Clinical Embryologist
Deputy Lab Manager (IVF/ Andrology)*
Workload: 70–100% · Start Date: Q3/Q4 2025 · Location: 360° Fertility Center, Zurich, Switzerland
About Us
As a dynamic center we provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary care for couples and individuals seeking to start families now or in the future. In 2024, we celebrated our 10th anniversary. Our name reflects our commitment to providing patient-centered, highly individualized services. Our team consists of five in-house IVF-licensed doctors and five affiliated physicians, all of whom are committed to providing compassionate care and professional expertise. We offer our evidence-based care to an expanding local and international patient base through state-of-the-art facilities and a multilingual team. Our clinic integrates advanced reproductive technologies, including the AI-based Unify PreIVF Report, with comprehensive support services. These services include psychosomatic counseling and traditional Chinese medicine, such as acupuncture and TCM. With facilities in Zurich and Zollikon, we house an IVF/Andrology laboratory, outpatient clinic, and two medical offices, ensuring seamless, patient-centered care.
Your Role
Join our dedicated team as an experienced clinical embryologist or Deputy Lab Manager to oversee advanced embryological and andrological procedures while supporting laboratory operations. Key responsibilities include:
Clinical & Technical Expertise
Perform and /or supervise:
- Sperm preparation, analysis, and cryopreservation (including TESE)
- IVF/ ICSI, oocyte retrieval/ denudation, and embryo transfer
- Vitrification/thawing of oocytes, embryos, and blastocysts
- Trophectoderm biopsy (for all ranges of PGT) and cryotank management
- Operate and maintain laboratory equipment (incubators, micromanipulation systems, etc.).
Quality & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to ESHRE guidelines and QMS protocols.
- Manage documentation, database systems, and import/export of gametes/embryos.
Team Leadership
- Mentor junior embryologists and coordinate training programs.
- Collaborate with clinicians, andrologists, and interdisciplinary staff.
Your Profile
Education: Master’s degree in Life Sciences or related field.
- Certification: ESHRE Clinical Embryologist (Senior ESHRE certification preferred for the deputy lab manager position).
- Experience: 3+ (clinical embryologist) or 5+ years (Deputy Lab Manager) in clinical embryology/ andrology, including advanced procedures (PGT, mTESE).
Skills:
- Exceptional technical precision and adherence to SOPs.
- Proficiency in English (B1+); Willingness to learn German, additional languages advantageous.
- Competency in QMS, data management, and laboratory software.
- Traits: Resilient, adaptable to weekend duties, and empathetic in patient interactions.
We offer
- Innovation: Access to latest reproductive technologies.
- Growth: Support for ESHRE Senior Embryologist certification and continuous education.
- Culture: Collaborative, interdisciplinary team in a modern, supportive environment.
- * Pathway and structured transition to co-directorship with Executive Board membership for qualifying candidates, with progression based on professional competence, interpersonal alignment, and demonstrated impact.
- * Job-sharing is an optional arrangement that accommodates individual working models while ensuring leadership continuity in the IVF laboratory.
- Additional Benefits: including relocation allowances, language courses, discounts on pharmaceuticals and medical services, expanded social benefits, supplementary private hospital insurance (accident coverage), and additional perks tailored to support staff well-being.
