English-speaking jobs in Basel
- 435 open roles list English as a requirement
- 239 need no German (55%)
- 108 posted in the last 7 days, by 186 employers
- Updated 2 Nov 2026
Research Assistant/Technician
University of BaselEnglish onlyJunior60%4 days ago
Research Assistant/Technician
University of Basel
What you would do
- Support the Developmental Genetics research group in investigating signalling interactions and molecular mechanisms controlling embryonic development.
- Work with genetically engineered mouse models, mouse models of human diseases, and organoid systems.
- Perform genetic and molecular technologies, genome-wide approaches, and advanced 3D confocal imaging.
- Conduct immunofluorescence on cells and frozen embryo sections, protein biochemistry, and transcriptome analysis.
- Assist with animal experimentation under LTK1/FELASA certification.
Skills
Molecular BiologyMouse ModelsImmunofluorescenceFrozen Section AnalysisProtein Biochemistry
Senior Financial Accountant
GLEIFEnglish onlySenior
Senior Financial Accountant
GLEIF
What you would do
- Manage day-to-day financial accounting activities.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and GLEIF policies.
- Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements including corporate tax, VAT, and tax-exempt status.
- Perform tax filings and coordinate with external tax advisors, acting as key contact for tax authorities.
- Monitor tax risks and identify optimization opportunities.
- Partner with management to ensure revenue recognition complies with IFRS.
Skills
IFRS ReportingSwiss Tax ComplianceVATCorporate TaxTax Filings
Documentation Manager
Herzog & de MeuronEnglish + GermanMid-level
Documentation Manager
Herzog & de Meuron
What you would do
- Support architects in documenting and archiving their projects.
- Ensure long-term preservation of documents, objects, and digital content across the full project lifecycle.
- Coordinate collection of plans, images, and reports.
- Assemble project-phase content with project managers and partners and plan documentation activities per project status.
- Explore selected content and maintain information platforms.
- Maintain manuals ensuring quality of archived documents.
Skills
Archival ManagementDigital PreservationInDesignFotoware AltoMuseumPlus
Global Head of DSO Education Services
StraumannEnglish onlyLead21 days ago
Global Head of DSO Education Services
Straumann
What you would do
- Define and champion the global Enterprise Education vision, value proposition and strategy for DSO customers.
- Develop short- and long-term strategies to scale and commercialise education across clinical, business and leadership domains.
- Create learning pathways connecting clinical excellence with business performance and leadership capability.
- Design scalable education concepts combining in-person, digital and blended formats.
- Establish frameworks, processes and governance to design, contract, deliver and improve education programmes.
- Develop scalable delivery models, especially for in-person/live patient training.
Skills
Enterprise Education StrategyLearning Pathway DesignBlended LearningLMS PlatformsCustomer Segmentation
In Vitro ADME Scientist
RM GroupEnglish only100%
In Vitro ADME Scientist
RM Group
What you would do
- Perform cellular-based in vitro ADME assays, including routine cell culture techniques such as cell seeding and maintaining cell lines.
- Support drug discovery project teams by characterising absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) properties.
- Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, particularly LC/MS instruments, and relevant bioanalytical software.
- Utilise laboratory automation systems for efficient execution of cellular-based assays.
- Document, analyse, and report experimental results to stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Skills
Cell CultureIn Vitro ADME AssaysLC/MSBioanalytical SoftwareLaboratory Automation
Chauffeur
SyngentaEnglish + German11 days ago
Chauffeur
Syngenta
What you would do
- Drive the CEO, senior leadership, and VIP guests within Switzerland and internationally as required, ensuring safe, comfortable, and discreet transport.
- Plan routes and schedules independently, accounting for traffic, weather, and security conditions.
- Perform courier trips and transport sensitive documents.
- Provide guest reception and logistics support at airports and hotels.
- Coordinate assignments with the CEO Office and Executive Assistants.
- Maintain, clean, and service the company vehicle including fuel/charging management, routine checks, and scheduling inspections.
Skills
Executive DrivingVIP TransportRoute PlanningSwiss Road Network KnowledgeVehicle Maintenance Coordination
Chauffeur Assistant
Grand Hotel Les Trois RoisEnglish + German30%6 days ago
Chauffeur Assistant
Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois
What you would do
- Limousine rides with hotel-owned vehicles (Volvo XC90 and Range Rover).
- Internal and external messenger runs.
- Cleaning work.
- Parking, maintenance, and equipment of guest and hotel cars.
- Compliance with internal standards, LQA, and Forbes.
