Specialist, Packaging Engineer

Job Description
The Packaging Commercialization department has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Packaging Engineer at either the Rahway, NJ or West Point, PA site. This candidate will serve as an individual contributor and foster our department mission to (1) design and develop responsible and accessible commercial packaging solutions with strong science, risk‑based thinking, and focus on the customer while (2) striking the balance of being innovative and flexible to meet the evolving pipeline, while also continuously improving and standardizing our packaging solutions.

The successful candidate will focus on package development for a range of traditional pharmaceuticals (oral solid dosage, oral powders, suspensions, sterile injectables, and inhaled formulations) and biopharmaceutical applications (vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and antibody drug conjugates) and will provide input to primary packaging for the drug component and secondary packaging of medical device and combination products. Through support of the Packaging Working Groups, the candidate will collaborate on diverse, cross‑functional teams with peers in drug product formulation and analytical development as well as supply chain and marketing to provide technical guidance during the development of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging for new products and specialty devices.

• Providing input regarding selection of primary packaging material
• Determination of package images to support commercialization as well as leading the shipping distribution strategy and coordination of shipping distribution studies efforts regarding characterization and qualification testing of robust packaging systems
• Author packaging specifications for primary, secondary and tertiary packaging and provide information to support relevant sections of BLA’s, NDA’s, WMA’s, and JNDA’s
• Interface with Global Packaging Technology Operations and Packaging Site Operations teams, and external Contract Manufacturing Operations and packaging component suppliers while fulfilling responsibilities

• Completed a B.S. or higher degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Pharmaceutical Science with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

• Understanding of package development process and engineering principles
• Strong scientific and risk‑based thinking
• Demonstrated experience in building collaborative partnerships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to deliver on timelines
• Ability to make rapid, disciplined decisions

• Experience in new product pharmaceutical and/or biopharmaceutical development packaging

Adaptability, Animal Vaccination, Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC), Biopharmaceuticals, Data Analysis, Engineering Standards, Global Health, Leadership Training and Development, Manufacturing Quality Control, Manufacturing Scale‑Up, Monoclonal Antibodies, Packaging Engineering, Packaging Equipment, Packaging Processes, Packaging Testing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Polyclonal Antibody Production, Process Design, Retail Packaging, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Sealing Machines, Software Development Process, Strategic Collaborations, Teamwork, Technical Writing

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