diverse workplace
Proud to be a pioneer in “Next Generation” manufacturing technologies
Family owned: Entrepreneurial, and short communication lines
Heidelberg is a great place to live, play and work in the center of Europe

We look forward to your application! Please fill out our application form , including the required documents, your earliest possible start date, and your salary expectations.

Celonic Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

https://www.celonic.com/

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Job facts

Employer: Celonic Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Role: Analytical Lead QC – Biological Analytics (f/m/d)
City: Heidelberg
Work mode: not stated
Language: English
Seniority: Lead
Posted: Oct 12, 2026
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