{"id":4075,"date":"2022-09-25T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/?page_id=4075"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:17:54","slug":"apprenticeships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/apprenticeships\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprenticeships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_c8cd9b135a8ef71c8c335f750d860109\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/191219150405_lomA.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"Photo: two researchers at MSD\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n                        \n                            <h1>Apprenticeships<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>We offer young people a strong start to their career and provide the training they need to become qualified professionals.\u00a0We see it as part of our entrepreneurial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/about-us\/responsibility\/\">responsibility<\/a> to offer professional opportunities for local young people.<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>At our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/about-us\/sites\/\">location in Schachen<\/a>, we have been offering apprenticeships for Swiss federal certification as a chemistry laboratory technician (EFZ, Eidgen\u00f6ssisches F\u00e4higkeitszeugnis) since 1977, and as a biology laboratory technician since 2010.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EFZ Laboratory technician (chemistry and biology)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apprenticeship duration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Training location<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Werthenstein BioPharma GmbH, Industrie Nord 1, 6105 Schachen LU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secondary school A or B with good grades in math<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interest in experimentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good observational skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean and precise working methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perseverance and patience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong reliability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interest in operating electrical devices and complex equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capacity for teamwork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Application documents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Application letter (statement of motivation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why am I applying to work at Werthenstein BioPharma GmbH?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why do I want to learn this particular profession?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why should I be accepted for this apprenticeship?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Attachments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Curriculum vitae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy of school reports from the previous and current school years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Schnupperlehre&#8221; (job trial course) reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open apprenticeship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We currently have no apprenticeship vacancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Werthenstein BioPharma GmbH<br>Natasa Zivanovic<br>Industrie Nord 1<br>6105 Schachen<br><a href=\"mailto:natasa.zivanovic@msd.com\">natasa.zivanovic@msd.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>CH-NON-00581, 08\/2024<\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EFZ Laboratory technician (chemistry and biology) Apprenticeship duration 3 years Training location Werthenstein BioPharma GmbH, Industrie Nord 1, 6105 Schachen LU Requirements Application documents Application letter (statement of motivation) Attachments Open apprenticeship We currently have no apprenticeship vacancies. 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