Skills
Limousine DrivingVolvo XC90Range RoverBPT LicenseCategory B License
Junior Buyer
ManorEnglish + GermanJunior60%6 days ago
Junior Buyer
Manor
What you would do
- Support the Buyer in developing and implementing the category strategy in line with financial goals.
- Build an economically strong, customer-oriented assortment in Travel and Home Utility categories and promote profitable sales and market share growth.
- Create assortment overviews, article lists, and option/variant analyses.
- Act as a hub between suppliers, department stores, back office, and distribution centers.
- Support the ordering process and maintain the merchandise management system.
- Prepare supplier meetings and negotiations, including price comparisons, margin analyses, and benchmarks.
Skills
Category ManagementAssortment PlanningMerchandise Management SystemsSupplier NegotiationMargin Analysis
Study Coordinator Cardiology
Universitätsspital BaselEnglish + GermanJunior19 days ago
Study Coordinator Cardiology
Universitätsspital Basel
What you would do
- Independently organize, coordinate, and implement clinical studies according to ICH-GCP from initiation to close-out.
- Plan and coordinate study processes, patient visits, and study-specific examinations with internal and external partners.
- Serve as central contact person for sponsors, monitors, authorities, external study centers, and examining physicians.
- Record, maintain, and quality-assure study-relevant data in electronic databases, including query processing.
- Create and manage essential study documents, maintain the Trial Master File (TMF), and handle administrative tasks in the study team.
Skills
ICH-GCPClinical Study CoordinationTrial Master File (TMF)Electronic Data Capture (EDC)Query Processing
Internship - SCM Purchasing
Jet AviationEnglish onlyJunior16 days ago
Internship - SCM Purchasing
Jet Aviation
What you would do
- Support day-to-day operational procurement activities, including purchase order creation and follow-up.
- Assist in managing supplier communication to ensure timely delivery and compliance with requirements.
- Monitor and update procurement data in ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (planning, logistics, finance) to resolve order-related issues.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives and documentation.
- Review purchase order claims and discuss defects and delivery problems with suppliers and negotiate refunds.
Skills
ProcurementPurchase Order ManagementSupplier ManagementSAP ERPMS Excel
Receptionist
SecuritasEnglish + GermanJunior60%2 days ago
Receptionist
Securitas
What you would do
- Serve as contact person for patients, visitors, relatives, and hospital employees.
- Handle administrative tasks.
- Operate the telephone switchboard.
- Perform locking and opening rounds.
- Work in a shift system including weekends.
Skills
Telephone Switchboard OperationMS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)Administrative SupportReception ServicesDriving License
Risk Manager
PaxEnglish + GermanSenior14 days ago
Risk Manager
Pax
What you would do
- Shape and develop qualitative and quantitative risk management strategy.
- Own the ORSA process end-to-end, linking risk, capital, and business planning.
- Design and manage stress tests and scenario analyses and derive management recommendations.
- Develop ESG and liquidity risk management and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Further develop the operational risk framework and Internal Control System (IKS).
- Coordinate risk and control assessments, manage the incident reporting process, and ensure meaningful risk reporting.
Skills
Risk ManagementORSAStress TestingScenario AnalysisALM
Analyst, Novartis Venture Fund
NovartisEnglish onlyJuniorHybrid5 days ago
Analyst, Novartis Venture Fund
Novartis
What you would do
- Support scientific and business due diligence for new and follow-on life sciences investments.
- Evaluate scientific publications, business plans and emerging technologies to inform investment decisions.
- Conduct competitive, market and landscape analyses across therapeutic areas and emerging science.
- Engage with scientific experts and key opinion leaders to test investment hypotheses.
- Assess companies, development programs and market opportunities alongside senior investment colleagues.
- Build financial and capital models to support investment evaluation and decision-making.
Skills
Scientific Due DiligenceFinancial ModelingCapital ModelingMarket AnalysisCompetitive Analysis
Product Safety Specialist
RocheEnglish onlyMid-level13 days ago
Product Safety Specialist
Roche
What you would do
- Support a global data migration project moving chemical legislation data from SAP EHSM to S/4HANA EHSM.
- Translate and transform chemical data structures from legacy systems into S/4HANA-compatible formats.
- Ensure global environmental regulatory compliance (REACH, RoHS, Prop 65, TSCA, POP, Conflict Minerals, Packaging Directive) for diagnostics instruments, consumables, and packaging.
- Prepare load files and perform post-load verification checks using automation and mass load tools.
- Automate manual tasks and report generation.
- Contribute subject-matter expertise to project meetings.
