McDermott Laboratories 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

We are a team of Manufacturing and Automation Engineering professionals who embrace a collaborative environment to tackle sophisticated challenges to meet the needs of our patients. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with Viatris, you will have the opportunity to lead by example, and enjoy mentoring and learning from others. Together, we build and maintain a positive work environment and when you join us, you will collaborate with committed individuals who trust each other to deliver on the tasks at hand. We support innovation and out-of-the-box thinking balanced with collaboration across functions and other teams and we invest in continuous education and provide opportunities for further development.

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

• Leading the execution of continuous improvement projects and initiatives on manufacturing equipment, demonstrating a data-driven approach.

• Supporting the manufacturing process and developing expertise on equipment and interactions with the process, being a key contributor to the resolution of persistent complex technical problems.

• Preparing equipment performance reports by collecting, analysing and summarising information and trends, in support of process improvement.

• Managing multiple deadlines and determining work priorities, the majority of which is to be done autonomously.

• Actively promoting and participating in cross-functional teamwork as an influential team member.

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:

• The ideal candidate will be a Mechanical/Manufacturing/Engineering graduate with 5 years of experience in a high speed, highly automated drug, or medical device fill/assembly/packaging operation or within another highly regulated industry.

• Proficient and experienced in driving projects and continuous improvement initiatives within manufacturing with knowledge and competencies in quality, validation and maintenance systems.

• A motivated and flexible person who can formulate detailed plans with minimum supervisory influence and manage them through to completion.

• Highly developed problem-solving ability with good analytical skills and sound judgment to respond to potentially complicated or novel situations.

• Demonstrated experience in design and execution of technical reports in support of manufacturing process improvement, deviations and problem solving.

• Demonstrated strong communication and team-working skills, including the ability to work effectively and influence decisions across functions, communicating effectively through verbal and written means.

• A track record of developing efficient, innovative and creative solutions to complex and challenging engineering problems, using established tools and frameworks; Lean/Six Sigma certification would be advantageous.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.

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.

Benefits at Viatris

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. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities

• Work-life balance initiatives

• Bonus scheme

• Health insurance

• Pension

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.