Senior Process Engineer

Mylan Pharma UK Limited

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.
Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.
We do so via:
Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.
 

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.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

Works in the formulation and process group on drug development projects. A
productive and innovative engineering colleague responsible for producing high
quality technical and scientific results coupled with the ability to interpret own
work.

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

• Manages user requirement specifications, purchasing, installation and ongoing maintenance of formulation and process laboratory equipment.

• Authors high quality SOPs on equipment use and provides training and support to other team members.

• Works productively with partner lines (e.g., EHS, Site Operations) to ensure all associated business requirements for formulation and process equipment are met over their lifecycle.

• Organises and executes experiments to develop the manufacturing process for projects ensuring they meet technical milestones as discussed with supervisor.

• Actively participates in the matrix team to design, and where required, undertake high quality process development to further the manufacturing process of inhaled dosage forms required for project progression.

• Communicates effectively to supervisor and the wider development team and presents data at technical meetings and project team meetings.

• Analyses process data in the context of manufacturing parameters to understand the impact of processing on product Quality Attributes.

• Authors high quality technical reports articulating scientific outcomes on process development activities.

• Adherence to all applicable policies and procedures, including those relating to EHS, GMP, GCP, Quality and Compliance, consistent with the role.

  Perform other duties as assigned consistent with the grade of the role.

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Degree OR HND OR equivalent experience in relevant subject (Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Formulation, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering or other related discipline) and relevant pharmaceutical industry experience
• An understanding of process development relating to drug product development
• Experience of process development equipment in a drug product development role
• Desire to undertake hands-on laboratory work
• Can apply industrial statistics (ANOVA, Regression, Design of Experiments) with support, as required
• Able to work autonomously to deliver individual tasks; able to organise tasks allocated by supervisor and plan own work to consistently achieve output of high-quality results in a timely manner
• Capable of literature investigation into process engineering problems.
• Wants to work in multidisciplinary team/s
• Proven competence in standard IT systems e.g., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Browsers
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Be prepared for occasional business travel

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.

What we offer:

• Top Employer Accreditation, demonstrating that we provide excellent people policies and practices
• Competitive compensation package inclusive of annual discretionary bonus
• Focus on career progression with growth and development opportunities
• Hybrid work model
• Emphasis on Health and Wellness programmes
• 100% paid medical insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Life cover
• Excellent employer-matched pension scheme with Viatris contributing up to 11%
• 2 paid volunteer days per year

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.

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