Arxada is a global specialty chemicals business that’s committed to solving the world’s toughest preservation challenges through better science. [With a proud history of innovation dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and maintain the health and wellbeing of people and extend the life of vital infrastructure while working to reduce our and our customers’ ecological footprint. 

Sustainable preservation is one of our top priorities. We are making significant strategic investments that will not only decrease our own environmental footprint, but also help customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change through the development of cleaner, greener solutions.

Sustainable preservation is one of our top priorities. We are making significant strategic investments that will not only decrease our own environmental footprint, but also help customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change through the development of cleaner, greener solutions.

We are offering a trainee position as part of our NCE-CDMO Technical Evaluation & Development team in Visp, Switzerland.

We are looking for motivated and talented young chemists with a B.Sc. or M.Sc. preferably in the field of organic chemistry, which are eager to gain insight in the chemical industry in parallel to their university education.

As part of our team, you will support our process development and evaluation teams and participate in running projects.

Essential Job Functions: 

• Participate in the process development of current active projects within the group.
• Practical synthetic lab work within a defined isolated own project within a larger team
• Route- and literature scouting to identify new trends and product opportunities.
• Presenting your results to the relevant stakeholders and project teams.
• Support our marketing and new business development teams with technical contributions to white papers and presentations.

Qualifications & Experience: 

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in chemistry (preferred with focus on organic chemistry)
• Ability to enjoy working in cross functional and diverse teams.
• Structured way of working and high problem-solving ability.
• Experience in scientific literature search and writing of scientific articles.
• Good IT knowledge is a plus
• Excellent communication skills in English and German

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

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