Laboratory Assistant Microbiology Department 80-100% (m/f/d)*

About the job

Company Description

You are looking for an exciting challenge, want to get involved and make a difference, then you are exactly right here!

To strengthen our team, we are looking for you immediately or by arrangement as

Laboratory Assistant Microbiology Department 80-100% (m/f/d)*

Eurofins is an international network of independent life science companies offering a unique range of analytical testing services for customers from various industries to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on – Eurofins laboratories work with the world’s largest companies to ensure that the products they supply are safe, their ingredients authentic and the labelling correct. The Eurofins network is committed to providing testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, fulfilling its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equality and inclusion in all companies worldwide.

As part of our experienced and open laboratory team, you will support microbiological analyses of food, feed and drinking water samples. You appreciate the varied range of tasks and contribute with a high degree of personal responsibility.

Job Description

• Support of daily routine tests in the laboratory, especially sample weighing and sample preparation.
• Carrying out simple tasks for equipment maintenance and function checks.

Tasks in the laboratory washing area as well as preparation of culture media according to the applicable SOPs.

Qualifications

• Ideally, you have some initial experience in a laboratory or kitchen environment. Career changers without experience are also welcome.
• You have PC skills and work independently after training.
• In our young company, we value your strengths in precision, flexibility, independence and collegiality.
• You speak good German (at least B1, preferably B2 or better).

Additional Information

The conditions and what else we offer you:

• At 100%, you have a 40-hour week with core working hours from 08:00 to 20:00.
• You take on about one weekend shift per month.
• An engaged, helpful and open team looks forward to welcoming you.
• You benefit from our annual training opportunities as well as usual benefits such as free drinks and fresh fruit/snacks.

The Eurofins network of companies sees itself as a global market leader in testing food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products as well as in discovery pharmacology, forensics, materials science and agroscience contract research. It is also among the market leaders in certain genomics tests and laboratory services as well as in supporting clinical trials and in biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing. Furthermore, it is rapidly expanding its presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic tests as well as in in vitro diagnostic products.

In less than 40 years, Eurofins has grown from a single laboratory in Nantes, France, to over 65,000 employees in a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 independent companies in 59 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to assess the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

The Eurofins network achieved a turnover of 7.296 billion euros in the 2025 financial year and has been one of Europe’s fastest-growing listed companies for almost three decades.

If we have sparked your interest, we look forward to receiving your application via our online form. Simply click on "Apply now!" and upload all relevant documents as well as your salary expectations. Information on the processing of your personal data can be found on our website.

If you have any questions, Livia Hostettler or Milena Minder will be happy to assist you at +41 62 858 71 00.

More information about Eurofins Scientific AG can be found at www.eurofins.ch.

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