Lab Technician Vacancy at Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach

Miltenyi Biotec has a full-time Technical Assistant position in Bergisch Gladbach within its Production Research Reagents area. The post centres on protein processing and cell culture in a production setting, with the official appointment structured as a fixed-term parental-leave cover for 24 months. The departmental setting makes the vacancy particularly relevant to applicants who understand that a protein-production workflow involves both laboratory technique and dependable execution within established production processes.

The work combines hands-on upstream and downstream processing with process transfer, in-process controls and formal record keeping. It will suit a laboratory professional who can move carefully between cell culture, protein purification, data review and the practical demands of a manufacturing team.

Opportunity Details

Protein production work across cell culture and purification

Production Research Reagents context in Bergisch Gladbach

The opening sits in the Production Research Reagents department, specifically within the Eukaryotic Manufacturing team. Its central purpose is to plan and support production processes used to obtain proteins, including antibodies. The post therefore brings together work on biological starting material, protein recovery, analysis and manufacturing-focused process development. The advertised work does not separate cultivation from purification: the process chain begins with cells and proceeds to recovered protein material and its analysis. That breadth explains why the vacancy identifies both cell culture and protein processing in its official title.

Downstream tasks include chromatographic purification and analysis of proteins. Upstream work is also part of the remit: cells are thawed, cultivated using batch and fed-batch methods, and taken through filtration of the culture supernatant. The role calls for attention to each connected step rather than a narrow single-technique assignment. Chromatographic purification is explicitly named, as is analysis of proteins such as antibodies. An applicant with relevant practical exposure can therefore describe not only the technique used, but also the stage of the process at which it was used and the records maintained alongside it.

The team also contributes to gradually moving manufacturing processes from a research environment into production scale. In that setting, the technical assistant supports efficient process improvement and product quality, while sharing findings with production colleagues and other functions such as research. The formal results process is equally important: observations are documented in line with ISO requirements, assessed in detail when necessary, then converted into reports and presentations. This creates a direct link between careful bench work, traceable evidence and discussion of production-relevant questions.

About the Employer: Miltenyi Biotec

Biomedical solutions from research through therapeutic applications

Official mission and areas of activity

Miltenyi Biotec states that its mission is to advance scientific understanding and medicine through solutions for biomedical research and cell and gene therapy. The company links this work to approaches intended to change how cancer, autoimmune diseases and neurodegenerative disorders are treated. The official careers material connects the organisation’s biomedical focus with research and therapeutic applications, providing the wider scientific context for a laboratory vacancy concerned with proteins, cultured cells and production processes.

According to its official company information, Miltenyi Biotec works on the design, development, manufacture and integration of products that support biomedical research and enable cell and gene therapy. Its technologies span cellular research, genetic sequencing, high-content imaging and commercial-scale manufacturing of cellular therapies. For this vacancy, the manufacturing and therapeutic-application parts of that description are especially pertinent. The advertised duties concern the production-side preparation and analysis of proteins rather than a purely administrative or commercial laboratory function.

A Bergisch Gladbach site with research and manufacturing functions

Relevant site capabilities and multidisciplinary work

Bergisch Gladbach is the company’s global head office and is home to Research and Development, Technical Product Development and Manufacturing, Distribution and Corporate Functions. The site also includes a CliniMACS Cell Factory and a Miltenyi University Training Center, placing the advertised production work within a location that combines scientific, technical and operational activities. The presence of these functions at one location helps explain the vacancy’s interaction with colleagues beyond its immediate production area. The job text specifically refers to exchanges within Production Research Reagents as well as with other departments, including research.

The employer describes work across more than 60 disciplines in natural sciences, engineering and informatics. Its careers information presents a professional setting that values creativity and a pioneering spirit, while the vacancy itself identifies an intercultural environment, flat hierarchies and space for employees to contribute ideas. The advertised post reflects that interdisciplinary setting through its combination of laboratory methods, data handling, report preparation and communication. It also identifies individual continuing education through Miltenyi University among the employment benefits named for this position.

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Application Guidance

Present evidence that matches a production-facing laboratory post

Organise practical experience, methods and documentation examples

For this application, a useful CV can make the route into laboratory work clear: completed technical training with experience, or a completed bachelor’s degree in biochemistry or biotechnology. Candidates may describe cell culture, protein-processing and protein-analysis work precisely, separating direct hands-on experience from areas of interest or introductory exposure. If CGE has been used, it can be identified by name without overstating the level of responsibility. Where experience was gained in a different laboratory setting, the application can explain the transferable activity rather than implying identical production responsibility. For example, candidates can distinguish routine culture work from process-scale cultivation, and record the actual scope of protein purification or analytical work they have undertaken.

It is also helpful to show how laboratory work has been planned, documented and reviewed. Examples can focus on in-process checks, data analysis, controlled record keeping, process improvement or collaboration between production and research. Because the post specifies fluent German, good English and advanced Microsoft Office knowledge, applicants can ensure their materials give clear, accurate evidence for each of those points. A focused message can also show awareness of the role’s cross-functional element by explaining how results have been shared with colleagues, while avoiding claims that cannot be supported. Clear examples of accuracy, structure and goal-oriented work are more useful than broad claims about laboratory capability.

• List the laboratory qualification and relevant professional experience, or the completed biochemistry or biotechnology degree.
• Name cell-culture steps performed, such as thawing, batch cultivation, fed-batch cultivation or culture-supernatant filtration, where applicable.
• Describe protein purification or protein-analysis techniques accurately, including chromatographic work or CGE where relevant.
• Include a concise example of structured documentation, in-process control or data evaluation.
• State German and English capability truthfully and identify advanced Microsoft Office use.
• Use the message field to connect the evidence to production process transfer and quality-focused work.

How to Apply

Submit Your Application Through the Verified Route

Use the employer’s official application form

Miltenyi Biotec receives applications for this laboratory post only through its own portal, reached with the button at the end of this section. The role-specific form includes sections for personal information, professional experience, education, profiles, a resume and a message to the hiring team. Review the entries before continuing and use the available manual editing option if a profile has been added automatically. Keep the material consistent across the experience and education sections so that the laboratory background is easy to follow. The portal is the verified route for this vacancy; use the button only after the countdown has completed.

Prepare a current resume and a focused message that addresses the advertised laboratory background, relevant protein-processing or cell-culture exposure, documentation practice and stated language skills. The vacancy also asks applicants to provide salary expectations and availability; give only information that is accurate for your own situation. Where documents are prepared in more than one language, applicants should make the information easy to read and consistent with the fluency and proficiency they state. The selection process and any further documentation are determined by the employer through the official portal.