At three sites, MSD Switzerland offers a wide range of career opportunities
At MSD, we give our best every day to save and improve the lives of millions of people.
Whether in the laboratory or in the office, in marketing, medical, regulatory or another department – our job offers are as diverse as what we do every day.
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MSD in Switzerland
Lucerne is at the center of our activities: in addition to our headquarters in Rösslimatt in the city of Lucerne, our high-tech research and development center is located in Schachen. We also have offices at The Circle in Zurich. Each location has its own focus. This results in different fields of activity and opportunities in each location.
Unsere Niederlassungen:
MSD Lucerne site – since April 1, 2026
MSD Lucerne site
Bürgenstrasse 8
CH-6005 Luzern
Tel. Reception +41 58 618 30 30
Tel. Customer service Human Health +41 58 618 38 38
Tel. Customer service Animal Health +41 58 618 14 14
Since April 1, 2026, MSD’s new headquarters has been located in Rösslimatt in Lucerne. Around 850 employees from various MSD entities, who previously worked at Lucerne Citybay, in Kriens and on Tribschenstrasse, now work together under one roof in this modern and environmentally sustainable building.
From Rösslimatt, employees coordinate activities in the field of human medicine in Switzerland and in many other countries. Rösslimatt is also the headquarters of the regional marketing departments for Emerging Markets, Europe & Canada (EUCAN), as well as Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EEMEA), making it one of MSD’s most important sites.
Rösslimatt is also home to the local and regional departments of MSD Animal Health in Switzerland. In addition to medicines and vaccines for animals, the company offers various seminars on current topics for veterinarians, practice staff and experts in the Swiss veterinary pharmaceuticals market.
MSD Schachen site
Our site in Schachen plays a key role in the provision of new innovative medicines. More than 400 employees and service providers from nations around the globe work here.
Our focus lies on the production and testing of new biological medicines. Furthermore we provide analytical services for drugs in development within our global organization. From Schachen, we also export new drugs for clinical trials so that the safety and efficacy of the new therapeutics can be determined in worldwide tests. In addition to the activities in the development area, the site also provides services to MSD manufacturing sites. Thus, MSD operates a laboratory in Schachen, where suspected cases of drug counterfeiting are investigated. There are only 3 such laboratories in the world, one in the USA and another in Singapore.
We have been supporting the Swiss vocational training system since 1977 by providing young apprentices with training and employment opportunities, and often continuing to employ them after they have completed their apprenticeships.
MSD Zurich site
Since fall 2021, around 250 employees work at our site at THE CIRCLE at Zurich Airport. They focus on accelerating research, data collection and analysis, and commercialization of our medicines and vaccines.
The new office is staffed with teams working in strategic and operational roles in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access and Marketing Operations.
Training opportunities at MSD Switzerland
At our site in Schachen, we offer young people a start into professional life and train them to become qualified specialists.
If you are interested in a job at MSD, there is sure to be something suitable for you!
CH-NON-00443, 03/2026