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West Pharma to cut 98 SmartDose production jobs in Arizona

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
98
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.9%
98 OF 10,600 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Arizona.

Department affected: SmartDose production.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

West Pharmaceutical Services is cutting 98 jobs as production of its SmartDose drug-delivery device winds down at its Arizona facility. The company announced the reductions tied specifically to the SmartDose production wind-down, affecting employees at the Arizona site. The move reflects a drawdown of that product line rather than a company-wide reduction, and West characterized the change as part of ending SmartDose manufacturing in that location. The article provides no specific effective date for the job cuts nor details on severance or redeployment.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. cut 98 jobs in AZ affecting its SmartDose production team.

That is roughly 0.9% of the 10,600 people West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 3 layoff events at West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. since October 2025, with 3 additional events known from news reporting.

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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.WST
Health Care · 10,600 employees
3
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CREATED SEP 16, 2026LAST UPDATED SEP 18, 2026