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Senior Research Scientist jobs in Switzerland

30 live senior research scientist roles in Switzerland, freshest first. Backfilled from company career pages and public boards, refreshed nightly; each links out to apply at the source. See which of these your skills already reach.

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Working in Switzerland, from these 30 postings

Workload, language and place, read from the postings themselves. Swiss employers write the workload into the title and name the language they need; both are counted here, nothing is inferred.

80%Open below 100% (of 10 stating a workload)
GermanLanguage asked for most (6 state one)
BaselMost named location (8)

Language stated in the posting

Postings that name the language explicitly. The rest usually assume the canton’s own language.

Workload stated in the title

  • 80%4
  • 80 to 100%3
  • 100%2
  • 60%1

A range ending in 100% means full time is offered and less is negotiable.

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Quick answers

How many senior Research Scientist jobs in Switzerland are open right now?

30 live openings, refreshed with the nightly scrape; the newest was posted Sep 15. A page like this only exists while it clears a minimum of live listings, so the count is real inventory, never padding. Every preloaded search: browse the board.

Can I get a research scientist job from an adjacent career?

Measurably, yes. The closest measured pivots in: data scientist (55% skill readiness), nlp engineer (52% skill readiness), computer vision engineer (48% skill readiness). Each route page lists exactly which skills carry over and which are missing. Moving out instead: where research scientists move next.

Do I need German for research scientist roles in Switzerland?

6 of the 30 research scientist roles here state a language requirement in the posting, and German is the one asked for most (5 postings; English in 4). The other 24 say nothing explicit, which in Switzerland usually means the local language of the canton is assumed. A posting written in English is not counted as requiring English; only the stated requirement is. The language pages: german-speaking jobs in switzerland, english-speaking jobs in switzerland.

Are part-time research scientist roles common in Switzerland?

Swiss postings state the workload in the title as a percentage of a full week, and 10 of the 30 research scientist roles here do. 8 of those open the door below 100 percent, 2 are full time only. The commonest stated ranges: 80% (4), 80 to 100% (3), 100% (2), 60% (1). A range like 80 to 100 percent means the employer will take four days a week; it is a real option to negotiate, not a formality.

Where in Switzerland are the research scientist roles?

By the location named in the posting: Basel (8), Visp (5), Bern (3), Zürich (3), Muttenz (2), Lausanne (2). Cantons differ in language and in permit practice, so the city is worth checking before the salary.

Which of these jobs do my skills already reach?

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Listings backfilled from re-displayable sources (company career pages, remote-job boards, and public-sector postings), freshest first, refreshed with the nightly scrape. A sample is shown here; see the full filtered board. Each links out to apply at the original posting; salary shown where the posting states it.

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