Life Sciences Jobs in Switzerland

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Permanent and Contract Roles in Pharma, Biotech and Medtech

Tiger Recruitment connects specialist professionals with leading life sciences employers across Switzerland. Whether you’re looking for a permanent position or your next contract, we’ll match you with roles in quality, validation, regulatory, clinical supply and project management that fit your expertise and ambitions.

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Life Sciences Jobs We Recruit For

Whether you are an experienced contractor looking for your next assignment or a specialist considering a permanent move, our consultants recruit across:

  • Analytical and QC jobs: analytical project leader, QC specialist, analytical scientist and method validation roles
  • Automation and digital jobs: MES engineer, automation engineer, CSV and data integrity roles
  • Clinical and medical jobs: clinical project manager, clinical operations, clinical data, medical affairs and HEOR roles
  • Clinical supply chain jobs: clinical supply manager, clinical distribution manager, IMP QA and supply chain project manager roles
  • Project management jobs: project manager, programme manager, business analyst and transformation lead roles
  • Quality assurance jobs: QA manager, QA specialist, GMP QA expert, QA compliance and QA operations roles
  • Regulatory affairs jobs: regulatory affairs manager, regulatory project manager and clinical and regulatory specialist roles
  • Supply chain and procurement jobs: supply chain manager, demand and supply planning, procurement, S&OP and logistics roles
  • Validation and qualification jobs: validation engineer, qualification engineer, CSV engineer, CQV and data integrity roles

We also recruit executive assistants, office managers and operations professionals into life sciences businesses. Explore our EA jobs and PA jobs pages.

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Where Life Sciences Careers Are Built in Switzerland

Switzerland’s life sciences employers cluster in distinct regions, each with its own character:

  • Basel: home to some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical headquarters and at the centre of the tri-national BioValley cluster
  • Geneva and Lausanne: the heart of western Switzerland’s Health Valley, spanning biotech, medtech and digital health
  • Ticino: an established pharmaceutical cluster in Italian-speaking Switzerland
  • Valais: a major centre for biopharmaceutical development and production, with sustained demand for quality and validation professionals
  • Zug and Central Switzerland: a base for international medtech, diagnostics and life sciences headquarters
  • Zurich: a biotech and research hub anchored by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich
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The right role is about more than technical fit. We match you with employers whose culture and values align with your own.

Permanent Life Sciences Jobs

If you are looking for a permanent move, our consultants take time to understand your technical background, the environments you want to work in and the kind of organisation where you will do your best work. We introduce you to roles that fit and support you from interview preparation through to offer.

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Temporary and Contract Life Sciences Jobs

Contracting and temporary work are well established across Swiss pharma, biotech and medtech, and demand for quality, validation and clinical supply specialists is consistently high. Temporary and contract roles give you exposure to different organisations, projects and technologies, from inspection readiness and system implementations to regulatory submissions. We place contractors and interim professionals on assignments ranging from a few months to multi-year programmes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of life sciences jobs does Tiger recruit for in Switzerland?

We recruit for quality assurance, validation and qualification, clinical supply chain, regulatory affairs, clinical and medical, analytical and QC, automation and digital, supply chain and procurement, and project management roles within pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech and CDMO organisations.

Does Tiger Recruitment offer contract life sciences roles?

Yes. We recruit for contract, interim and permanent life sciences jobs, with contract assignments particularly common in quality, validation, clinical supply and regulatory affairs.

Do I need to speak German or French to work in life sciences in Switzerland?

It depends on the role and region. Many international headquarters, particularly in Basel, Zug and Geneva, operate in English. Site-based quality and validation roles, and positions with local stakeholder contact, more often require German, French or Italian.

Do I need a work permit for a life sciences job in Switzerland?

Most non-Swiss nationals need a work permit. EU and EFTA citizens typically receive one once they have an employment contract, while non-EU nationals are subject to quotas and must be sponsored by their employer.

Does it cost anything to register with Tiger Recruitment?

No. Our service is free for candidates.

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