**Assistant/Senior Assistant** Join Our R&D Operations Team! Are you an organized, tech-savvy team player with a passion for connecting people and making things run smoothly behind the scenes? Join our dynamic R&D environment as an Assistant/ Senior Assistant and play a key role in supporting global collaboration, coordinating impactful events, and managing digital tools and data. If you enjoy working across cultures, facilitating communication, and creating structure in a fast-past setting - we`d love to hear from you! At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated. **Key Responsibilities:** + Stakeholder & Support Coordination: Act as a liaison between the R&D community and support functions (e.g., logistics, facility management, external providers). + Logistics & Administration: Support shipments of materials and assist with administrative and logistical processes, especially onboarding and offboarding, purchasing of office materials (Ariba). + Digital Communication Management: Maintain SharePoint and other digital communication platforms, facilitating local and global communication. + Research Data Management: Oversee research data in relevant digital tools at both local and global levels. + Event & Meeting Coordination: Organize large-scale events (local & global) and coordinate invitations for major global team meetings, lab tours or customer visits. + Travel Coordination: Manage travel arrangements when required, in collaboration with external providers. **You bring:** + At least 5 years’ experience as an Assistant in a business context + Fluent in German, very good command of English (spoken and written). Working knowledge of French is an asset. + Digital Savviness: Comfortably navigates digital tools and platforms, continuously learning and adapting to new technologies + Understanding of practical aspects of working in research laboratories and offices is an asset, preferably in the chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic or food industry + Good networking competencies and comfortable in a team, navigating changing priorities + A commitment to teamwork, fostering collaboration and deep understanding of human skill sets as the role is within a very dynamic environment with many stakeholders, where setting priorities and understanding respective roles and responsibilities are crucial. **We bring:** + An opportunity to support innovation by providing seamless operational support. + A chance to work alongside experts in health, nutrition, and beauty, driving real progress. + A possibility to support innovation by creating a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future for all. + Recognition and appreciation for your continued efforts and achievements. + A supportive environment where you can contribute to meaningful change and feel empowered in your role. + A culture that values responsibility and sustainable solutions. dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: (here,) there’s a place for everyone with us. dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Our people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.   We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know. As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people. www.dsm-firmenich.com