Analytical Scientist

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.

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.

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

Role Purpose:

The Analytical Scientist will provide analytical leadership and technical expertise to support commercial API manufacturing, process improvement initiatives, method lifecycle management, and laboratory investigations. The role requires strong experience in analytical method development, validation, troubleshooting, and regulatory compliance for APIs, intermediates, and raw materials. The incumbent will work closely with Technical Services, Production, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure robust analytical support for manufacturing operations.

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

Analytical Method Development & Validation

• Develop, optimize, transfer, and validate analytical methods for APIs, intermediates, raw materials, cleaning samples, and stability studies.
• Execute method validation activities in accordance with ICH, USP, EP, and internal quality requirements.
• Support analytical method lifecycle management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Conduct analytical equivalency and method bridging studies when required.

Manufacturing & Process Support

• Provide analytical support to commercial API manufacturing operations.
• Support process troubleshooting, plant investigations, deviation investigations, OOS/OOT assessments, and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Technical Services and Production teams to resolve process-related analytical issues.
• Evaluate analytical data and trends to support process robustness and product quality.

Cost Improvement & Continuous Improvement

• Lead or support analytical studies related to cost reduction, yield improvement, cycle-time reduction, and process optimization projects.
• Assess alternative analytical techniques and laboratory efficiencies to improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
• Support technology transfer and process improvement initiatives across manufacturing sites.

Technical Leadership & QC Support

• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for analytical techniques and chromatographic methods.
• Provide scientific guidance, expert review, and mentoring to Quality Control analysts and laboratory personnel.
• Review analytical protocols, reports, investigations, and technical documents.
• Support training and development of laboratory staff.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Data Integrity requirements, GMP, and EHS standards.
• Maintain laboratory documentation and analytical records in compliance with regulatory expectations.
• Support internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Prepare technical justifications, risk assessments, and regulatory responses as required.

Qualifications/Education

• Master's degree in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences etc.
• Candidates with Bachelor's degree and significant relevant experience may also be considered.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in API Analytical R&D
• Proven experience in analytical method development, validation, and transfer for APIs and intermediates.
• Experience supporting commercial manufacturing processes and technical investigations.
• Working knowledge of ICH guidelines, USP/EP methodologies, GMP, GLP, and Data Integrity requirements.

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in HPLC, UPLC, GC, KF, UV-Vis, FTIR, Dissolution (where applicable), and other analytical techniques.
• Experience with impurity profiling, method troubleshooting, forced degradation studies, and stability-indicating methods.
• Knowledge of nitrosamine and genotoxic impurity assessment is advantageous.
• Strong statistical and data interpretation skills.

Competencies

• Excellent problem-solving and investigation skills.
• Strong scientific writing and technical communication abilities.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Production, QC, QA, Regulatory, and Technical Services teams.
• Self-driven, proactive, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.