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
Reporting to the Director of Counterfeit Forensics, you will be supporting Global Security on product and patient protection from our new Forensic Pharmaceutical laboratory in Sandwich, Kent.
The Undergraduate Industrial Placement at Viatris, Sandwich, offers the opportunity to gain 12 months of invaluable experience in a working laboratory at one of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies.
By undertaking the Industrial Placement, you will be provided a space to apply and develop the skills your degree has already provided you with as well as learn new core skills that are essential for building a career within the pharmaceutical industry – effective communication, collaborative working, and problem solving. You will be mentored by an experienced industrial supervisor through a tailored programme of training, designed to help you grow both professionally and technically as a Forensic Scientist.
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Forensic Scientist Industrial Placement role will make an impact, you will:
- Be trained on portable instrumentation including Raman and FT-IR and support the update of authentication models on them.
- Be trained on authentication techniques and then expected to check validity of our products.
- Be expected to collect data (spectroscopy, photography, scanned images, etc) to provide raw data for the Director to act upon.
- Review reports and statements on suspect counterfeit goods.
- Review standard operating procedures on anti-counterfeiting.
- Maintain laboratory documentation in accordance with good documentation practices.
- Maintain and troubleshoot instrumentation.
- Contribute to project delivery by carrying out other tasks (e.g., laboratory housekeeping, ordering, shipping samples) as required.
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 be registered on an undergraduate Forensic, Chemistry or Pharmaceutical sciences related degree program, must have completed at least 2 years of study and must not have graduated at the start of the placement.
- Must be knowledgeable in the use of Microsoft tools including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Must be familiar with the basic principles of analytical or forensic chemistry
- Must have a passion for forensic analysis
- Must possess good IT skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Must be able to work collaboratively within a team environment
- Must be able to organise tasks allocated by supervisor and plan own work to consistently achieve output of high-quality results in a timely manner, following established analytical methods and operating procedures.
- Must have enthusiasm to work in a lab-based role
- Must have good, clear written and oral communication
Additional desirable skills and experience:
- Has knowledge and/or experience of modern instrumental methods of analysis, e.g. FT-IR, Raman and GC-MS analysis techniques.
- Experience or knowledge in development and testing of pharmaceutical products
- Experience in handling forensic evidence including chain of custody.
- Good understanding of laboratory safety and best practice.
- Knowledge of good laboratory and EHS practices.
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:
- 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 programmes
- 100% paid medical insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
- Life cover
- Excellent employer-matched pension scheme with Viatris contributing up to 11%
- 2 paid volunteer days per year
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
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
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.