Kanton Zürich
Zürich
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Scientific Employee Politics 60 - 80%
- 27 February 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the Gesundheitsdirektion Kanton Zürich as a scientific staff member! Engage in meaningful work with a dynamic team.
Tasks
- Handle complex political matters impacting health offices.
- Draft and edit proposals for the government council.
- Prepare government business for the directorate leader.
Skills
- Master's degree with relevant work experience required.
- Strong analytical and structured approach to problem-solving.
- Excellent writing and editing skills for complex texts.
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About the job
Scientific Employee Politics 60 - 80%The Health Directorate of the Canton of Zurich ensures a high-quality, safe, and economically sustainable healthcare provision for the population of Zurich. The broad range of topics that the approximately 400 employees deal with daily extends from hospital planning to veterinary affairs, the control of medicinal product manufacturing, to the analysis of chemicals and food. The General Secretariat supports the Director as a staff unit and performs cross-sectional tasks for the four offices of the Directorate.
To complement our team in the Politics Department of the General Secretariat, we are looking for a scientific employee in politics, 60-80%, starting at the beginning of August 2026 or by agreement.
Your tasks
In this diverse role, you will be involved with complex matters that thematically concern all four offices of the Health Directorate. You will respond to political motions from the Cantonal Council, write and edit further proposals to the Government Council, prepare government matters for the Director, and draft and coordinate statements as well as political assessments.
Your profile
We are looking for an initiative-taking, communicative, and reliable personality with a sense for political contexts. You have a university degree (Master's level) and several years of professional experience or long-standing professional experience in a relevant field. You are familiar with the structure of the state, political processes at the federal and cantonal levels, and the work of a public administration. Ideally, you have knowledge of the healthcare system. Your working style is characterized by analytical, structured, and results-oriented approaches. You easily grasp complex issues quickly, and you enjoy writing and editing sophisticated texts with stylistic confidence. You know how to coordinate tasks with various offices and maintain an overview even in a dynamic environment. Last but not least, professional and personal exchange with colleagues is important to you.
Our offer
We offer you an exciting, responsible, and varied activity at the interface of health and politics. Your new workplace with attractive employment conditions is centrally located near Zurich main station.
Your application
Do you feel addressed? Then apply by March 18, 2026, at the latest via our online tool.
For further information, Mariel Baumann, Head of the Politics Department, is happy to assist you at 043 259 52 53.
