Chemical Laboratory Technician at the Quality Control Unit in the Pharmacy Service

About the job

Medico-technical

Chemical Laboratory Technician at the Quality Control Unit in the Pharmacy Service

The Directorate of the Department of Interdisciplinary Centres (DCI) is seeking a chemical laboratory technician at 80%–100% for the Quality Control Unit of the Pharmacy, under a permanent contract. The starting date is planned for 1 January 2027, or as agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Pharmacy Service has the following missions:

• manufacture and supply of pharmaceutical products
• promotion of the rational use of medicines
• teaching and research in hospital pharmacy

The Quality Control Laboratory Unit plays an essential role at the CHUV Pharmacy by ensuring the quality and safety of batch-produced medicines intended for patients of our institution.

Mission

• You perform physico-chemical analyses of raw materials, packaging items, and finished products, and ensure the transmission of results obtained within a GMP framework
• You contribute to quality system management: report writing, drafting and correcting analytical procedures, as well as drafting non-conformity declarations
• You participate in managing laboratory reagent and consumable stocks
• You manage logbooks, instruments, and laboratory equipment
• You contribute to the smooth running of the laboratory and internal projects
• You carry out assigned non-routine analyses, including the development of new methods and validation of analytical methods, mainly by UHPLC-UV.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as a chemical laboratory technician or an equivalent qualification
• You have experience and good knowledge of physico-chemical analytical techniques (IR spectrophotometers, UV-VIS spectrophotometers, endotoxins, particle counters in liquids, etc.)
• You master chromatographic methods, especially UHPLC-UV/MS
• Ideally, you have experience in microbiology (sterility tests, bioburden controls)
• You have a good knowledge of GMP and quality principles
• You are comfortable with IT tools (Microsoft Office) and quality management systems
• You demonstrate scientific rigour, curiosity, and critical thinking
• You have good communication and teamwork skills, as well as the ability to take initiative.

Depending on the candidate’s profile, the salary scale will be between levels 4 and 6.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the Canton of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Dr Julian Pezzatti, Pharmacist responsible for the Quality Control Unit, tel. 079 556 11 80

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, please contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will be required to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas and an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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