Biotechnologist applicants have rated the interview process at Lonza with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Biotechnologist roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lonza overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lonza as a Biotechnologist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
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Thorough and knowledgeable regarding the people they are interviewing. Able to hear and have meaningful conversations with the candidate. Respond time is quick as well which gives candidate alot of ease of the process at hand
There was a recruiter call first, he basically checked where I live, my experience for short and I got the first stage interview in a week; I will tell how it will go
The interview was first scheduled by a recruiter via email. The interview went decently and was well aligned with the Biotechnologist position I applied to, I am still waiting for an answer.
I applied online. I interviewed at Lonza (Visp) in Apr 2026
Interview
En primer lugar, me explicaron detenidamente como era la planta en la que iba a trabajar, dándome detalles de toda la maquinaria y de los procesos. A continuación me pidió que le hiciera un resumen de mi experiencia y estudios y por último me realizó una serie de preguntas.