Senior Laboratory Specialist (Fixed-Term Contract)

CSL; Sankt Gallen; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL in St. Gallen is seeking a Senior Laboratory Specialist for a temporary contract until February 2027. The role covers independent synthesis and documentation of compounds, development of analytical methods, and production support for existing and new products.

You will qualification and maintain laboratory equipment, ensure cGMP compliance, and contribute to safety and quality systems while mentoring apprentices and collaborating with external partners during inspections.

Qualifications

• Completed apprenticeship as a lab technician with ≥ 3 years experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or comparable education.
• Fluent in English and German (spoken and written).
• Experience in scale-up of chemical processes.
• Strong computer skills: Excel, tiamoTM, PerkinElmer Signals Notebook.
• Creative thinking and adaptability in complex environments.
• Experience in a cGMP environment.

Responsibilities

• Independently synthesize, characterize and document compounds in lab and pilot scale.
• Develop analytical methods for testing and validation.
• Provide feedback to the lab manager on unexpected observations.
• Qualify and document laboratory equipment, ensure calibration and maintenance.
• Work in accordance with cGMP regulations and safety measures.
• Maintain quality systems and records of protocols and results.
• Induct new employees and organize routine lab maintenance.
• Organize quotes for routine maintenance and new equipment.
• Liaise with external partners and support on-site inspections.
• Create and revise laboratory test procedures.

Skills

Scale-up of chemical processes

English and German (oral and written)

MS Excel

tiamoTM

PerkinElmer Signals Notebook

cGMP environment

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry

Completed apprenticeship as a lab technician

Tools

tiamoTM

PerkinElmer Signals Notebook

MS Office

Job description

We are currently looking for a Senior Laboratory Specialist to join our team in St. Gallen on a temporary contract until February 2027. Your main responsibilities will include the independent execution and documentation of syntheses and analytical tests; process development and production support for existing and new products; qualification and maintenance of laboratory equipment; compliance with technical, organizational and staff safety measures etc.

Key Tasks

• Independent synthesis, characterization and documentation of synthetic compounds (eg. complex iron compounds, ..) in lab and pilot scale
• Performing analytical method development
• Feedback to the laboratory manager in the event of unexpected observations during execution of experiments
• Performing qualification of laboratory equipment (execution and documentation)
• Carrying out work in accordance with cGMP regulations
• Maintaining laboratory quality systems and records of synthetic protocols and analytical results
• Apprenticeship education
• Following measures to protect health and the environment such as: prescribed in the safety organization INS020046SI
• Regular controlling of the status and utilization of staff protective gear support and usage of safety devices and protective equipment
• Inducting of new employees in the laboratory organization
• Organizing routine maintenance of laboratory equipment
• Requesting quotes for routine maintenance and new equipment
• Maintaining laboratory operations (eg. raw material and consumables, …)
• Subject matter expert for enquiries from external partners and for on-site inspections
• Creation and revision of laboratory test procedures

Your Profile

• Completed apprenticeship as a lab technician or comparable education with ≥ 3 years professional experience or
• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or comparable education
• English and German oral and written
• Professional experience in scale-up of chemical processes
• Excellent computer skills (eg. MS Office, especially Excel; tiamoTM, PerkinElmer Signals Notebook)
• Creative thinking, curious about scientific and technical innovation
• Quick learner, adapting thinking to complex environments
• Experience in a cGMP environment