Life Sciences Recruitment In Switzerland

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Business Support Recruitment for the Life Sciences Sector

Swiss life sciences organisations depend on specialist professionals to keep quality systems compliant and clinical supply moving. When an inspection or site project creates a gap, the right person needs to be in place quickly and contributing from day one.

Tiger Recruitment supplies interim and permanent professionals to life sciences organisations across Switzerland. Our Zurich office holds a federal SECO licence and recruits across all language regions, backed by more than 25 years of relationship-led recruitment and a network of over 600,000 professionals worldwide.

We recruit across:

  • Analytical and QC
  • Automation, digital and data integrity
  • Clinical operations and medical affairs
  • Clinical supply chain
  • Executive and administrative support
  • PMO and transformation
  • Quality assurance and GMP compliance
  • Regulatory affairs
  • Supply chain and procurement
  • Validation, qualification and CSV
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Life Sciences Sectors We Support

Each part of the Swiss life sciences market has its own regulatory demands, project cycles and talent pools. We take the time to understand where your organisation sits within it.

Biotechnology Recruitment

Biotech hiring follows funding rounds and clinical milestones. Whether you are moving a candidate into clinical trials or scaling towards commercialisation, we provide experienced professionals who can build and run quality, clinical supply and regulatory processes with the autonomy a growing business demands.

CDMO and Contract Testing Recruitment

Contract development, manufacturing and testing organisations deliver for multiple clients at once, often against tight timelines. We supply QA, validation, analytical and project management professionals who can meet each client’s standards without slowing the programme.

Medical Device and Medtech Recruitment

Medtech organisations need specialists who understand ISO 13485, MDR and IVDR alongside the practical realities of device quality and compliance. We recruit quality, validation, regulatory and project professionals for medtech and diagnostics businesses across Switzerland.

Pharmaceutical Recruitment

Pharmaceutical employers in Switzerland operate under close Swissmedic, EMA and FDA scrutiny. We supply the quality, validation, regulatory and supply chain professionals who keep sites inspection-ready and programmes compliant, for global headquarters and mid-sized pharmaceutical businesses alike.

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Life Sciences Roles We Recruit

Analytical and QC

Analytical project leaders, QC specialists, analytical scientists and method validation specialists.

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Automation, Digital and CSV

MES engineers, automation engineers, CSV specialists and data integrity experts supporting digital transformation across regulated environments.

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Clinical and Medical

Clinical project managers, clinical operations and clinical data professionals, and medical affairs and HEOR specialists.

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Clinical Supply Chain

Clinical supply managers, clinical distribution managers, IMP QA specialists and supply chain project managers who ensure investigational products reach trial sites on time and in compliance.

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Executive and Administrative Support

Executive assistants to CEOs and site heads, office managers and operations professionals, drawing on Tiger’s specialism in business support recruitment since 2001.

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PMO and Transformation

Project managers, programme managers, business analysts and transformation leads who deliver site, system and organisational change.

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Quality Assurance

QA managers, QA specialists, GMP QA experts, QA compliance managers and QA operations professionals who keep sites and processes inspection-ready.

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Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory affairs managers, regulatory project managers and clinical and regulatory specialists supporting Swissmedic, EMA and FDA submissions.

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Supply Chain and Procurement

Supply chain managers, demand and supply planners, procurement specialists, S&OP and logistics professionals.

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Validation and Qualification

Validation engineers, qualification engineers, CSV engineers, CQV specialists and data integrity specialists for equipment, facility, process and system validation.

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Technical capability earns a place on the shortlist. Alignment with your culture and values is what keeps someone in the role.

Permanent Life Sciences Recruitment

For permanent appointments, we start with a detailed brief covering the role, your regulatory environment, the team the person will join and the leadership style they will work under. We approach candidates directly, including those who are not actively looking, and present a curated shortlist assessed for technical and cultural fit.

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Contract and Interim Life Sciences Recruitment

Inspections, regulatory submissions, system implementations, tech transfers and site expansions all create peaks in demand that a permanent team cannot always absorb.

We place experienced contractors on assignments ranging from a few months to multi-year programmes, and interim professionals who step into critical roles at short notice. Demand for quality, validation and clinical supply professionals in Switzerland is consistently high, so we invest in long-term relationships with experienced contractors and can respond when your brief arrives.

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Expanding Your Life Sciences Business into Switzerland

Setting up a Swiss entity takes time that a growing biotech or medtech business may not have. Through Tiger EOR, our human-led Employer of Record service, we can legally employ your first hires in Switzerland on your behalf, managing contracts, payroll and compliance while you focus on the science. There is no minimum headcount, so you can start with a single hire.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where in Switzerland does Tiger recruit life sciences professionals?

We recruit across Switzerland from our Zurich office, including Basel, Zurich, Zug, Geneva, Lausanne, Valais and Ticino.

Which life sciences roles does Tiger recruit?

We recruit quality assurance, validation and qualification, clinical supply chain, regulatory affairs, clinical and medical, analytical and QC, automation and CSV, supply chain and procurement, PMO and executive support professionals for pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech and CDMO organisations.

Does Tiger supply contract and interim life sciences professionals?

Yes. Contract and interim recruitment is central to our life sciences service, covering projects such as inspection readiness, validation programmes, regulatory submissions and system implementations, as well as leadership cover.

Can Tiger help a life sciences company start hiring in Switzerland without a local entity?

Yes. Our Employer of Record service, Tiger EOR, allows international companies to employ staff in Switzerland compliantly without first establishing a Swiss legal entity.

Is Tiger Recruitment licensed to recruit in Switzerland?

Yes. Tiger Recruitment holds a federal SECO licence for recruitment in Switzerland and is a certified B Corp.

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