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.

You will apply and further develop your packaging engineering expertise while working on new product developments as well as the optimization, transfer, and continuous improvement of existing products across our global manufacturing network. You will be part of an experienced packaging team where technical collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning are an important part of how we work.

This position offers the opportunity to build strong expertise in medical device packaging, take increasing ownership of challenging engineering projects, and contribute to the continued development of packaging solutions 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.

• Develop packaging solutions for existing and new products from concept through implementation, considering product, regulatory, manufacturing, sustainability, and customer requirements.
• Take ownership of assigned packaging development and Life Cycle Management (LCM) projects and activities.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Procurement, and Marketing.
• Translate technical and user requirements into robust, practical, and cost-effective packaging solutions.
• Manage packaging development activities, including project planning, risk assessment, timeline management, technical documentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Conduct feasibility assessments, engineering evaluations, and cost analyses to support packaging design decisions and identify suitable technical solutions.
• Plan, coordinate, and evaluate packaging verification and validation activities, including transportation testing, shelf-life studies, sterile barrier validation, and compatibility testing.
• Support packaging activities related to global product transfers, manufacturing site localization, supplier changes, business continuity, and Life Cycle Management initiatives.
• Collaborate with suppliers and external development partners to evaluate and implement packaging materials, technologies,…