Senior Lab Technician – Process Safety — Siegfried

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“Expect to grow”, personally and professionally: At Siegfried, we offer exciting challenges and many opportunities to showcase your talents. As a trusted and respected partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we uphold the highest standards of safety, quality and sustainability, while cultivating a culture that allows you to thrive. Join a growing global company, where diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a collaborative environment. Here, you'll find a workplace that values ​​collective success as much as your individual contributions—providing long-term opportunities to grow and make an impact. Your Role: You will play a key role in evaluating and understanding the safety aspects of chemical processes for development and commercial projects. In close collaboration with the development chemists and the HSE team, you will contribute to the safety of processes for their scale-up. You will also be at the heart of projects, from the first experiments to transfer to pilot and production. Your main responsibilities

• Plan, conduct and interpret reaction safety studies (RC1, DSC and other thermal analyses)
• Carry out laboratory tests linked to process development and safety projects
• Be a source of proposals to define experimental strategies and improve understanding of processes
• Collaborate with PDE, HSE, analytical and commercial teams to guarantee safe and robust processes
• Participate in the continuous improvement of practices and tools related to process safety
• Ensure documentation rigorous analysis of the results in the electronic notebook and participate in the drafting of technical documents
• Contribute to the maintenance of equipment and the organization of the laboratory
• Support and train less experienced employees, apprentices and trainees
• Act as an ambassador of good safety practices within the laboratory Your Profile:
• CFC of laboratory worker or equivalent training
• Solid knowledge in organic chemistry and chemical processes
• Practical experience in process safety or marked interest in this field
• Knowledge of reaction safety tools (RC1, DSC) constitute a strong advantage
• Good understanding of HSE and ideally GMP requirements
• Scientific rigor, autonomy and analytical mind
• Sense of organization and ability to manage several activities simultaneously
• Collaborative spirit and ability to transmit knowledge
• Fluent French

English is an asset Your Benefits

• Flexible working hours allowing you to reconcile family life, leisure and work
• Free parking
• Health insurance: up to 10% discount on supplementary insurance with our partners
• Generous and customizable stock purchase plan
• Child allowance: Siegfried AG increases the cantonal legal allowance by 10% and additionally pays CHF 100 per month
• Individual continuing education opportunities
• Reka vouchers: Siegfried AG grants its employees a 20% discount
• Attractive company pension fund
• On-site sports lessons and numerous company events
• Access to the Swibeco employee benefits platform
• 5 weeks of vacation and the possibility of buying back up to 2 weeks Founded in 1873 in Zofingen, Switzerland, Siegfried has grown into a global network of 16 locations across three continents. With a team of more than 4,200 highly skilled professionals, we bring our pharmaceutical clients' innovations to industrial scale and manufacture safe medicines for patients around the world. As a fully integrated CDMO, Siegfried is one of the few organizations today capable of ensuring the development and production of active ingredients (APIs) and finished dosage forms under one roof. This unique combination of know-how and experience makes us the most reliable partner in the pharmaceutical industry. Siegfried is a leading CDMO (Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization) headquartered in Zofingen, Switzerland. The company operates manufacturing sites in Evionnaz (Valais), Zofingen (Aargau), and Schlieren (Zurich).