Skills
SAP EH&SS/4HANAREACH ComplianceRoHS ComplianceProp 65
Manager / Senior Manager - SAP SuccessFactors & HR Transformation
EYEnglish or GermanMid-level17 days ago
Manager / Senior Manager - SAP SuccessFactors & HR Transformation
EY
What you would do
- Lead SAP SuccessFactors implementation and transformation programmes for national and international clients.
- Advise HR and business leaders on HR technology, digital HR and workforce transformation topics.
- Design and deliver innovative SuccessFactors solutions across one or more modules.
- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
- Lead project teams and contribute to the successful delivery of complex engagements.
- Support business development activities, client pursuits, proposal development and RFP responses.
Skills
SAP SuccessFactorsEmployee CentralEmployee Central PayrollRecruiting ModuleTime Management / Time Tracking
Cook or Assistant Cook
BundesasylzentrumEnglish or GermanJunior
Cook or Assistant Cook
Bundesasylzentrum
What you would do
- Prepare breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks daily.
- Support the head chef in meal preparation, production, and service.
- Implement menu plans and special dietary forms.
- Maintain clean, hygienic, professional kitchen work.
- Handle goods receipt, inventory management, and food control.
- Plan production according to occupancy.
Skills
Meal PreparationFood Hygiene (HACCP)Special Dietary CookingInventory ManagementFood Control
Nursing Administration Employee
ConvalereEnglish or GermanJunior
Nursing Administration Employee
Convalere
What you would do
- Administrative support of the Medic-Help team.
- Independently organize and coordinate medical appointments with doctors, hospitals, and service providers.
- Coordinate appointments and changes with nursing professionals and internal departments.
- Maintain and update medical-administrative data, appointments, and pending items.
- Prepare, process, and forward medical documents and reports.
- Handle correspondence with hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and medical partners.
Skills
Medical AdministrationAppointment CoordinationMedical DocumentationData Protection ComplianceMedical Records Management
Christmas Market Team Member
TerraGemmaEnglish or GermanJunior
Christmas Market Team Member
TerraGemma
What you would do
- Welcoming market visitors and assisting with purchases.
- Operating the point-of-sale system and handling cash and card transactions.
- Managing short queues.
- Restocking inventory and keeping the display neat and festive.
- Setting up the stall in the morning and securing it at closing time.
Skills
Point-of-Sale SystemsCash HandlingCard TransactionsInventory RestockingCustomer Service
Social Worker
Universitäts‑Kinderspital beider BaselEnglish or GermanMid-level
Social Worker
Universitäts‑Kinderspital beider Basel
What you would do
- Informing, advising, and supporting patient families in challenging situations.
- Advising on social insurance, family and civil law, relief offers, employer contacts, and financial issues.
- Networking patient families with external specialist agencies.
- Supporting the social counseling team across all areas.
- Participating in the UKBB child protection group.
- Participating in the UKBB Care Team.
Skills
Social Work (HF/FH)Clinical Social WorkSocial Insurance AdvisoryFamily Law AdvisoryChild Protection
Administrative Assistant
SIS Swiss International SchoolEnglish or GermanJunior
Administrative Assistant
SIS Swiss International School
What you would do
- Serve as contact person for parents, children, and teachers.
- Support school management.
- Conduct initial consultations for prospective students.
- Co-organize events.
- Handle administrative organization of the school year and individual projects.
- Maintain systems and the intranet.
Skills
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft TeamsInvoicingIntranet AdministrationEvent Organization
How much German you need
All
55%
Junior
52%
Mid-level
34%
Senior
64%
Lead
76%
EnglishEnglish or GermanEnglish + German
Industries
EnglishEnglish + German
- Pharma220
- Technology149
- Consulting93
- Healthcare77
- Finance59
- Manufacturing58
Employers
EnglishEnglish + German
- Roche60
- University of Basel21
- Novartis18
- Lonza15
- Abbott12
- BeOne6
Skills
EnglishEnglish + German
- Project Management33
- Python31
- Stakeholder Management31
- MS Office26
- Regulatory Compliance22
- Team Leadership20
Seniority and workload
- Junior31%
- Mid-level23%
- Senior35%
- Lead11%
- 100% only32%
- Range up to 100%29%
- Part-time40%
New roles per week
Questions
Can I work in Basel without German?
Yes, in 55% of the roles listed here. 239 open roles require English only.
Which employers hire in English?
Roche, University of Basel, Novartis, Lonza have the most English-only roles open now.
How we count
Open roles in the Basel area whose posting lists English as a required language, checked daily. "English only" means no other language is required. Workload is taken from the posting text where stated. Recruitment agencies are excluded from the role sample.