Full-Time

Director – Protective Packaging Design Engineer

Posted on 1/24/2025

MSD

MSD

Compensation Overview

$153.8k - $242.2kAnnually

Senior, Expert

No H1B Sponsorship

North Wales, PA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Linden, NJ, USA

Hybrid work model requiring three days in the office per week.

Category
Healthcare Administration & Support
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

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Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in packaging, mechanical, structural engineering, or related field with fifteen (15) years of packaging design experience; OR
  • Master of Science (MS) in packaging, mechanical, structural engineering, or related field with twelve (12) years of packaging design experience; OR
  • PhD in packaging, mechanical, structural engineering, or related field with eight (8) years of packaging design experience
  • Significant end-to-end experience in packaging of pharmaceutical and/or medical device / combination products including design development and testing, process engineering, production, and operations
  • Deep technical capabilities with packaging and combination product components, equipment, and process.
  • Experience with a variety of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging types common in the biopharmaceutical industry including bottles, blisters, pouches, vials/cartons, prefilled syringe packaging systems, and/or auto injector packaging systems and the considerations for manufacturability of designs
  • Demonstrated background in application of numerical design and modeling tools to enhance understanding of distribution stresses and packaging dynamics
  • Strong leadership skills and ability to influence across functions and teams
  • Enthusiasm for collaboration with diverse business partners within and outside the company
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to drive complex, cross functional projects to completion
  • Ability to identify technical capability gaps in the organization, create/build resources to address those gaps, and drive upskilling of junior engineers to completion.
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with stakeholders and sponsors
  • Ability to determine interrogate the science, identify true requirements, and proactively detect critical flaws
  • Proficient in the areas of problem solving, risk-based decision-making, and use of standard work
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, embrace experimentation and learning, and model a growth mindset.
  • Takes an end-to-end, enterprise mindset, view of the supply chain to understand upstream/downstream impact of actions taken at any node.
Responsibilities
  • Provide technical leadership and oversight for complex engineering challenges in support of new product packaging design development
  • Drive scientific rigor and execution excellence at all levels within the organization
  • Enhance the processes, methods, and procedures for support of packaging oral solid dosage forms, vaccines, biologics, including assembly of combination products
  • Provide leadership in the establishment and gathering of metrics, updates to standard work processes, and technical capability acquisition
  • Work in close collaboration with Drug Product, Analytical, and Device Technical Operations to ensure thorough engineering and packaging science is applied to deliverables for new product introductions
  • Build talent and provide proactive support in training and coaching to cross functional team members
  • Partner closely with partners and stakeholders in the Packaging and Device Assembly Business Unit to develop, refine and execute on Enterprise Strategy
  • Remain informed of industry trends and opportunities to make advancements in innovative and/or sustainable packaging solutions
  • Maintain an active network of practitioners and resources in relevant fields of expertise through industry forums and pre-competitive collaborations.
  • Demonstrate financial stewardship in all areas of responsibility.

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