Lead Process Engineer

Viatris; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Viatris is seeking a Lead Process Engineer to serve as the site's senior technical expert responsible for driving process excellence, operational competitiveness, and long-term manufacturing performance improvement. The role spans process design, optimization, and scale-up across manufacturing operations.

The ideal candidate will apply advanced chemical engineering principles, data analysis, and process control expertise to improve yield, reduce cycle time, and lower costs while maintaining GMP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in API, pharmaceutical, specialty chemical or petrochemical manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience in process optimization, manufacturing excellence, process control, technology transfer and capital project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner for assigned process areas across the product lifecycle.
• Lead initiatives to improve yields, throughput, cycle times, plant capacity and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Lead cross-functional teams for technology transfer, scale-up, validation and commercialization activities.
• Develop and implement process optimization projects to reduce raw material consumption, solvent losses and manufacturing costs.
• Provide strategic input into capital investment planning and manufacturing network decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and act as deputy to the Process Manager/Senior Process Manager as required.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS) 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.

With our exceptionally extensive and diverse portfolio of medicines, a one-of-a-kind global supply chain designed to reach more people when and where they need them, and the scientific expertise to address some of the world's most enduring health challenges, access takes on deep meaning at Viatris.

We are headquartered in the U.S., with global centers in Pittsburgh, Shanghai and Hyderabad, India.

Learn more at viatris.com and investor.viatris.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and X.

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Lead Process Engineer role will make an impact.

Role Purpose:

Reporting to the Process Manager / Senior Process Manager, the Lead Process Engineer serves as the site's senior technical expert responsible for driving process excellence, operational competitiveness, and long-term manufacturing performance improvement. The role provides technical leadership across manufacturing processes, equipment systems, utilities, solvent recovery, wastewater treatment, and new product introduction activities, ensuring safe, compliant, efficient and sustainable operations.

The Lead Process Engineer applies advanced chemical engineering principles, process modeling, data analysis, and process control expertise to identify and implement opportunities to improve yield, reduce cycle time, increase capacity, lower manufacturing cost, reduce energy and utility consumption, minimize waste generation, and improve overall process robustness. The role leads strategic improvement projects, mentors junior engineers, and acts as a key technical partner to Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS and Supply Chain functions. The Lead Process Engineer will also lead product manufacturing campaigns from end to end when required.

Key responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Support site portfolio strategy through technical evaluation and implementation of new product opportunities aligned with site capabilities and growth objectives.
• Lead technical due diligence, process fit assessments, facility capability reviews and manufacturing feasibility studies for new products.
• Act as technical lead for technology transfer, process scale-up, validation and commercialization activities.
• Develop process optimization and cost improvement roadmaps during product introduction to maximize competitiveness and lifecycle value.
• Identify opportunities to simplify process design, improve process efficiency and reduce operational costs during transfer and commercialization.
• Partner with commercial, technical services, quality, engineering and supply chain teams to develop business cases for future portfolio opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional project teams supporting product launches and strategic site expansion initiatives.
• Develop manufacturing cost models and identify opportunities for yield enhancement, cycle time reduction, solvent recovery improvement and energy optimization.
• Provide strategic technical input into long-term capital investment planning and manufacturing network decisions.

2> Process Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence

• Serve as the technical owner for assigned process areas across the product lifecycle.
• Apply chemical engineering principles, first-principles calculations and statistical analysis to improve process performance and manufacturing economics.
• Lead initiatives to improve yields, throughput, cycle times, plant capacity and overall equipment effectiveness. Perform process capability assessments and identify bottlenecks limiting manufacturing performance.
• Conduct mass balance, energy balance, heat transfer and reaction engineering evaluations to identify improvement opportunities.
• Analyze manufacturing data and establish process performance metrics, dashboards and continuous monitoring systems. Lead process debottlenecking initiatives and recommend equipment, operational and control strategy improvements.
• Develop and implement process optimization projects focused on reducing raw material consumption, solvent losses and manufacturing costs.
• Identify opportunities for process simplification and standardization across manufacturing operations.
• Support design and optimization of manufacturing recipes, process parameters and operating strategies. Apply Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies to enhance process performance.
• Lead process risk assessments and develop strategies to improve process robustness and reliability.

