Biotechnologist 100% (m/f/d)

CH - Visp May 19, 2026 Full Time Workday Recruiting

 

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is dedicated people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

At our location in Visp, in the canton of Valais, we are constantly looking for Biotechnologists with a relevant background at all levels in Life Sciences in order to support our growth in several business units!

The actual location of this job is in Visp, Switzerland. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

What you’ll do:

  • Assignment in various functions within the production facilities in compliance with safety regulations and consideration of cGMP quality requirements.

  • Recognition, interpretation and elimination of deviations

  • Execution of production steps incl. recording and calculations

  • Support in training of new team members

What we’re looking for:

  • Completed chemical / biopharmaceutical education

  • Professional experience in pharmaceutical production as an operator/production technician etc

  • Safety-conscious work

  • Knowledge of process engineering

  • Fluent English with German language skills advantageous

  • Willingness to work in shifts (e.g. 4-shift pattern) with flexible work scheduling

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a significant difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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How to Get Hired at Lonza

  • Lonza is the world's largest pure-play biopharma CDMO, headquartered in Basel and operating roughly 30+ manufacturing sites globally. It manufactures other companies' drugs and is best known publicly for being Moderna's lead COVID-19 vaccine partner at Visp.
  • The company is in the middle of a major strategic reset: CEO Pierre-Alain Ruffieux departed in late 2023 under shareholder pressure, Wolfgang Wienand (ex-Siegfried CEO) took over in June 2024, the CHI division was sold to Bain Capital for ~CHF 2.6B, and the Vacaville California site was acquired from Roche/Genentech for ~$1.2B.
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