Senior Packaging Engineer

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**Job Function:**

Supply Chain Engineering

**Job Sub** **Function:**

Packaging Design Engineering

**Job Category:**

Scientific/Technology

**All Job Posting Locations:**

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Latina, Italy

**Job Description:**

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We are searching for the best talent for a **Senior Packaging Engineer** to be based in Latina, Italy or Belgium.

**_Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s)_**

**_United States & Puerto Rico - Requisition Number:_** **R-035182**

**_Italy & Belgium - Requisition Number: R-036150_**

**_Switzerland- Requisitions Number: R036183_**

**_Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission._**

As a Primary Packaging Lifecycle Engineer, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to the ongoing lifecycle management of primary container closure systems, dosing devices, and critical secondary packaging materials in our Janssen Supply Chain network. Your technical expertise and problem-solving skills will be vital in ensuring flawless packaging solutions for our pharmaceutical products

**Responsibilities:**

+ Investigate the suitability of packaging materials and devices for pharmaceutical products, ensuring compatibility, protection, safety, and processability.

+ Lead root cause investigations, develop improvement plans, and prepare technical documents.

+ Facilitate changes by following the change control procedure, assuming roles such as change owner, assessor, or action item owner.

+ Introduce innovative techniques to improve process efficiency and quality.

+ Collaborate with external suppliers and receiving sites to develop robust packaging processes.

+ Provide technical expertise for the design and technology transfer of primary packaging materials and packaging processes

+ Support manufacturing process capacity scale-up for both internal and external manufacturing sites.

+ Review packaging material specifications and drawings.

**Qualifications:**

Education:

+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience required; advanced degree or focused degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, or Materials Engineering preferred.

**Experience and Skills:**

+ Minimum of 4-6 years of relevant work experience.

+ Experience with container closure systems and packaging materials for drug substance, bulk drug product and final drug product, for solid and liquid products.

+ Ability to interpret engineering drawings.

+ Proficient in using statistical techniques for data analysis and making logical decisions.

+ Strong ability to balance multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

+ Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to collaborate with global partners, suppliers, and manufacturers.

+ Proven compliance experience with FDA CFR part 3, 4, 210, 211, 820, or ISO 13485, or equivalent relevant experience.

**Other:**

+ Experience in an industrial environment with primary/critical secondary packaging materials and devices preferred.

+ Experience with primary packaging processes and lines

+ Project management expertise is a plus.

+ Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

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