3> Process Control, Automation & Digital Optimization

• Serve as the technical lead for process control strategy optimization across manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate and improve control philosophies for reactors, distillation systems, condensers, dryers, filtration systems and utility equipment.
• Review and optimize control loop performance, including reactor temperature control, jacket systems, condenser systems and critical process parameters.
• Conduct control loop tuning and performance assessments to improve process stability and product quality.
• Partner with Automation and Engineering teams to implement advanced process control strategies where appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to improve process monitoring, alarm management, data visualization and digital analytics capabilities.
• Use process data trending and statistical tools to proactively identify emerging process issues and improvement opportunities.

4> Energy, Sustainability & Resource Optimization

• Lead site initiatives focused on reducing energy consumption, carbon footprint and environmental impact.
• Identify and implement opportunities to reduce steam, chilled water, cooling water, compressed air, nitrogen and electrical consumption.
• Perform energy audits and process utility assessments to identify improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate heating and cooling loads and optimize process operating strategies to improve energy efficiency.
• Develop and lead projects to improve solvent recovery efficiency and reduce solvent consumption.
• Support sustainability initiatives through waste minimization, resource conservation and circular economy practices.
• Establish performance indicators and reporting systems for energy, utility and sustainability improvement programs.
• Support identification and justification of energy-saving capital projects.

5> Wastewater & Environmental Process Optimization

• Provide technical leadership for process impacts on wastewater generation and treatment systems.
• Partner with EHS and Operations teams to optimize wastewater treatment plant performance and reliability.
• Identify opportunities to reduce wastewater volumes and contaminant loading at source.
• Troubleshoot treatment challenges using chemical and biological process engineering principles.
• Support implementation of projects that improve wastewater treatment efficiency and regulatory compliance.
• Develop strategies for waste reduction, recovery and reuse across manufacturing operations.

6> Quality, Compliance & Technical Investigations

• Ensure all process improvements are implemented in compliance with GMP, regulatory and EHS requirements. Lead complex process investigations, root cause analyses and manufacturing troubleshooting activities.
• Support manufacturing investigations involving process deviations, OOS, OOT and process-related quality events. Review manufacturing records and batch documentation as required, focusing on technical risk assessment and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Develop sustainable corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence of process issues. Provide technical leadership during regulatory inspections and customer audits.
• Promote a quality culture and strong data integrity practices throughout manufacturing operations.
• Assume the manager's responsibilities during his/ her absence.
• Other tasks as required by the job and manager.
• Lead strategic process improvement, productivity and cost reduction projects from concept through implementation.
• Develop project scopes, business cases, cost estimates and implementation plans.
• Manage project teams and coordinate resources across multiple functional groups.
• Support capital project design reviews, HAZOPs, commissioning and qualification activities.
• Identify opportunities for automation, digitization and modernization of manufacturing processes.
• Monitor project performance against safety, budget, timeline and technical objectives.
• Present project recommendations and business cases to site leadership.

8> Technical Leadership & Talent Development

• Serve as a senior technical authority and mentor for process engineers across the site.
• Coach and develop junior engineers in chemical engineering fundamentals, process troubleshooting, process control and manufacturing excellence.
• Establish technical standards, best practices and engineering methodologies.
• Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and technical training programs.
• Drive a culture of innovation, scientific problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical guidance during major manufacturing events and business-critical decisions.
• Act as deputy to the Process Manager/Senior Process Manager as required.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in API, pharmaceutical, specialty chemical or petrochemical manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience in process optimization, manufacturing excellence, process control, technology transfer and capital project delivery.
• Strong knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals, including mass transfer, heat transfer, reaction engineering, thermodynamics and process control.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement projects and mentoring engineering teams.
• Demonstrated track record delivering measurable improvements in yield, cycle time, capacity, cost reduction, energy reduction or process robustness.