Director, R&D - Labeling and Packaging

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Director, Labeling & Packaging, R&D – UCC

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Position Summary

The Director of Labeling & Packaging is a key member of the UCC R&D leadership team, responsible for setting the strategic direction and operational execution of labeling and packaging across innovation, new product development (NPD), and sustaining engineering (SE).

This role brings a consumer-centric mindset to product experience—ensuring that labeling and packaging not only meet regulatory requirements but also enhance usability, clarity, and market competitiveness. The Director will drive process excellence, efficiency, and scalability within the labeling and packaging functions while ensuring compliance with global medical device regulations.

Focus Areas

• Consumer-Centric Design Excellence: Embed consumer product packaging principles to elevate usability, clarity, and shelf/point-of-use impact
• Operational Efficiency & Process Transformation: Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement (e.g., AI-enabled workflows, labeling throughput optimization)
• Regulatory Compliance & Quality: Ensure adherence to global medical device labeling, packaging, and design control requirements
• Execution & Delivery: Ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of labeling and packaging across NPD and SE portfolios
• Talent & Organization Development: Build a high-performing, scalable organization with strong technical and operational capabilities

Primary Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute the long-term strategy for labeling and packaging aligned with UCC growth objectives
• Serve as the functional leader across labeling and packaging, providing direction across platforms and projects
• Act as a key contributor to functional and business strategy development

Consumer-Centric Packaging & Labeling

• Apply consumer product design principles to improve product differentiation, usability, and customer experience
• Partner with Marketing and Design teams to ensure packaging and labeling meet evolving customer needs and expectations
• Drive innovation in packaging formats, materials, and labeling presentation

Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Lead transformation initiatives to improve labeling and packaging efficiency, throughput, and predictability
  
  Standardize workflows (e.g., artwork creation, review cycles, release processes) and eliminate waste
• Implement digital and AI-enabled solutions to accelerate labeling and packaging processes
• Develop and track key performance metrics (cycle time, quality, cost, delivery)

Program Execution

• Oversee labeling and packaging deliverables across the full product lifecycle (concept through commercialization and sustaining)
• Ensure alignment with BD’s Global Product Development System (GPDS) and design control practices
• Provide governance, risk management, and escalation support for critical programs

Regulatory & Quality Compliance

• Ensure all labeling and packaging meet global regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA, EU MDR, ISO standards)
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory Affairs to ensure compliance within BD’s Quality Management System
• Maintain inspection readiness and support audits

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Marketing, and Supply Chain
• Ensure seamless integration of labeling and packaging into product development and commercialization plans
• Serve as a…