Trainee

Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients) is a leading pioneering company with a strong heritage: For over 120 years, we have been developing specialty chemicals and solutions that enhance the performance of our customers and their products. Our solutions, expertise, and support help them achieve more to be more efficient, effective, and sustainable. Our passion is to enable peak performance and support our employees, partners, and customers in realizing their full potential. Together, we make daily life safer, cleaner, healthier, and more environmentally friendly. Do you also want to make a difference? Then you are exactly right with us!

We are looking for you!

Currently, we are offering a trainee position (m/f/d) in our NCE-CDMO Technical Evaluation & Development Team in Visp, Switzerland.

What we are looking for are motivated and talented junior chemists (m/f/d) with a bachelor's or master's degree in chemistry, preferably with a focus on organic chemistry, who want to gain initial insights into the chemical industry alongside their university studies.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Assisting and supporting laboratory technicians / laboratory scientists in chemical synthesis in planning and conducting chemical syntheses, analysis, and characterization of products (e.g., using NMR, HPLC, GC, IR)
• Contributing to the process development of current projects within the working group.
• Conducting practical synthetic laboratory work as part of a clearly defined own sub-project within a larger team.
• Researching synthesis routes and conducting literature research to identify new scientific trends and product potentials.
• Presenting work results to relevant stakeholders and project teams.
• Providing technical support to the marketing and business development teams through contributions to white papers, presentations, and other technical materials.

Qualifications and experience

• Completed bachelor's or master's degree in chemistry, ideally with a focus on organic chemistry
• Enjoyment of working in interdisciplinary and diverse teams
• Structured working style and pronounced problem-solving skills
• Experience in researching scientific literature and writing scientific texts
• Good IT skills are an advantage
• Excellent communication skills in German and English

Arxada offers a world-class portfolio in two different areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on the threat to humans and the environment from microorganisms in five different business areas: Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings, and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE) provides materials for the production of composite materials for the electronics, aerospace industry, and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional supplements, chemicals, and high-performance intermediates as well as raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.