Associate Director of Engineering
Job Description
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
The Associate Director of Engineering (Equipment, Facilities & Utilities Maintenance) is a senior leadership role responsible for developing and executing maintenance strategies for equipment, facilities, and utility systems, ensuring alignment with organisational goals, regulatory requirements, and industry standards while maintaining high levels of safety, quality, compliance, and efficiency.
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Associate Director of Engineering role will make an impact:
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.
This role offers significant growth potential, positioning the successful candidate for progression to Site Engineering Director in the near term, subject to performance.
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 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
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.