Administrative & Shipment Support

Lonza; Oberwallis; On-site; Vertraulich; Full time

Job summary

Lonza in Visp, Switzerland, seeks an experienced Laboratory Technician to support global distribution of testing samples and freight activities. The role combines lab work with logistics coordination on a 60% site-based basis, emphasizing GMP compliance and precise record-keeping.

You will collaborate with QC, project management, supply chain, and external partners to ensure timely releases and compliant export documentation, while mentoring peers in shipping protocols.

Qualifications

• Proven practical experience in a laboratory or scientific production setting.
• Operational experience with sample management, material tracking, or technical supply chain logistics.
• Solid understanding of GMP-regulated work environments.
• Completed vocational qualification as Laboratory Technician (EFZ) or equivalent.
• Fluency in German and English (spoken and written) for daily stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Directly support the global distribution of critical testing samples to enable timely release of healthcare products.
• Collaborate across QC labs, project managers, supply chain, and external logistics partners.
• Prepare, manage, and audit export and shipping documentation for national and international movements.
• Execute sample dispatch operations in line with GMP guidelines and lab safety standards.
• Track material shipments, identify customs or transport delays, and drive real-time resolution.
• Contribute to continuous process improvements within sample management and quality systems.
• Mentor cross-functional peers on shipping protocols and streamline laboratory workflow logistics.

Skills

Lab experience

Sample management

GMP knowledge

Microsoft Office

LIMS

SAP

German/English

Education

Lab Technician EFZ

Tools

LIMS

SAP

Job description

Are you looking to leverage your lab background and logistics skills in a dynamic healthcare setting? Located in Visp, this is a 60% site-based role

This role is primarily based on site. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.

What you will do:

• Directly support the global distribution of critical testing samples, enabling timely release of healthcare products.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams including QC laboratories, project managers, supply chain, and external logistics partners.
• Prepare, manage, and audit key export and shipping documentation required for national and international material movements.
• Execute sample dispatch operations strictly adhering to international GMP guidelines and laboratory safety standards.
• Proactively track material shipments, identify potential customs or transport delays, and drive real-time resolution.
• Contribute to continuous process improvements within sample management and administrative quality systems.
• Build hands-on operational leadership by streamlining laboratory workflow logistics and mentoring cross-functional peers on shipping protocols.

What we are looking for:

• Proven practical experience working within a laboratory or scientific production environment.
• Prior operational experience with sample management, material tracking, or technical supply chain logistics.
• Solid understanding or practical exposure to a GMP-regulated work environment.
• Completed vocational qualification as a Laboratory Technician (EFZ) or an equivalent technical/scientific educational background.
• Professional fluency in both German and English (oral and written) is essential for daily stakeholder communication and documentation.
• Strong proficiency in standard MS Office tools; experience with enterprise systems (e.g., LIMS, SAP) is advantageous.
• Excellent organizational and priority-setting skills with a structured, quality-minded, and solution-oriented approach.

About Lonza

At Lonza, their people are their greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, their globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Their core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who they are and how they work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work they want you to be part of. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table.

At Lonza, they value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. As Lonza’s talent acquisition partner, please note, Randstad is responsible for the engagement and contracting of this contingent role.