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Packaging Engineer - Work for a global pharma company

Employer
NonStop Consulting
Location
Basel-Country
Salary
£42.38 - £46.24 per hour + Depending on experience
Closing date
Mar 20, 2019

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Sector
Pharmaceutical, Support Roles
Contract Type
Temporary/Locum
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Corporate
Jobseeker Type
Professional

Job Details

We are currently looking for an experienced Packaging Engineer for a new project in Switzerland for a global pharmaceutical company with a lot of potential for future projects.

The Senior Engineer will provide packaging engineering support to technical design and standards for packaging equipment, secondary/ tertiary packaging technical transfer and new product launch projects for all of JSC's packaging sites and external contracting sites, as applicable.

This includes but is not limited to secondary/ tertiary packaging design, material qualification, transport qualification including cold chain, qualification of packaging manufacturing equipment and design transfer activities for combination products, vials, and solid dosage forms.
This position will also be in close collaboration with other functional areas (Technical Operations Device CoE, Packaging Operations, Planning, New Product Launch Team, Supply Chain Development Leads, Technical Launch Integrators, site Packaging Engineers, packaging equipment and packaging materials vendors, among others).


PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead or contribute to the following:
  • Collaborate on Packaging and/or Technical Operations initiatives as required, based on business needs.
  • As required, design and develop secondary/ tertiary packages for optimal equipment and process compatibility, considering patient/end user preferences and limitations.
  • Provide technical input for primary packaging equipment, materials and packages to the PDMS team in order to assure compatibility between primary and secondary packaging processes.
  • Design transfer /technology transfer/commercialization activities including process and equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ).
  • Collection of design transfer documentation for consideration within the Design History File
  • Review and approve the following packaging documents: packaging component specifications, Packaging Bills Of Materials, Packaging component drawings, design history files (for combination products), Technical Design Requirements (TDR's), risk/criticality assessment and procedures for bulk and finished drug product.
  • Authoring of Technical Development/ Transfer Plans for Secondary/ Tertiary Packaging project.
  • Preparation and oversight of packaging development activities including preparation and organization of transportation studies.
  • Provide support to physical & cold chain shipping studies, line trial, packaging material qualifications, child resistant requirements, human factor studies and patient centric design.
  • Achieve timely resolution of secondary packaging project related operational deficiencies, as required.
  • Participates in risk remediation/reduction and drive toward root cause and robust corrective action/preventative action to improve process reliability.
  • COMPETENCY

  • Candidates shall have broad scientific or engineering expertise with demonstrable results to deliver new products or sustain existing products.
  • Knowledge of packaging equipment is required.
  • The ability to interpret engineering drawings is required.
  • Secondary/ Tertiary Material packaging experience is required, Primary packaging material is a plus, package equipment qualification/validation knowledge is a plus.
  • Understanding of cGMP, Good Documentation Practices, and Regulations is required.
  • Knowledge of temperature control/cold chain distribution and its application to pharma & medical device products is preferred.
  • The ability to lead and/or support multiple projects simultaneously is required.
  • The ability to perform root cause investigations and write technical documents.
  • In addition this position requires project management skills, as well as interpersonal communication skills.
  • This position will require a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Candidates who possess a degree in Mechanical, Biomechanical or Materials Engineering are preferred. Candidates who possess a process excellence certification are also preferred.
  • This position requires a minimum of 3 years of packaging engineering and/or design, or relevant experience is required.
  • Interviews are happening while you're reading this, so don't miss this opportunity. For a confidential discussion about your career opportunities, contact Robin Segers at NonStop Pharma.

    NonStop is one of the largest and fastest growing specialized life-sciences & Med-tech recruitment companies in Europe. We are proud members of the APSCo life sciences group who ensure we meet the highest quality standards within the recruitment industry. Our offices are located in the UK, Switzerland and the Czech Republic and we hold labour leasing licences for all EU8 countries. Please visit our website for a full list of the niche markets we cover.

    I can offer personal consulting within the Clinical Research Field, insights from the industry and overall career advice. I speak both with candidates and clients on a daily basis, so I know what is happening from both sides and give help where needed. I am always open and honest towards everyone I work with, no surprises.

    Company

    Our Consultants are trained to deliver an exceptional standard of recruitment services to clients across the life sciences, chemical, care, educations, technical, digital and finance industries. 

    Our clients – and bottom line profits - tell us that we do a great many things very well. Complacency, however, is the last word you would associate with us. We work incredibly hard to deliver better and better results, based on stronger and stronger service delivery.  Which is why we believe the best is yet to come – for us, our clients and for the people who have what it takes to join us on the journey.

    The result? We’re expanding (in the UK and across Europe and even to Boston, US) and continue to post impressive performances in all our niche sectors. 

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