QC Scientist - Microbiology Pharma

LabRulez; Schweiz; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is expanding its Swiss GMP-regulated QC laboratory and seeks a QC Microbiology Scientist to drive the implementation of new microbiological analytical methods and equipment. The role focuses on utility qualification testing, method validation, and staff training within a fast-growing practice in Switzerland.

You will manage project timelines, coordinate with QA and suppliers, and ensure GMP-compliant execution across customer projects and internal deviations analyses.

Qualifications

• Completed studies in life sciences (pharmacy, biochemistry, biology, ideally microbiology).
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in a regulated environment (ISO 17025, GLP, ideally GMP).
• Experience in pharmaceutical quality control in microbiology, MALDI-TOF, clean water analysis and gas testing.
• IT and Office applications familiarity; ideally experience with LIMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects implementing new analytical methods and equipment in the microbiological lab.
• Coordinate with QA, customer service and external suppliers.
• Ensure GMP compliance and timely delivery of results and reports.
• Train and mentor laboratory staff and review qualification and validation documents.
• Oversee customer projects, map and configure them in the LIMS system.

Skills

Regulated environment experience

Microbiology QC

Customer service orientation

It literacy

Project management

German language proficiency

English language proficiency

Education

Life sciences degree (pharmacy/biochemistry/biology, microbiology preferred)

Tools

MALDI-TOF

LIMS

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 7.296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

QC Scientist - Microbiology Pharma

Job Description

We are looking for a QC Microbiology Scientist for driving projects that introduce and validate innovative microbiological analytical methods within our GMP-regulated QC laboratory who will contribute to the significant growth of our business in Switzerland by:

• Lead projects focused on the implementation of new analytical methods and new equipment into the microbiological laboratory (e.g. identification methods, utility testing).
• Plan and coordinate with internal (e.g. QA, customer service) and external stakeholders (e.g. supplier)
• Ensure compliance with GMP, regulatory guidelines, and internal quality standards.
• Manage project timelines, resources, and deliverables
• Provide technical expertise on analytical methods
• Prepare and review documents related to equipment qualification (URS, QP, DQ, IOQ) and method validation and tranfer (protocol, reports)
• Train and mentorlaboratory staff

Supervision of customer projects with focus on utility qualification testing, as well as related subcontracted analytical services within the Eurofins Group

• Planning and organization of customer projects and related deliverables (e.g. review of technical documents, plans and validation reports)
• Mapping and configuration of projects in the LIMS system
• Ensuring that the commissioned analytical work is carried out properly and on time, as well as co-responsibility for GMP-compliant execution
• Approval of analysis results and reports
• Supervision and scientific support of ongoing customer projects and participation in the acquisition of new projects
• Processing laboratory deviations and root cause analyses (OOS)
• General process optimization and further development of the site

Qualifications

• Completed studies in the field of life sciences (pharmacy, biochemistry, biology, ideally microbiology)
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in a regulated environment (ISO 17025, GLP, ideally GMP)
• Experience in pharmaceutical quality control in the field of microbiology, MALDI-TOF, clean water analysis and gas testing
• Technical expertise on utility testing like TOC, conductivity, cleaning validation, gas testing) is a plus
• Strong customer and service orientation
• Solid understanding of IT and Office applications, ideally experience with LIMS systems
• Affinity for digitalization and computer system validation
• Ideally experience in project management
• Business driven mindset
• Team player, responsible, reliable and flexible
• Excellent German and good English skills
• French is an advantage

Additional Information

We support your development!Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

Weembracediversity!Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Please note that as per Eurofins policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Eurofins will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.