Director, Global Technical Services

About the role

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually. The Director, Global Technical Services – Respiratory will lead the technical aspects of externally manufactured products for the Respiratory portfolio and selected global key brands, ensuring alignment with commercial launch targets, process robustness, and cost competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Respiratory R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Sourcing and other departments to support holistic management of contract manufacturing capability and reliability for assigned products.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs), evaluating technical performance and capacity against commercial demand.
• Demonstrate competence in negotiation, influencing, conflict management, and communication of recommendations/mitigations to senior management.
• Independently manage CMOs/vendors to agreed project timelines, ensuring alignment with internal project teams and delivery within budget and timeframe while maintaining quality.
• Develop and execute tech transfer project plans in collaboration with Respiratory R&D, acting as the interface between Process Development and Manufacturing Operations to implement new processes/technologies into GMP manufacturing.
• Lead GMP manufacturing operations external to Viatris by conducting investigations, determining root cause, and driving CAPA closure for topics including production process, QC testing, stability results, and raw materials.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, safety, productivity, and reliability of manufacturing processes, including the introduction of new technology, and translate these into business cases with budget, time, and risk/mitigation profiles.
• Act as a subject-matter expert to support the technical services team and develop technical proficiency of Viatris colleagues through knowledge sharing.
• Drive continuous improvement of existing technologies and support the development of new technological and/or product innovations and introductions in partnership with Quality, External Supply Operations, and R&D.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) with a specialization in Engineering or a related science field; relevant experience may be considered.
• Knowledgeable in pharmaceutical development and GMP manufacturing, preferably for respiratory products.
• Experience in at least one of the following product categories: orally inhaled and nasal drug products (OINDP), parenteral, blow-fill-seal, vaccine, or drug/device combinations.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute experimental plans, especially in commercial plants.
• Experience with statistical analysis and reporting of results to both technical and senior leader stakeholders.
• Ability to build, lead, and technically manage matrix teams responsible for the delivery of complex products.
• Demonstrated leader behaviors including influencing, negotiation, conflict management, and stakeholder/senior leader management.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Location and language

• This remote role allows flexibility to be based in the UK, Europe, or the United States.
• Proficiency in speaking, comprehending, reading, and writing English is required.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $112,000.00 – $236,000.00 USD. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.