Laboratory Manager (80 - 100%)

About the job

Laboratory Manager (80 - 100%)

Photonics, Time and Frequency Laboratory | immediately or by arrangement

The Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology METAS is the reference institute for measurements and measuring instruments in Switzerland. To ensure that a liter is always a liter (e.g., when refueling), METAS performs calibrations, conformity assessments, and consulting for business, research, and administration. Measurement accuracy builds trust, especially at the societal and political levels, and is indispensable in many areas: road traffic, electricity billing, time transmission, measurements in environmental and health sectors, etc. At METAS, various disciplines come together and complement each other – and this has been the case since 1862.

Your new challenge

• You take on the strategic, technical, and personnel responsibility for the laboratory. You lead and inspire your team with a clear vision and a modern leadership approach.
• You ensure that the technical infrastructure for calibrations and tests in photonics, time, and frequency is built, further developed, and operated efficiently with a future-oriented approach.
• You identify R&D potentials, initiate new projects, and promote a culture where employees take responsibility and contribute new ideas.
• As the central contact person for customers and partners, you accompany the introduction of new services and position the laboratory as a reliable, competent, and innovative partner.
• You professionally represent the laboratory externally and maintain and expand relationships with key industrial customers as well as leading research groups. You actively engage in national and international expert committees in the relevant metrological fields.

Your profile

• You have a completed university degree in natural or engineering sciences or an equivalent qualification with several years of professional and leadership experience in an industrial environment.
• You possess strong leadership skills, specifically promote employees, and create a work environment based on trust, clarity, and collaboration.
• You bring enthusiasm and solid knowledge in metrology and measurement technology.
• You have experience in change management and enjoy guiding teams through change processes and actively shaping further developments.
• Your solution-oriented attitude, quick comprehension, precise working style, and interdisciplinary thinking distinguish you.
• You communicate confidently in one official language and have good knowledge of a second official language, complemented by good English skills in speaking and writing.

We offer a responsible leadership role with scope for design, where you actively shape the future of a technical-scientific laboratory. You work at the interface between industry and research, with a team at the highest professional level and in a collegial environment with attractive working conditions.

Your applicationFor professional inquiries, please contact Dr. Marc-Olivier André, Head of Metrology in Physics I, Tel. +41 58 387 01 11.

We do not consider personnel service providers for this position.

METAS respects the diverse needs and life experiences of its employees and promotes their diversity. Equal treatment is a top priority.