Do you want to combine the opportunities that a global company provides with the benefits of a family-owned business? Headquartered in Lachen near Zurich, Switzerland, the Octapharma Group is a leading company in the worldwide market for therapeutic human proteins. Working at Octapharma means to have an opportunity to contribute to our common goal – developing lifesaving therapies to improve patients’ lives.

What will you be doing as Analytical Specialist?

• Prepare validation documents and other GMP relevant documents with support of senior analytical specialists and team leaders
• Develop and validate methods
• Support troubleshooting in the QC laboratories 
• Sample administration and follow up of the validation related testing in the QC and R&D laboratories 
• Support of method transfer  
• Administrate documents required for submission and support within inspection tasks
• Preparing statistical evaluation of data and reporting in Excel
• This is a temporary position until August 2026

Who are you?

• University degree (MSc, Phd or equivalent) in chemistry/biosciences
• Work experience in pharmaceutical industry especially in the field of method validation (GMP environment) is a plus
• Willingness to travel due to business trips
• Good knowledge in MS Word and MS Excel
• English communication skills (oral and written) 
• Social skills and presentation skills
• Strong problem solving, organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multitask and a high level of flexibility

What's the best thing about working with us?

• You help save lives - Every day is meaningful as we produce life-saving medicines
• Family values - Long-term perspective for employees and relationships 
• Be rewarded with an attractive salary and benefits package
• You will have a high level of influence where you can make a difference and leave your footprint
• Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization
• Skills development - We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions

Apply Today!

Please apply in English. If you have questions about the position, contact Johanna Hermansson (Responsible recruiter) at johanna.hermansson@octapharma.com. The application deadline Is 2025-04-20, but the position may be filled before then.

If you proceed in the process

• We want to gather as much Information as possible early in the process to make the best match. Within a few days, you will perform work psychological assessment tests
• The assessment tests are done early in the process because we want to ensure an objective, unbiased and fair selection process

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