Associate Director of Engineering

Biopharma Careers; Inverin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Bonus scheme

Work-life balance initiatives

Job summary

Viatris is a global healthcare company focused on bridging generics and brands to improve access to medicines worldwide, with a commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Viatris seeks an engineering leader to drive multi-year capital strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead cross-functional teams across site infrastructure, validation, and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes leadership in pharmaceutical engineering, sterile manufacturing knowledge, and adherence

Qualifications

• Extensive plant engineering leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry with knowledge of sterile drug manufacture and cGMP requirements.
• Strong understanding of Annex I, US and EMA GMP regulations, with practical experience in regulatory audits (HPRA, FDA).
• Experience in aseptic process and contamination control strategies, including cleaning and disinfection validation.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, design and manage significant capital expansion projects, with equipment qualification, validation and facilities upgrades.
• Strong people leadership skills with a proven track record of building high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop multidisciplinary maintenance, engineering and facilities teams.
• Develop and execute multi-year engineering and capital investment strategies to support capacity, compliance and business growth.
• Drive engineering reliability, asset lifecycle management, preventive maintenance and technical problem-solving across site infrastructure.
• Develop, implement and promote a Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) strategy using FMECA/FMEA assessments, trend analysis and control charts.
• Oversee validation and qualification protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ) for pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and facilities.
• Ensure full compliance with HPRA, FDA, GMP, cGMP, ISO and other global regulatory standards, supporting inspections and maintaining audit-ready operations.
• Manage annual and multi-year capital budgets, overseeing capital projects and facility upgrades to deliver cost-effective, sustainable solutions.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and MS&T teams to align on operational needs and drive sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Engineering leadership

cGMP compliance

Regulatory audits

Aseptic processing

Capital project management

Six Sigma Black Belt

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Job description

Mylan Teoranta

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, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.

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

• Lead, mentor and develop multidisciplinary maintenance, engineering and facilities teams, fostering accountability, engagement and high performance.
• Develop and execute multi-year engineering and capital investment strategies to support capacity, compliance and business growth.
• Drive engineering reliability, asset lifecycle management, preventive maintenance and technical problem-solving across site infrastructure including HVAC, water systems, power distribution and cleanrooms.
• Develop, implement and promote a Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) strategy using FMECA/FMEA assessments, trend analysis and control charts to optimise equipment performance.
• Oversee validation and qualification protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ) for pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and facilities.
• Ensure full compliance with HPRA, FDA, GMP, cGMP, ISO and other global regulatory standards, supporting inspections and maintaining audit-ready operations.
• Manage annual and multi-year capital budgets, overseeing capital projects and facility upgrades to deliver cost-effective, sustainable solutions.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and MS&T teams to align on operational needs and drive sustainability initiatives.

About Your Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical, Industrial or related field).
• Extensive plant engineering leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong understanding of sterile drug manufacture and cGMP requirements.
• Strong understanding of Annex I, US and EMA GMP regulations, with practical experience in regulatory audits (HPRA, FDA).
• Proven experience in aseptic process and contamination control strategies, including cleaning and disinfection validation.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, design and manage significant capital expansion projects, with experience in equipment qualification, validation and facilities upgrades.
• Strong people leadership skills with a proven track record of building and developing high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.
• PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean Manufacturing certification preferred.
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills with strong problem-solving and critical thinking ability.

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

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

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.

A t Viatris, we offer competitive salar ies , benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

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

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.