Recent Bachelor/Master Graduate - Stockroom team Global Discovery Chemistry

27 February 2026
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Basel (City)

About the job

Summary

Are you an independent and scientifically curious recent graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in organic chemistry?
We are seeking a talented and highly motivated candidate to join the Global Discovery Chemistry in Basel stockroom team.

In this role you will contribute to managing a diverse collection of more than 100,000 chemicals of commercial origin as well as internally prepared intermediates. Your key responsibilities will involve ensuring timely and accurate distribution of chemicals to scientists upon request and tracking their return and appropriate re-shelving and booking into the respective databases. Also, you will oversee the operation of our automated KARDEX storage facility.

About the Role

Location: Basel, Switzerland; #LI-On-Site

This internship is limited to 1 year, with the opportunity to start immediately.

Please note that we can only accept applicants who are eligible to work in Switzerland.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage requests for chemicals from scientists.

Locate and retrieve ordered chemicals from the stockroom shelves, ensuring proper packaging and labeling for safe transport.

Ensure that international shipments are compliant with global trade regulations.

Helping with weighing out and rapid delivery of compounds to the scientific community.

Inspect returned containers with chemicals for damage and contamination, book them back into the system databases, and ensure adherence to relevant policies & regulations and HSE-safety protocols.

Properly dispose chemicals that do not pass the quality criteria for long time storage.

Contribute to the development and improvement of stockroom procedures and workflows, promoting efficiency and accuracy, creating a center of excellence in chemical management.

Essential Requirements:

Recent Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in organic chemistry

Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative and dynamic international team

High degree of independence

Strong quality and customer focus with a clear sense of accountability

Digitally proficient. Experience with chemical inventory management systems would be an advantage.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, German would be an advantage

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Our recruitment decisions are based on selecting the best person for the job, regardless of gender, religion, age, color, race, sexual orientation, nationality or disability.

Accessibility and accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to E-Mail schreiben, and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Application deadline: March 12 EOB.

Please submit a cover letter that includes your motivation for the position and from when you will be available.

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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