Undergraduate Industrial Placement Formulation and Process Scientist (12 months fixed term)

A global healthcare company, Viatris is uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional gap between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address global health needs. 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 globally each year.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

• Operates laboratory scale equipment to execute experiments for formulation and process development of inhaled drug products, ensuring they meet technical milestones as discussed with their supervisor.
• Analyses test data in the context of manufacturing parameters to understand the impact of formulation and processing on product Quality Attributes.
• Communicates effectively to their supervisor and the wider development team, presenting experimental plans and associated data at project team meetings.
• Contributes to authorship of high-quality technical reports on product development activities.
• Adherence to all applicable policies and procedures, including those relating to Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Quality and Compliance, consistent with the role.
• Perform other duties as assigned consistent with the grade of the role.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experiences

• A-level or equivalent qualifications in science subjects.
• Working towards a relevant MSc or BSc degree (e.g., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related disciplines).
• An understanding of formulation relating to drug product development.
• Desire to undertake hands-on laboratory work.
• Able to work autonomously to deliver individual tasks; able to organise tasks allocated by supervisor and plan own work to consistently achieve output of high-quality results in a timely manner.
• Proven competence in standard IT systems e.g., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Browsers.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits at Viatris

• Top Employer Accreditation, demonstrating that we provide excellent people policies and practices.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Focus on career progression with growth and development opportunities.
• Emphasis on Health & Wellness programs.
• 100% paid medical insurance and Employee Assistance Program.
• Life cover.
• Excellent employer-matched pension scheme with Viatris contributing up to 11%.
• 2 paid volunteer days per year.

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.

Diversity & Inclusion 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.

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, recognising that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve.