Pharmacy Assistant for the Logistics Unit

About the job

Medico-technical

Pharmacy Assistant for the Logistics Unit

The Pharmacy Service is looking for a pharmacy assistant for its Pharmaceutical Logistics Unit, between 80% and 100%, starting 1st September 2026.

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, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The CHUV Pharmacy Service is responsible for the manufacture and supply of pharmaceutical products to the hospital, the rational use of medicines, as well as teaching and research in hospital pharmacy.

Mission

• You prepare orders for the care units
• You manage medicines in the care units' pharmacies
• You ensure the transmission of information related to pharmaceutical logistics
• You participate, with the team, in managing the hospital's medicine stock
• You contribute to writing instructions and monitoring documentation
• You participate in quality management.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a pharmacy assistant, a pharmacy technician diploma, or an equivalent qualification
• You are able to work independently
• You have experience with medicines in hospital, outpatient, or industrial settings
• You have a strong interest in pharmaceutical logistics
• You possess specific knowledge of handling cytotoxic medicines, the cold chain, and narcotics
• You have excellent teamwork skills and appreciate a varied work environment
• You are proficient with computer tools
• You demonstrate rigour and precision in performing technical tasks
• You have sustained concentration ability and good stress resistance.

We offer

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

• Top-tier 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
• Easy 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 electric bike purchases)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr Jean-Christophe Devaud, head of the Pharmaceutical Logistics Unit, tel. 079 556 14 99.

As all our applications are processed electronically, please 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 prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

We kindly ask placement agencies to note that applications submitted directly on our recruitment platform by them are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.