Dectris AG
Baden-Daettwil
Lead Safety Officer (50-60%) with Option to Extend to 100%
- 19 August 2026
- 50 – 60%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
About the job
DECTRIS is a successful and expanding high-tech company that develops and produces X-ray and electron detectors. Our detectors are used worldwide at large research facilities and in industry. Their unique properties repeatedly enable scientific breakthroughs in life sciences and materials science. Our more than 170 employees are located in Switzerland, the United States, and Japan. At DECTRIS, we combine innovation and development with agile industrial practices. As a spin-off of the Paul Scherrer Institute and with a focus on our customers' needs, we are able to combine scientific excellence with qualified service and industrial know-how.Our scientists and our technical as well as commercial experts ensure that our customers benefit from the latest technologies.
DECTRIS places great value on collaborative cooperation rather than traditional hierarchy and is guided by the principles of Sociocracy 3.0.
For our team at DECTRIS, we are looking for a committed and proactive Lead Safety Officer in a part-time position (50-60%). In this role, you will be the driving force for our occupational safety and health protection culture.
Your tasks
- Leadership and coordination of the safety organisation through networking and monitoring of intervention teams, expert teams, and area safety officers (KOPAS)
- Emergency organisation and crisis management
- Ensuring, maintaining, and continuously updating our safety management system in compliance with legal, operational, and normative requirements
- Assuming the role as the central communication interface of the safety team (e.g., by leading safety team meetings) and driving team activities including action tracking
- Defining, tracking, and ensuring long-term safety goals
- Responsibility for the overall overview of all hazards and risks present in the company as well as organising and coordinating internal/external assessments and audits
- Responsibility for the company-wide safety training programme and the continuous further education of the safety organisation and leadership teams
- Promoting a strong, company-wide safety culture with a focus on personal responsibility and safety awareness
- Option: With a suitable background, we offer the possibility to extend the workload by 40-50% and additionally take on the role of Sustainability Expert (see job posting as "Product Compliance and Sustainability Expert")
Your skills
- Completed degree in natural sciences or engineering
- At least 3 years of professional experience in relevant fields (semiconductor industry, chemical industry, plant or mechanical engineering)
- Proven experience in conducting occupational safety and health protection training
- A completed qualification as an ASGS specialist is a great advantage
- Strong interest in safety issues as well as a high quality and safety awareness
- Excellent communication skills for internal coordination and external collaboration
- Proactive mindset with a strong focus on shaping and further developing our safety culture
- Fluent German and English at C1 level
We offer
- A successful and growing high-tech company in an international, scientific environment
- Becoming part of the world’s leading provider of HPC X-ray detectors for science and industry. Our developers design state-of-the-art detectors that support the latest advances in science and technology
- An international working environment formed by more than 170 experienced engineers, scientists, and other professionals. The company languages are German and English
- Excellent, flexible working arrangements that enable professional development and a balanced private life
- An attractive working environment: modern infrastructure with wheelchair-accessible rooms, a small fitness room, underground parking spaces, subsidised catering, free snacks and drinks, various company events, internal and external training, home office options, after-work beers, and other shared leisure activities
- We are aware that this position requires a broad knowledge spectrum and are happy to invest in training and personal development
