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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
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Senior Microbiology Manager will make an impact:
·Manage and control the microbial testing of pharmaceutical products for release.
·Ensure highest quality standards are maintained in areas of responsibility and that industry best practice is adopted in accordance with current GLP, GMP and regulatory body directives.
·Ensure all laboratory analysis is carried out in a safe, efficient and timely manner and ensure that systems and methods of analysis, sampling and testing are in place to allow for the generation of valid data.
·Ensure validity of all test methods in the laboratory are established and documented.
·Interact efficiently with other department managers/ directors.
·Ensure department readiness for audits both internal and external authorities. Represent Quality management for Microbiology and interface with investigators during these inspections.
·Manage and support the Microbiology Team. Including establishing employee goals and objectives, assess performance, provide regular feedback, coach, develop and ensure dept. personnel are properly trained and remain in compliance with training requirements at all times.
·Support continuous improvement projects such as 6S and lean processes for the laboratory.
·Provide input to regulatory files in support of new product submissions and approvals.
For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:
·Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a science related discipline (preferably Microbiology/Pharmaceutical Sciences) and 8+years managerial/supervisory pharmaceutical industrial experience preferably within a microbiology department.
·Ability to set clear goals and development plans for team,communicate these clearly and ensure progress to completion meeting predefined targets.
·Track record of showing how results were delivered through management/leadership of others.
·Ability to provide leadership.
·Project management, resource planning and budgeting.
·Development and training of team members.
·Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
·Ability to work cross functionally with other departments (Analytical, Quality, Manufacturing and Regulatory).
·Working knowledge of isolator technology.
·Working knowledge of Environmental Monitoring of a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Environment
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
·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
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
At Viatris, we offercompetitivesalaries, benefitsandan 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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