Job Detail

Headquartered in Lachen near Zurich, Switzerland, the Octapharma Group is a leading company in the worldwide market for therapeutic human proteins. Working at Octapharma means to have an opportunity to contribute to our common goal – developing lifesaving therapies to improve patients’ lives.

We are seeking

A motivated person to join the Office Applications team as SharePoint Administrator. In this position you will be located in our head quarter in Lachen and you will report to the Office Application Manager.

Your main responsibilities and opportunities

• Administrating our SharePoint based document management system


• Planning and implementation of document migration into the system


• Collaboration with Quality department to manage ongoing system roll-out


• Automated workflow design and implementation


• Supporting the business with SharePoint based applications


• Assisting with the transition into Office 365


• Responding to and resolving support tickets


• Managing permissions

Your Profile

In this high-profile position, you will be responsible for the Octapharma document management solution, which is built upon Microsoft SharePoint

As the ideal candidate, you possess a solid IT education and background, with 3+ years experience administrating SharePoint environments and document management systems. A diploma or degree in IT specialising in web based applications would be an advantage. You are motivated, flexible, can work independently, have good communication and task management skills, cope well with stress in a fast-paced environment, and have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office products.

You are fluent in English, although German would be of benefit.

Our offer

• Develop and grow a professional career in an exciting, challenging and international environment


• An attractive salary and benefits package


• Work in a dynamic, highly motivated and international team

How to apply

Please e-mail your application in English describing your interest, expected salary and enclosing your CV, references and/or recommendation letters to: 

About Octapharma

The vision of Octapharma is “Our passion drives us to provide new health solutions advancing human life”. Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing human proteins from human plasma and human cell lines. As a family-owned company, Octapharma believes in investing to make a difference in people’s lives and has been doing so since 1983; because it’s in our blood.Our company values are Ownership, Integrity, Leadership, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship.

In 2018, the Group achieved €1.8 billion in revenue, an operating income of €346 million and invested €240 million to ensure future prosperity. Octapharma employs more than 8 300 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 115 countries with products across three therapeutic areas:

• Haematology (coagulation disorders)


• Immunotherapy (immune disorders)


• Critical care

Octapharma owns six state-of-the-art production facilities in Austria, France, Germany, Mexico and Sweden.

For more information visit www.octapharma.com