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Laboratory Manager / Head of Pharmaceutical Testing (m/f/d)
- 02 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language), English (Fluent)
About the job
The UFAG LABORATORIES are the market-leading service laboratory for the pharmaceutical and food industries with around 110 employees.Laboratory Manager / Head of Pharmaceutical Testing (m/f/d)
These tasks will inspire you
- You take on leadership responsibility for an analytical laboratory with 11 employees
- You plan and coordinate customer orders for the analytical examination of pharmaceutical active ingredients and finished products as well as raw materials and packaging materials using titrimetric, spectroscopic, wet chemical and galenic methods, check the results and release them
- You independently prepare plans and reports for method transfers, verifications and validations in German and English and conduct professional communication with our customers
- You are responsible for the correct and timely processing of orders in your laboratory in compliance with GMP quality requirements
- You identify and implement analytical innovations in your area and support the professional advice of our customers
We look forward to this profile
- Completed studies (ETH/University/FH) with a focus on chemistry or food chemistry
- Proven professional experience in chemical or pharmaceutical analytics / quality control, ideally in a GMP environment
- Sound knowledge in the development and validation of analytical methods as well as in the application and verification of pharmacopoeia methods
- Leadership experience in a similar position
- A flair for instrumental analytics
- Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written
- High motivation and enthusiasm for exciting analytical questions
UFAG Laboratorien AG
100-100%
Position
Specialist / Leadership responsibility
Type of employment
Permanent
Professional field
Laboratory / Research
Questions about the application process
Vanessa Bucher
HR Business Partner
+41 58 434 41 43
Questions about the position
Dr Andreas Kunze
Head of Analytics
+41 58 434 43 00.
Discover your benefits
Training and further education
We invest in the development of our employees. A broad internal education offer is open to all, and we support external further training.
Attractive holiday regulations
Our holiday regulations guarantee all employees at least 5 weeks of holiday. From the age of 50, it is 6 weeks and from the age of 60 even 7 weeks. In addition, the purchase of additional holiday days is possible.
Family time
Mothers receive 100 percent of their insured salary during the 18 weeks of maternity leave. The other parent enjoys 3 weeks of family time with full pay.
Insurance benefits
We secure our employees with above-average social and pension benefits and offer special conditions on supplementary insurance with various health insurance companies for their entire family.
Discounts and reductions
Our employees benefit, among other things, from discounts when shopping and refuelling, credits on REKA money as well as discounted mobile subscriptions for themselves and their families.
Our application process
The application is very simple via the online form – a confirmation of receipt follows automatically.
After careful review of all documents, you will receive feedback as soon as the pre-selection is made.
Congratulations! The dossier has convinced us and we get to know each other personally in one or two interviews.
If it fits both sides, a binding offer follows.
Then it is: Welcome to the team and to a good time together!
About us
The UFAG LABORATORIES are the market-leading service laboratory for the pharmaceutical and food industries with around 110 employees. We are part of the Swiss agricultural cooperative fenaco. This also includes other well-known brands such as UFA, RAMSEIER, Volg, LANDI and AGROLA. UFAG Laboratorien AG – that is also fenaco.