Senior Packaging Engineer; UPHS

Job Title:

Senior Packaging Engineer (UPHS)

Location:

Hybrid onsite in NJ.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead different global and local project teams and act as a core team member in the value chain team.
• Provide regular updates to senior leaders, partners, and sponsors through comprehensive reports, presentations, and ad‑hoc communications.
• Handle all technical outputs for file submission and launch readiness, on time and with the right quality.
• Provide up to 1 year of post‑launch support to ensure manufacturing stabilization and fluent transfer of ownership.
• Work with the Drug Delivery System development team (DDS) to optimize the design of primary container for commercial assembly, packaging, and distribution.
• Collaborate with the Packaging Center of Excellence team to design, implement, and validate commercial secondary and tertiary packaging components, with an emphasis on sustainability considerations and patient requirements.
• Together with internal partners and suppliers, search for optimal off‑the‑shelf and custom‑designed secondary packaging materials solutions.
• Drive development, implementation, and validation of the packaging processes at commercial scale and according to outstanding examples and standard procedures.
• Partner with Project Engineers to ensure that equipment is accurately designed, tested, installed, and qualified.
• Deliver a robust tech transfer documentation set in line with applicable packaging design transfer procedures; includes a design transfer plan and report, control strategy, FMEA, equipment qualification and process validation, distribution testing, procedures, protocols, ad‑hoc test protocols, data analysis, and summary reports.
• Responsible for the consolidation of budget plans for New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and financial targets.

• Minimum of a Bachelor's/University or equivalent degree is required; advanced degree or focused degree in Engineering or Science preferred.

• Minimum 7+ years of relevant work experience in the pharmaceutical development or manufacturing area.
• Experience in leading large and complex projects from initiation to completion with a multifunctional team in a global context.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with minimal guidance, requiring only strategic direction to self‑direct, plan, and execute projects effectively. Proactively anticipates needs and potential issues, escalating matters as appropriate to ensure timely resolution.
• Proven experience in Packaging Operations, Engineering, Project Leadership, and/or R&D.
• Demonstrated experience in Technical Launch Management, Product Technical Transfer, New Product Introduction, and/or New Product Launch.
• Strong communication and an authentic personal leadership style, with ability to successfully drive, contribute, and influence in different virtual teams.
• Proven leadership in stakeholder management, which involves effectively engaging with diverse stakeholders and managing upwards to build strong relationships with senior leaders.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:
  Change Control, Risk Management, Qualification and Validation.
• Experience with MS Project or equivalent applications.
• Experience in synthetic pharmaceutical development or pharmaceutical manufacturing.

• Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Paid Vacations.
• Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) Matching Plan.
• Life Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement Assistance.

We are an equal opportunity employer, with full‑time packaging positions located in the USA, Europe, and Asia.