Rik Seymus

Rik Seymus is a Senior Validation and Qualification Expert at QbD Group and Johnson & Johnson, focusing on the qualification and validation of process equipment for CAR T cell therapy production since September 2022. Previous experience includes serving as a Teacher of Natural Science at Sint-Gummaruscollege, and roles at Sanofi Belgium as a Manufacturing Process Engineer, where responsibilities included problem-solving and process optimization. Rik's earlier positions at Sanofi as a Validation Engineer involved (re)validation of production equipment and leading inspection teams, while extensive experience at Alcon included roles as a Process Validation Engineer and Lab Analyst, focusing on validation of equipment and analysis of raw materials and finished products. Rik holds a degree from LUCA School of Arts, completed in 1999.