Senior Packaging Engineer (UPHS)

Equity Packaging, Inc. is a Global Package Development and Engineering Company that specializes in the management and improvement of packaging functions.

The Company is headquartered in the United States of America, and has global presence with offices in major commercial centers around the world. We support the package development and engineering function(s) of global food, pharmaceutical / medical device, consumer products, and industrial companies.

Equity Packaging offers a highly competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid Vacations
• Paid Holidays
• 401K Matching Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life Insurance

In this role, you will be responsible for the planning, design & development, qualification and transfer of packaging materials (secondary and tertiary), as well as all aspects of their manufacture and use in the manufacture, storage, and transport of the final drug product throughout its lifecycle.

Accountabilities:

You will lead the packaging group within biologics to achieve best-in-class, optimized packaging. You will also plan, design, develop, qualify, transfer, and support the manufacturing of packaged products in accordance with business needs and laws/regulations throughout a product's lifecycle.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 14 years of significant engineering or operational experience.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to progress a packaging project from inception to commercialization, including packaging materials, designs and manufacturing processes, qualification, validation, and systems.
• Experience designing packages with auto-CAD for secondary packaging systems for vials and combination products (accessorized pre-filled syringes, auto-injectors) and tertiary systems.
• Experience in designing shipping qualification studies (real and simulated with accelerometers).
• Experience in transferring and supporting assembly, label and pack production.
• Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), packaging laws, regulations, and guidance, and experience authoring quality management system (QMS) documents: change controls, CAPAs (Corrective Actions / Preventive Actions) and deviations.
• Authoring study protocols, reports, specifications, SOPs, batch records, etc.

Desirable Skills/Experience:
Experience in product serialization for tracking and traceability.