Lead, IT Business Analyst

1100 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.; St. Albans (WV); On-site; USD 66,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge generics and brands, delivering access at scale worldwide. The Lead, IT Business Analyst acts as a key liaison between site operations, engineering, quality and IT to translate business requirements into technology solutions that support production objectives.

You'll provide leadership for enterprise projects, manufacturing systems, laboratory applications and digital transformation programs while driving continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field.
• 5+ years in manufacturing or regulated environments.
• Experience collaborating with manufacturing, operations, and IT.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage manufacturing execution systems.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors for application enhancements and maintenance.
• Support Automation Roadmap and Lean 4.0 transformation programs.
• Ensure production and laboratory systems meet performance and availability requirements.
• Assess impacts of system changes on processes and schedules.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing and laboratory systems (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, historians, and network).
• Maintain compliance with corporate security standards.
• Support audit readiness and documentation controls.
• Assist lifecycle planning, capacity management and technology refresh projects.
• Coordinate activities across business teams, vendors, and infrastructure groups.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field

Tools

SCADA

PLC

HMI

Job description

Mylan Technologies, Inc. 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. Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Lead, IT Business Analyst role will make an impact:

The Lead, IT Business Analyst serves as a key liaison between site operations, engineering, quality, and IT, ensuring business requirements are effectively translated into technology solutions that support production objectives. This role provides leadership for enterprise projects, infrastructure initiatives, manufacturing systems, laboratory applications, and digital transformation programs while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Manage manufacturing execution systems.
• Manage and coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to support delivery of application enhancements, server patching, and issue remediation.
• Support ongoing strategic initiatives such as Automation Roadmap and Lean 4.0 transformation programs.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure production and laboratory systems meet performance, availability, and operation requirements.
• Evaluate impacts of system changes on manufacturing/laboratory processes and production schedules.
• Assist with troubleshooting for manufacturing and laboratory systems including but limited to PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, historians, and manufacturing network infrastructure.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with corporate security standards.
• Proactive support of manufacturing, laboratory systems, and other critical IT services.
• Support audit readiness and compliance initiatives through proper documentation and process controls.
• Support infrastructure lifecycle planning, capacity management, and technology refresh projects.
• Coordinate activities across business teams, vendors, infrastructure teams and application support groups.
• Other duties as assigned.

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science or related field.
• Experience in regulated environments, preferably pharmaceutical or healthcare manufacturing.
• 5+ years of experience supporting manufacturing or laboratory environments.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across manufacturing, operations, and IT.
• Experience supporting testing, deployment, stabilization and user support activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a face‑paced environment.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

The salary range for this position is $66,000 - $127,000 USD.

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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

Viatris is a global healthcare company formed in 2020 through the combination of Mylan and Upjohn, a legacy division of Pfizer. By integrating the strengths of these two companies, including our global workforce, we aim to deliver increased access to affordable, quality medicines for patients worldwide, regardless of geography or circumstance. We believe in healthcare as it should be – empowering people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life. Because of our unwavering belief that better access leads to better health, we leverage our best‑in‑class manufacturing and scientific expertise and proven commercial capabilities to bring quality medicines to patients when and where they need them.