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.
Job Description & Qualifications
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
The Senior Microbiology Team Leader will lead a team of Microbiology Technician’s in ensuring the quality and safety of sterile injectable products. The role is responsible for overseeing microbiological testing, method validation, environmental monitoring and contamination control in compliance with regulatory guidelines.
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Senior Microbiology Team Lead role will make an impact:
Coordinate and supervise all microbiological testing in the Microbiology Lab, ensuring timely completion to meet company objectives.
Review and approve batch release documentation, raw material, and stability data in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Provide leadership, coaching, and technical expertise to the Microbiology team, setting goals and promoting professional development.
Manage and oversee laboratory investigations, deviations, change controls, SOP updates, and trend reports within the Microbiology Department.
Ensure compliance with current GMP, GLP, and regulatory directives, maintaining high quality standards and adopting industry best practices.
Schedule and manage calibration and maintenance of laboratory instruments and equipment.
Ensure test method validity is established, documented, and maintained in the Microbiology Lab.
Act as Deputy/Designee for the Microbiology Lab Manager, supporting departmental oversight and decision-making.
Manage the environmental monitoring program, investigate out-of-specification results, and implement corrective actions to maintain aseptic manufacturing conditions.
Oversee aseptic process simulations (media fills), including scheduling, report review, and approval.
Support the development and execution of a comprehensive contamination control strategy, track relevant quality system metrics, and represent the department during audits and regulatory inspections.
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:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 2-4 years of experience. However, a combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration
Knowledge of Annex I and US and EMA GMP regulations.
Have working knowledge of isolator technology and MODA.
Experience with sterile injectable products, aseptic manufacturing processes and contamination control strategies
Excellent leadership communication and problem solving skills required.
Ability to work cross functionally with other departments (Analytical, Quality, Manufacturing and Regulatory).
Proficient computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, databases, Microsoft project planning (or similar software).
Must possess excellent planning and organizational skills, be able to work in a fast paced environment, adjust quickly to changing priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
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.