Process Engineer ( 12 Months Agency Contract )

Rottapharm Limited

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Process Engineer role will make an impact:

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Leading and Managing projects for the introduction of new products, equipment and processes to meet all safety, quality, regulatory and operational requirements.

• Process mapping, gap analysis/identification for new and existing pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

• Carrying out investigations into manufacturing processes and deviations.

• Coordinating changes using the Viatris approved change control procedure to ensure that cGMP is adhered to.

• Project management and co-ordination including planning, scheduling, task management and delegation, milestone planning, communication and reporting.

• Managing and executing process and equipment trials and validation.

• Supporting validation activities for project activities, including review of validation documentation and attendance at validation activities (FAT, IQOQ, etc.).

• Ensuring that all new equipment is bought in accordance with the EEM (Early Equipment Management) policy.

• Working across teams as part of project planning and deployment, including collaboration with supporting departments, such as Production/Operations, Quality, Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Facilities and Engineering, Supply Chain and Finance, etc.

• Troubleshooting and optimisation of existing processes to achieve product output targets.

• Generation, review and approval of project documentation (Scope, User Requirement Specifications etc), trial reports and Standard Operating Procedures.

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• BEng in Chemical and Processing Engineering or appropriate science or engineering discipline.

• A minimum of 3-4 years’ recent experience in a process engineering role or similar in the Pharma/Biotech/Chemical Industry.

• Understanding the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process and experience with dry blending, compression, coating and/or granulation (wet and dry).

• A proven track record in process development, support and improvement is desirable.

• The ability to organise, plan and execute multiple tasks to tight schedules.

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work in cross-functional team environments, as well as independently.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.