Industry job (Pharmaceuticals/Chemical) in Switzerland with a PhD in Organic Chemistry
Hi everyone!
I am looking for responses/help from people who are working in the chemical or pharmaceutical industry in Switzerland. I have read a few related posts here, but my situation is a bit different.
🙍🏽♂️Me (29, non-EU, PhD in Organic Chemistry (synthesis) from Japan, now uni-Postdoc working in Carbon-Capture project at Copenhagen, Denmark),
🙍🏻♀️my wife (28, EU (French), PhD in Data Science, permanent job with a Permit C, living in the south of Switzerland, Ticino).
We are planning to reunite in Switzerland, which means I need to move from Copenhagen to Switzerland and find a job that I can do (Pharma/Chemical Industry). As I mentioned, we are married, so having a work permit won’t be a big problem (through family reunification).
- I am more worried about the job opportunities available for PhD candidates who do not speak French/Italian/German (but ready to learn and integrate)
- How is the pharma job-hunting situation for University graduates with PhD?
- Any advice for job hunting would be really helpful. Is it common to go through job recruiter?
Note: I don't want to be rude but just to make sure, I am not looking for general job-hunting advice in Switzerland, as I already know how difficult it can be. Please share your experience and knowledge in the pharma industry, chemicals, CROs, which you know directly or indirectly. Thank you so much for helping us make a good decision.