Lab Technician - Polymer Analysis

Please note: We only consider candidates who are currently residing in the Netherlands.

As a Lab Technician within our Innovation and Solution Development organization, you'll be part of a small, close-knit team responsible for a specialized analytical area focused on polymer analyses. Your work will combine executing analyses with helping to plan, organize, and continuously improve how the lab operates day to day. This position is best suited to candidates with an MBO4 or bachelor's-level background and a genuine interest in the operational side of laboratory work.

You'll get hands-on experience with newly developed polymer materials in a dynamic R&D environment, working on both routine testing and the introduction of new analytical methods. Beyond the analyses themselves, you'll take ownership of practical aspects of lab life: coordinating planning, supporting quality and compliance, lending a hand to colleagues when needed, and serving as a friendly point of contact between scientists, quality stakeholders, and your fellow lab technicians.

If you're looking for a role that's practically oriented and hands-on, but also gives you real ownership over how a lab functions, you'll feel right at home here.

• Perform routine and non-routine analytical tests on polymer materials and their monomeric units, e.g. viscosity measurements, molecular weight determination by GPC and rest monomeric determination via GC
• Plan, coordinate, and prioritize laboratory activities to ensure efficient workflow
• Take ownership of overall laboratory organization from sample intake to final reporting
• Review and verify analytical results and reports before release
• Troubleshoot analytical and operational issues
• Provide operational guidance to less experienced technicians
• Ensure work is executed according to SOPs, safety standards, and quality requirements
• Maintain and improve lab documentation
• Identify and implement improvements in safety, efficiency, and quality
• Work with electronic lab systems (ELN/LIMS-like)
• Collaborate with the ISD analytical team, scientists, polymer synthesis teams, and quality stakeholders

• MBO 4 or bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry or a related field
• Several years of experience in an analytical lab performing routine analyses
• Experience with analytical techniques such as viscosity measurements and chromatography (GC, GPC)
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Affinity with working in a quality-driven environment
• Ability to take ownership and responsibility for lab operations
• Strong communication skills and ability to guide colleagues
• Good command of English
• Experience in a regulated or GLP-like environment is a plus
• Experience with polymer analysis is a strong plus
• Experience in mentoring or coordinating colleagues is a plus
• Structured, proactive, and hands-on mindset

• A hybrid role combining lab work with coordination and ownership
• Opportunity to make real impact on lab performance and improvements
• Work in an R&D-driven biomaterials environment
• Exposure to analytical lifecycle and collaboration with scientists
• Collaborative cross-functional environment
• Opportunity to improve and shape lab operations