Strategic Development & Commercialization Lead

1528 Mylan Teoranta; Galway; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Pension

Bonus scheme

Career progression opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Descripción de la vacante

Viatris in Ireland seeks a Strategic Development & Commercialization Lead to drive a 3-year commercialization program for a new cartridge-filling product line, spanning Operations, Quality, MS&T, and Engineering.

You will develop roadmaps, ensure GMP, data integrity, and regulatory alignment, lead cross-functional teams, manage risks, and report progress to executive steering committees as the launch advances.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related discipline; Master’s degree preferred (MBA, MSc)
• PMP or Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)
• Proven experience leading complex multi-year programs
• 10+ years of management experience
• Experience in cross-functional, matrixed organizations
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory compliance (GMP, data integrity)
• Strong risk management and decision-making capabilities
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
• Supervisory responsibilities including interviewing, hiring and training employees

Responsabilidades

• Lead overall strategy and execution of the program from development to commercialization
• Establish and maintain a clear roadmap with regulatory and sterility compliance
• Drive delivery against milestones, timelines, and success metrics
• Lead cross-functional teams across Operations, Quality, MS&T, and Engineering
• Implement governance structures with regular reviews and reporting
• Identify and mitigate risks; assess impact on existing products
• Provide monthly progress updates to executive steering committees
• Ensure deliverables meet customer, regulatory, and business expectations
• Oversee facility and equipment modifications for new product
• Implement lean manufacturing workflows post-launch

Conocimientos

Project management

GMP compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Leadership 10+ years

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related; Master’s preferred (MBA, MSc)

Descripción del empleo

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

As the Strategic Development & Commercialization Lead, you will lead the execution of a critical, 3-year commercialization program for a new cartridge-filling product line. This role bridges four key technical pillars: Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Science & Technology (MS&T), and Engineering. The Strategic Development & Commercialization Lead will drive the project from development through process validation, equipment qualification, and commercial readiness. Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Strategic Development & Commercialization Lead role will make an impact:

• Lead the overall strategy and execution of the program from development through to commercialization
• Establish and maintain a clear roadmap, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and that regulatory compliance (GMP, Annex 1, data integrity) and sterility requirements are met
• Drive delivery against key milestones, timelines, and success metrics
• Lead core project teams across Operations, Quality, MS&T, and Engineering
• Implement robust program governance structures, including regular reviews and reporting
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks, ensuring mitigation plans are in place and evaluate impact on existing products (multiproduct contamination control strategy)
• Ensure informed decision-making through clear visibility of risks, dependencies, and trade-offs
• Partner with commercial and operational teams to ensure a successful and sustainable launch and provide monthly progress updates to executive steering committees
• Ensure that deliverables meet customer, regulatory, and business expectations
• Oversee facility, new process equipment and process modifications as needed for the adaption of the facility for the new product
• Implement lean manufacturing workflows to optimize cycle times post-launch

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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline, Master’s degree (preferred), such as: MBA (Master of Business Administration), MSc in Engineering, Project Management, or a relevant technical field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt)
• Proven experience leading complex, multi-year program or large-scale projects
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, with 10+ years management experience
• Demonstrated success in bringing products/processes from development to commercialization
• Experience working within cross-functional, matrixed organizations
• Excellent program and project management skills
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory compliance, including GMP requirements, data integrity, and expectations of key regulatory bodies, with the ability to embed these into program execution and decision-making
• Strong risk management and decision-making capabilities
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
• Position directly supervises a team and is required to carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, supporting development, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

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.

Viatris is a global healthcare company whose mission is to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life. We meet the needs of patients around the world by acting decisively with ingenuity and resolve. Whether we're developing new medicines, working to maintain a resilient supply of needed therapies, or pursuing bold innovation, we strive to deliver solutions that are effective at scale and built to endure. We're purpose-built to make an impact with a broad portfolio that spans generics, value-added medicines, established brands, and innovative medicines that address areas of significant unmet need. We are headquartered in the U.S., with global centers in Pittsburgh, Shanghai, and Hyderabad, India.