Global Sterile Engineering & Ops Leader

Viatris; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Viatris is seeking a Head of Global Engineering Steriles Operations to provide strategic leadership across the Steriles network, including injectables manufacturing sites. You will drive quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliant, reliable operations and supporting growth.

The role requires leading capital projects, optimizing asset performance, and mentoring engineering teams across multiple sites to achieve regulatory readiness and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of sterile pharmaceutical facilities, utilities, engineering systems and project management.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and strategic planning capabilities.
• Knowledge of current sterile pharmaceutical technologies, including isolator filling lines, device assembly lines and plant management best practices
• Bachelor of Science and Engineering with specialization in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in people and process management within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Significant experience in injectables manufacturing environments is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering, facilities, utilities and capital project activities across all sterile manufacturing locations.
• Top priority will be Quality and Safety assurance across all engineering activities, for internal and external collaborators.
• Drive Lean/Operational Excellence and Digital transformation agenda across the engineering function to optimize asset performance and expenses.
• Ensure GMP, statutory, regulatory, safety and environmental requirements.
• Drive standardization of engineering practices and standards across sites.
• Manage CAPEX and OPEX budgets and optimize resource utilization.
• Lead capacity expansion, plant upgrades, automation and operational improvement initiatives.
• Maintain audit readiness and support regulatory inspections.
• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing and Projects teams to improve plant performance.
• Mentor and develop engineering teams across sites.

Skills

Sterile facility knowledge

Leadership & stakeholder mgmt

Project management

Isolator filling lines

Plant management best practices

Education

BSc in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical Engineering

Job description

Viatris is seeking a Head of Global Engineering Steriles Operations to provide strategic leadership across the Steriles network, including injectables manufacturing sites. You will drive quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliant, reliable operations and supporting growth.

The role requires leading capital projects, optimizing asset performance, and mentoring engineering teams across multiple sites to achieve regulatory readiness and operational excellence.