Packaging Development Engineer

At Straumann Group we’re on an exciting journey of growth, innovation, and impact - driven by our mission to improve oral health and transform millions of lives worldwide. United by purpose, we bring our best selves to work every day, embracing a high-performance, player-learner culture that inspires collaboration, curiosity, and ambition. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to take charge of your own career, harnessing your skills, passion, and enthusiasm for learning to continually grow and progress.

Together, we’re not just shaping brighter smiles, we’re unlocking the potential of people everywhere, including our own.

Packaging plays a critical role in ensuring the safety, integrity, and usability of our medical devices throughout the entire product lifecycle. Beyond protecting the product, packaging must comply with global regulatory requirements, enable efficient manufacturing and logistics, support sustainability ambitions, and deliver excellent customer experience. We are looking for an experienced and collaborative Packaging Development Engineer to join our Global Packaging team at Straumann Group Headquarters in Basel.

In this role, you will take ownership of complex packaging development and Life Cycle Management (LCM) initiatives across our global product portfolio. You will lead technical packaging projects from concept through implementation, working closely with colleagues from Research & Development, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Procurement, Marketing, and external suppliers. As a technical expert, you will contribute to the evolution of our packaging platforms, engineering standards, and development processes while supporting the successful transfer, optimization, and continuous improvement of existing products across our global manufacturing network.

This position offers the opportunity to influence packaging strategy, drive innovation, and shape the future of medical device packaging within Straumann Group. The role reports to the Head of Packaging, LCM SDIS & RDI Academy, is based at the company’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, and requires moderate international travel.

• Lead complex packaging development and Life Cycle Management (LCM) projects, from concept through implementation, for new and existing products.
• Design innovative, robust, and cost-effective packaging solutions that meet product, manufacturing, regulatory, quality, and customer requirements.
• Drive technical decisions for complex packaging challenges across multiple product families.

• Manage packaging development projects, including planning, timelines, risk assessment, resource coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Lead packaging activities supporting global product transfers, manufacturing site localization, supplier changes, and business continuity initiatives.
• Plan, coordinate, and evaluate packaging verification and validation activities, including transportation testing, shelf-life studies, sterile barrier validation, and compatibility testing.
• Conduct feasibility studies, engineering evaluations, and cost analyses to identify optimal packaging solutions balancing quality, compliance, manufacturability, sustainability, and total cost of ownership.

• Provide technical leadership across global cross-functional teams, partnering with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Procurement, and Marketing.
• Collaborate with suppliers and external partners to identify, qualify, and implement innovative packaging materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with global stakeholders, manufacturing sites, suppliers, and packaging experts across the Straumann Group.

• Define, improve, and maintain global packaging engineering standards, design guidelines, specifications, and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize packaging design, materials, manufacturing processes, and environmental performance.
• Monitor emerging technologies, regulatory developments,…