Manager Technical Development Services (Drug Product)

Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC
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.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here's how the Manager, Tech Dev Services role will make an impact:
The Manager will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide Drug Product technical support for the solid oral dose product portfolio across the Viatris global manufacturing network. This position reports to the Senior Director, API & DP Technical Services, within the IOAO Global Technology and Engineering team.
Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Serve as Drug Product Subject Matter Expert (SME) in areas of solid oral manufacturing
• Provide proactive improvements to increase process and product robustness, manufacturing efficiencies, product quality and supply reliability across the internal and external IOAO network (Integrated Oral solid dose and API Operations)
• Provide project management and/or technical guidance for execution of Drug Product technical transfers and API/excipient source changes
• Provide support to manufacturing site colleagues for complex investigations and technical issue resolution
• Collaborate across GTE as needed to solicit relevant expertise for technical issue resolution and customer support

The minimum qualifications for this role are:
Education

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with at least 5 years in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Extensive knowledge of solid oral dose manufacturing unit operations from small scale through commercial scale with firm understanding of process equipment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Positive interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team driven environment
• Proven ability to plan and work in independently. Candidate must be able to work under consultative direction, toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives for a project. Assignments may sometimes be self-initiated.
• Candidate should have the ability to determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Develops advanced ideas and guides their development into a final product.
• Understanding of six sigma methodology and application of tools to resolve complex DP challenges in GMP environment
• Approximately 15-20% of domestic and international travel may be required.

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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
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