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Find Life Sciences experts for your company

Whether pharmaceuticals, biotechnology or medical technology, Hays helps you find the right experts to move your projects forward. Benefit from flexible and risk‑free recruitment solutions with our Life Sciences specialists, who support you across all areas.

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Your staffing partner for Life Sciences
who knows and understands the market

The Life Sciences industry is characterised by high quality standards, strict regulations and fast innovation cycles. This makes it all the more important to find professionals with experience in clinical processes, scientific and technical development and many other regulated environments.

We support you from needs assessment through to successful placement in a reliable, transparent way that is tailored to your specific challenges.

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Our focus areas in Life Sciences.
Flexible for your vacancies.

Our recruitment teams have in‑depth market and industry knowledge, enabling them to fill positions in regulated environments quickly and with assured quality. We support you, among others but not limited to, in the following segments:

  • Pharma & biopharma
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical technology
  • Chemical industry
  • Diagnostics & laboratory
  • Clinical research
  • Quality & regulatory
  • Manufacturing & engineering

Thanks to our network, we find exactly the profiles that match your processes and standards.

Why Hays:
Your advantages with us

We combine specialised Life Sciences consulting with digitally supported recruitment processes and a carefully vetted talent pool in Switzerland. This enables you to secure qualified experts in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology or medical technology within the shortest possible time, reduce your internal effort and reliably fill highly regulated positions efficiently.

In‑depth market and industry expertise
Broad candidate pool of Life Sciences specialists

Transparent costs up to permanent placement

Your questions about recruiting
in the Life Sciences industry

Would you like to know more about how we can help you fill your vacancies? You can find further answers here.
How quickly does Hays find suitable candidates?
We are in continuous exchange with qualified Life Sciences professionals and are therefore usually able to present initial suitable profiles within 24 hours.

What about the costs?
You pay a fixed fee exclusively in the event of successful placement, as no costs are incurred before the position is filled. This allows you to focus on your staff planning without taking any risks.

How does Hays ensure that candidates meet regulatory requirements?
All profiles go through a structured selection process, including skills checks, reference checks and personal interviews. Profiles are continuously updated so that we qualify all professionals with regard to GMP, ISO standards, clinical requirements and other relevant regulations.

Our contract models
adapt to your needs

Permanent placements
Would you like to strategically and sustainably develop your Life Sciences department? We place specialists and managers who are an optimal fit for your company both professionally and culturally.
Freelancers or temporary experts
Do you need specialised support at short notice for your projects? Our Life Sciences experts are available quickly, take on responsibility immediately and deliver reliable results.

Are you currently looking for Life Sciences experts for your project?
Let us know free of charge.

Share your requirements with us and we will provide suitable profiles within the shortest possible time so that your project start is not delayed. Costs are only incurred once a placement is successfully completed.

Your contacts.
We are happy to advise you individually.

Patricia Jergen
Senior Department Manager
Permanent Placements
Portrait Tobias Franz
Tobias Franz
Senior Department Manager

Temporary Placements