Junior Manufacturing Biotechnologist

Junior Manufacturing Biotechnologist

Are you ready to kickstart your career in biopharmaceutical manufacturing? Join our team in Visp to execute vital production processes that help bring life-saving medicines to patients worldwide on a 6-month contract.

This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.

• An inclusive and ethical workplace.

• Competitive hourly rate.

Compensation for this role will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and relevant knowledge.

What you will do:

• Perform daily shop-floor biopharmaceutical production tasks including bioreactor handling, single-use equipment execution, and HPLC screening in compliance with cGMP quality requirements.

• Carry out accurate batch recording, routine calculations, equipment calibration (scales, pH meters), and sampling procedures.

• Assist in identifying, interpreting, and troubleshooting process deviations to maintain production efficiency and safety.

• Support maintenance routines, housekeeping, media preparation, and introduction of new production projects to the unit.

• Work collaboratively within an 8-person shift team operating on a 4-shift model.

• Contribute to training and onboarding new team members as operational needs evolve.

What we are looking for:

• Completed chemical or biopharmaceutical education (or equivalent technical diploma).

• Hands-on professional experience in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing as an operator, lab technician, or production specialist.

• Proven experience working within GMP/GDP regulated environments, biosafety cabinets, or laboratory media preparation.

• Familiarity with process engineering principles and bioprocess systems (knowledge of MES Syncade, LIMS, or DeltaV is an advantage).

• Strong commitment to workplace safety, compliance, and quality standards.

• Full willingness to work in a flexible 4-shift rotation schedule.

• Fluent English communication skills; basic or conversational German language skills are a plus.

About Lonza 

At Lonza, their people are their greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, their globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Their core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who they are and how they work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work they want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, they value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment.

As Lonza’s talent acquisition partner, please note, Randstad is responsible for the engagement and contracting of this contingent role.

Ready to play your part in shaping the future of life sciences? Apply now.