Companies hiring research and science in Switzerland
As of 4 November 2026, 118 companies are hiring research and science in Switzerland, with 394 open roles; 266 opened in the last 30 days and Lausanne has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Top city
- Lausanne · 64 roles
- Largest role family
- scientific research · 61%
- Leadership roles (director+)
- 44 · 25 companies
- Remote share, last 30 days
- 9%
- Postings with a salary
- 1% · 3 companies
- Most-named tool
- R · 11 companies
Most new research and science roles, last 30 days
Companies with the most new postings in the last 30 days; job boards and directories left out. Headquartered in Switzerland. Open research and science roles and all open roles per company.
| Company | Size | new, 30 d | open research and science | all open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EPFLUniversities | 1001-5000 employees | 37 | 35 | 76 |
Universität BaselUniversities | 1001-5000 employees | 10 | 11 | 32 |
Etat de FribourgMunicipal authorities & general public bodies | 10,001+ employees | 6 | 6 | 93 |
dsm-firmenichFood ingredient & flavour manufacturers | 10,001+ employees | 5 | 12 | 336 |
Alentis TherapeuticsPharmaceutical manufacturers | 51-200 employees | 3 | 5 | 8 |
artosCultural arts associations | 51-200 employees | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Clear Solutions LaboratoriesTesting laboratories | 11-50 employees | 1 | 1 | 4 |
CSEMSemiconductor manufacturers | 501-1000 employees | 1 | 1 | 24 |
ETML (École technique - École des métiers de Lausanne)Vocational technical schools | 501-1000 employees | 1 | 1 | 46 |
GFValve actuator manufacturers | 10,001+ employees | 1 | 6 | 337 |
Botnar Institute of Immune EngineeringBiomedical research groups | 2-10 employees | 1 | 1 | 2 |
PH LuzernTeacher professional development | 501-1000 employees | 1 | 1 | 4 |
TransmutexWaste treatment & disposal facilities | 11-50 employees | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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By city, seniority and role family
Postings, then companies. Cities as the posting states them.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Lausanne | 64 · 8 |
| Basel | 48 · 15 |
| Visp | 12 · 2 |
| Geneva | 11 · 7 |
| Eysins | 10 · 2 |
| Fribourg | 10 · 5 |
| Allschwil | 8 · 5 |
| Epalinges | 7 · 2 |
| Zurich | 7 · 5 |
| Princeton | 6 · 1 |
| Witterswil | 6 · 2 |
| Zürich | 6 · 3 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Unpaid | 1 · 1 |
| Trainee, apprentice | 40 · 21 |
| Entry | 58 · 30 |
| Mid | 28 · 18 |
| Senior | 81 · 40 |
| Manager | 14 · 13 |
| Director | 42 · 23 |
| VP | 1 · 1 |
| C-level | 1 · 1 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| scientific research | 242 · 70 |
| clinical research and medical affairs | 73 · 33 |
| laboratory technical support | 69 · 36 |
| laboratory management | 5 · 5 |
Tools research and science postings in Switzerland ask for
Office software left out. Click through to every company on a tool.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Onsite | 32 · 14 |
| Hybrid | 7 · 4 |
| Remote | 4 · 3 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Posted in the last 7 days | 58 · 30 |
| Posted in the last 30 days | 266 · 80 |
| All open | 394 · 118 |
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118 companies have 394 open research and science roles in Switzerland; 80 of them posted 266 in the last 30 days. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/hiring/research_and_science/switzerland)
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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from the applicant tracking systems behind company career sites, with portals filling the gaps. Reposts collapse into one record; a role closes when the company closes it.
- Function and familyRole tree v2: every title classified into a function and a family, in every language.
- LocationThe posting's stated location, normalised to city and country. This page counts roles located in Switzerland.
- ExclusionsJob boards, directories and aggregators are kept out of company lists; staffing firms stay in only for their own hiring.
Research and science hiring in Switzerland: questions
What counts as a research and science role?
A posting classified into the research and science function by our role tree (v2), whatever the title says. "Account Executive", "Vertriebsmitarbeiter" and "SDR" all land in the same function, then in a family such as scientific research.
Why is Switzerland the posting's country, not the company's?
This page counts roles located in Switzerland. A US company hiring in Berlin counts; a Swiss company hiring in Paris does not. Company pages show the reverse view.
How fresh is it?
Career systems are checked hourly, so a role usually shows up the same day it opens and disappears the day it closes. Reposts collapse into one record.
Can I get the hiring manager?
Yes. For each company, the person the new hires report to, with a verified e-mail. The first 15 companies are on this page; the rest, and a weekly feed of new research and science hiring in Switzerland, is in the product.
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