Production Manager (Dispensing & Compounding)Experience Level: Mid Level | Posted Date: 15/04/2025
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.
We do so via:
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.
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
Production Manager will manage the entire Sterile Parenteral Dept., including Dispensing and Compounding of vial and syringe product and autoclaves and Dehydrogenation tunnels.
Prepare, review, approve, and distribute manufacturing instructions for APIs and intermediate solutions.
Oversee sterile production processes, including filling of vials and syringes, and conduct final batch order reviews.
Build and maintain a skilled workforce aligned with departmental needs, including ongoing training and development programs.
Ensure strict adherence to cGMP, FDA, HPRA, DEKRA, and other regulatory requirements; support audits and inspections.
Develop and manage the department’s annual budget and maintain appropriate inventory levels of critical consumables.
Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards and maintain a safe working environment.
Collaborate with Engineering and Technical Services to maintain equipment, support calibrations, and coordinate validation tasks.
Maintain production areas to required standards and support continuous improvement in facility and equipment readiness.
Review and approve batch records, deviations, CAPAs, SOPs, and other quality documentation in alignment with QA.
Partner cross-functionally with QA, QC, Engineering, Supply Chain, and R&D to ensure smooth operations and successful product launches.
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:
Must possess knowledge of manufacturing processes within a pharmaceutical environment.
Must possess previous experience of working to GMP regulations as well as gowning experience for a Grade A/B environment or equivalent.
Experience in Sterile and Aseptic fill/finish would be advantageous
Previous experience in similar supervisory role would be required. Min. of 3 years' experience as Manager/Lead would be ideal.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Capability to set clear goals, communicate these clearly and ensure progress to completion
Leadership skills and ability to develop or train team members.
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.