Your pro­ject timeline is get­ting tight? With our people, you stay on schedule.

When an audit is coming up or a development window is closing, every week counts. That is why you need the right person from the start: our Life Sciences recruiters bring experts to your projects across Switzerland who fit your exact situation.

Why Life Sciences companies work with us

Locally rooted

Basel is our Life Sciences hub, complemented by teams in Zurich and Bern. We are a member of Swiss Medtech and host the Life Sciences Circle in Basel (rated 4.9/5).

Flexible models

Together, we analyze what benefits you most: contracting, payrolling, permanent placement or another talent solution.

Legally compliant & ISO

Proper handling of placements, temporary staffing and external assignments under Swiss law. Our processes are ISO 9001 certified.

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5.0 stars from more than 200 reviews by clients and candidates who have worked with us.

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Great hires start with the right questions. Not a stack of CVs.

There is usually more behind a vacancy than a missing CV.
Because we support many Life Sciences projects, we often see where things get stuck before they do. When a tech transfer moves toward scale-up and commercial production, the need for MSAT, validation and QA often rises earlier than expected. Especially when several handovers run in parallel and the same key people are needed in several places.

Before we propose candidates, we analyze the root cause: what expertise does your project really need? And which engagement model protects your budget and resources? In projects around go-live or CQV, for example, companies often look for additional engineering capacity first. In conversation, it then often turns out that the real bottleneck lies in validation, QA or at the interface between engineering and operations.

Market knowledge instead of guesswork
We give you an honest assessment of availability, realistic hourly rates and the legally sound contract type for your needs.

Industry focus & solu­tion mod­els along the value chain

Pharma

Your reality: Established products and well-rehearsed production lines are up and running. But as soon as audits are due, processes need revalidating or supply chains need adjusting, day-to-day operations come under pressure. Your team knows exactly what to do but simply does not have enough hands free.

How we support you: We find experienced specialists in quality assurance (QA), regulatory affairs, process validation and supply chain who are ready to start immediately.

Your advantage: You absorb workload peaks flexibly and meet your deadlines without creating permanent positions prematurely.

BioTech

Your reality: From late-stage development through technology transfer to the first commercial batch, every month counts.

How we support you: We connect you with highly specialized profiles that are hard to find on the market: experts in cell and gene therapies, upstream/downstream processes, sterile filling or tech transfer.

Your advantage: You secure hard-to-find niche expertise for exactly the critical phases of your pipeline.

MedTech

Your reality: Regulatory hurdles such as MDR or IVDR and international quality standards shape your daily work. Documentation, design controls and risk management take up valuable time that should really go into innovation.

How we support you: We bring professionals on board who are at home in technical documentation, quality management and regulatory affairs, and who know the current standards from hands-on practice.

Your advantage: Your team gains time for development while experienced professionals prepare documentation and quality management for audits.

CDMO, CMO & Extern­al Manufacturing

Your reality: Outsourcing to external manufacturing partners frees up your own capacity but often makes steering more complex. Quality oversight, supplier audits and interfaces between teams demand constant attention.

How we support you: We provide experts in supplier quality, external manufacturing management, CQV and partner oversight.

Your advantage: You keep full control and quality across your external production network without permanently overloading your internal high performers.

Our recruit­ing solu­tions at a glance

Con­tract­ing / Tem­por­ary Expertise

Time-limited support for specific projects or workload peaks.

Per­man­ent Place­ment & Exec­ut­ive Search

Building strategic core competencies and leadership positions for the long term.

Inter­im Management

Bridging leadership gaps quickly or providing support through transformation phases.

Payrolling

Secure and compliant administration for experts or contractors you have already identified.

Pro­ject Recruit­ing & RPO

Bundling several vacancies through a dedicated sourcing team.

Con­sultat­ive Sparring

Independent assessment of the market situation, availability and the best choice of resources.

Three perspectives, one shared goal.

Line managers: Relief for your project

Because we clarify upfront what your project really needs, our experts understand from day one what it is all about. That saves you weeks of onboarding and unsuitable interviews.

Procurement: Clear costs and full compliance

As co-founder of the vendor management system ProcWise, we support you in digitalizing the procurement of external specialists. Our engagement models are transparent and compliant with Swiss regulations.

HR: A reliable sparring partner

We support your internal sourcing with hard-to-fill niche profiles and provide honest salary and market benchmarks for the Swiss market.

Contact us

Schedule an informal exchange. Whether you need support for a specific project or simply want to know how quickly a particular role in the Basel area can currently be filled, we look forward to talking with you.

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Our Life Sciences Team

Our other recruiting specializations

IT

Plan, build, run: we support the entire lifecycle of your IT.

Engineering

From planning to commissioning, in every project phase.

Corporate Functions

From marketing and sales to finance, HR and back office.

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Coopers Life Sciences Circle April 2026

The Coopers Life Sciences Circle 2026 brought together senior experts in Regulatory Affairs and Pharma Quality for an evening of sharp insights and meaningful exchange.

The 4 R's of 2026

What do reliance, realignment, rationalization, and resilience actually mean for regulatory affairs and quality management? Martin King provides some insight.

It was excellent to be able to connect with other people while listening to the exciting talks of these outstanding professionals.

– Participant, Life Sciences Circle, April 2026