Assistant Facilities

ProQR Therapeutics is a biotechnology company listed on NASDAQ with offices in Leiden, the Netherlands and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. ProQR is focused on the development of life changing RNA therapies to meet the unmet need of individuals and families with common and rare diseases. A team of 150+ enthusiastic ProQRians from all walks of life and more than 30 different nationalities is up to this challenge. We have the passion and commitment to make a difference in the lives of the communities we serve.  Our proprietary Axiomer® RNA editing technology platform enables the editing of specific single nucleotides in RNA using the cells own editing machinery. Axiomer® RNA editing technology harnesses ADAR (Adenosine Deaminase Acting on RNA), which is machinery present in all human cells to repair G-to-A mutations, modulate protein, and enable protective mutation functions. Axiomer could potentially yield a new class of innovative medicines and treat currently untreatable diseases.

Our Facility department is currently looking for an Assistant Facilities (32-40 hours) to join our team.

The Facilities department is responsible for EHS, events and all hard and soft services at ProQR Headquarters. We are a team (currently 6 persons) that acts in the interest of ProQRians. 

As an Assistant Facilities, your main tasks are:

Be accountable:

• Ordering, receiving, booking and delivering orders and goods
• Sending incoming and outgoing mail and packages
• Workplace management: taking care of the working environment to the right activities and the needs of employees, in the office building. With the aim: to facilitate a healthy, sustainable working environment.
• Ensuring a tidy working environment, preparing meeting rooms and being the first point of contact for facility questions

Be responsible:

• Checking, ordering and replenishing the available stock of lab consumables
• Removal of chemical waste and replacement of lab coats for laundry ML1 & ML2 labs

To support:

• Support onboarding of new hires
• Facilities support to our neighbors, Innoser and Peregrion

Location: Leiden, NL (on-site).

We expect our Assistant Facilities to have:

• MBO + 2 years working experience
• Experience with hospitality concepts and supporting other peers
• Proven affinity with working with different people
• Maintain vendor relationships
• Experience in- or affinity to organize stock
• Execute logistical tasks
• Experience with MS Office and computer (software) skills
• The ability to multitask

Skills and competencies that are required for making the difference:

• Hands-on mentality
• Flexible in action
• Team player
• Accurate and Motivated to go the extra mile
• Willing to support others
• Physically able to lift boxes and other materials
• Critical thinking, decision making and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills in both English and Dutch (spoken and written)
• A nice person :)

ProQR as an employer

As an employer, we are a true believer of the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to develop themselves, personally and professionally. We believe that happy and energized people, working well together in an environment in which they thrive, will do phenomenal and awesome things.

We are committed to ensure that no employee, candidate or job applicant receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of race, age, disability, pregnancy, religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status. At ProQR we want to create an inclusive culture where everyone can be valued for who they are and in which individual differences and the contributions in all forms are recognized and valued.

We offer an exciting and innovative working environment in a very committed organization, with the following benefits:

• 8% holiday allowance
• 30 vacation days
• An annual performance bonus
• Stock options
• A premium-free pension plan
• A commuting allowance
• A subsidized staff restaurant
• Unlimited (un)healthy snacks and drinks
• Employee events (boot camp, Rebel Café’ and other social events)

Do you think you can contribute to achieving our mission? If so, we’re looking forward to receiving your application by filling out our application form.

Please apply as soon as possible but before October 20^th, 2024, if you are interested in this position.

You can contact Silvia Catellani via recruitment@proqr.com if you have any questions.