QC Specialist

QC Specialist – Life Sciences Sector

📍Waterloo, Belgium

About Nalys

Nalys is a fast-growing consultancy company specialized in high-tech engineering and life sciences. We partner with leading pharmaceutical organizations to deliver innovative solutions and expert support across a wide range of technical domains. At Nalys, we combine deep expertise with a human-centric approach — empowering our consultants to thrive and our clients to succeed. Joining Nalys means becoming part of a collaborative, agile, and forward-thinking team that values excellence, innovation, and continuous growth.

Job Description

As a QC Specialist, you will join a newly formed Quality Control team within one of our pharmaceutical clients. This role is focused on supporting biologics production through quality investigations, deviation management, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will work closely with production, QA, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with GMP standards and contribute to the successful implementation of analytical methods and documentation updates.

The Role & Responsibilities

Reporting to the Team Lead and collaborating with cross-functional teams, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting deviation and lab investigations (50–60% of your time)
• Participating in daily syncs with production and QC team members
• Collaborating with QA on change controls and action items
• Contributing to trending reviews, audits, and product launches
• Supporting method implementation and updates to analytical documentation
• Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for internal stakeholders
• Managing planning, KPIs, and cross-functional communication.

Skills & Qualifications

• You own a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant scientific field
• You have minimum of 5 years of experience in a QC laboratory environment
• You are an expert in QC lab operations and GMP regulations
• You speak French and English fluently
• You are a good communicator and a team player
• You are able to prioritize your tasks
• Skilled in writing specifications and sampling plans.

Your Team

The team is focused on ensuring high standards of compliance and operational excellence in biologics quality control.

The Recruitment Process

By applying for the QC Specialist position, you will go through the following steps:

1. Olivia Braszko, TA Specialist at Nalys, will review your application and schedule a first screening
2. You will meet with our Technical Director, Alexandre Ivankovich, and the TA Specialist for a deeper discussion
3. Final interview with our Business Unit Director, Jimmy Rousseaux.

“If you're passionate about quality and want to contribute to a high-impact team in the pharmaceutical sector, we’d love to hear from you!”