Group Associate Engineer MS

Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately‑owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.

Join us in shaping our vision to provide new health solutions advancing human life.

• System administration of collaboration environments in MS 365 (SharePoint Online/One Drive/Teams).
• Responsible for the administration of the Octapharma digital workplace which is comprised of various MS 365 services.
• Working closely with the business to build MS 365 solutions that improve efficiency.
• Back‑end MS 365 system configuration end through the central admin portal.
• Design and implementation of automated processes built in Power Apps/Automate.
• Working with additional MS 365 services and integrating them into our collaboration platform (Forms, Planner, Loop etc).Restructuring the existing environment to fit best practices and migrating data from legacy file servers into 365.
• Implementing change requests and continuous improvements to the MS 365 environment.
• User training users through the creation of knowledge articles and in person workshops.
• Acting as an ambassador and technical expert for MS 365 within Octapharma.

• Experience administrating an enterprise collaboration environment.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar IT role, ideally within the pharmaceutical sector.
• Background in SharePoint administration with an in‑depth knowledge of site configuration, structural elements, and central admin.
• Proven expertise with digital tools and platforms, including MS 365, SharePoint, One Drive, and Power Platform.
• Experience handling large data migrations both within the 365 environment and from external locations such as onpremise file servers.
• Excellent organisational skills, with experience in Agile Project Management and the ability to manage multiple projects, coordinate diverse stakeholders, and deliver high‑quality results on time.
• Strong technical affinity, proactive, hands‑on, and solution‑oriented, with a keen eye for detail and the confidence to provide support when needed.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional languages are a plus.

• The Digital Workplace Platform Team provides 3 core services to the business – Communication, Collaboration, and Automation. We do this through technology platforms such as Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Cisco Webex.
• The overall responsibility of the team is to provide the service, implement governance around that service, improve the service, and to enable users to work with the service.
• We specialise in global medical marketing, strategic and business development, as well as pipeline project management.
• The Digital Workplace Platform Team consists of 5 members, within a larger IT group of 200+. You will support our global organisation, and work in close collaboration with our external partners and Corporate Communications.
• This position is a full‑time role.

• You help save lives - Every day is meaningful as we produce life‑saving medicines.
• Family values - Long‑term perspective for employees and relationships.
• Be rewarded with market‑related salary and benefits package.
• You will have a high level of influence where you can make a difference and leave your footprint.
• Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organisation.
• Skills development - We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions.

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