Senior Packaging Engineer

About the role

The Packaging Engineering department supports commercial manufacturing with direct technical support so that packaging operations are reliable, compliant and efficient. The Senior Packaging Engineer works closely with manufacturing teams on the shop floor to sustain packaging line performance, resolve issues in real time and drive continuous improvement. The role focuses on lifecycle management of packaging systems in a GMP environment and involves mentoring junior engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical support to commercial packaging operations, including on-the-floor troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Investigate and resolve deviations, non-conformances and packaging-related events, including root cause analysis and CAPA implementation
• Identify and implement improvements to packaging line performance to reduce downtime and waste
• Evaluate and qualify packaging materials, manage material changes and supplier issues
• Develop and run test protocols, generate technical assessments and support documentation for material and process changes
• Work with Manufacturing, QA, Supply Chain, Maintenance and Regulatory teams
• Manage and prioritize multiple operational and project-based activities to meet production schedules

Required profile

• Basic qualification: doctorate; or master's degree plus 2 years of engineering, materials science or industrial design experience; or bachelor's degree plus 4 years; or associate's degree plus 8 years; or high school diploma/GED plus 10 years
• Preferred: 5+ years of pharmaceutical packaging experience with strong exposure to commercial manufacturing support
• Preferred: hands-on GMP experience, including deviation management and root cause analysis
• Preferred: experience leading or mentoring team members

Required skills

• Strong understanding of materials used in pharmaceutical packaging
• Familiarity with the structural and chemical properties of glass, polymers, adhesives, inks, varnishes and paper
• Problem-solving, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

What we offer

• Annual salary range of $115,494.60 to $156,257.40 in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico)
• Health, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a retirement savings plan with company contributions
• Discretionary annual bonus or sales-based incentive plan, stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and flexible work models where possible