Salary: $29.50 - 40.68 per hour
Reference: 1007777

job summary:

A Packaging Scientist is needed for a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the Collegeville, PA area. The job supports the delivery of science, project and departmental objectives. Candidate should have B.S./M.S. degree in Packaging Engineering/Packaging Science, Chemistry, Life Science, or equivalent industry experience, with minimum 1 year experience in package development, primarily in pharmaceutical industry.

location: Collegeville, Pennsylvania
job type: Contract
salary: $29.50 - 40.68 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• Review of post launch primary packaging changes or stability issues, as needed or requested.
• Cost effective package development.
• Alignment of primary pack component usage throughout R&D Pharma, GSC and with Global Procurement input/support to ensure cost effective solutions (i.e., material selection and process).
• Assessment of new materials, components, and technologies for both technical performance and cost effectiveness.
• Globally harmonized and coordinated strategies for pack development activities
• Packaging input to lean manufacture/packaging
• Providing competitive advantage through packaging
• Industry and global developments in packaging, and their adoption to support NPS
• Assessment of external partnering and collaborations
• CMC regulatory strategy on packaging, especially the primary packaging
• Guidance and cross project support to Regulatory, Quality, and Global Supply Chain
• Environmental policy and strategy

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• B.S./M.S. degree in Packaging Engineering/Packaging Science, Chemistry, Life Science, or equivalent industry experience, with minimum 1 year experience in package development, primarily in pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical packaging and technology, regulatory requirements, and the R&D, New Product Introduction and technology transfer processes.
• Demonstrated ability to perform good experiment documentation meeting data integrity expectations.
• Demonstrated track record for accomplishment in delivering projects, working within a complex, multi-disciplinary technical organization and matrix teams, working effectively across organizational, territorial, and cultural boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish delivery of projects, meet project milestones, and manage multiple projects.
• Working knowledge of sterile Injectable packaging materials, components, vendors, equipment, legislation, regulations, and technologies and the ability to apply this knowledge to satisfy project goals within PD and GMS.
• Demonstrated knowledge of domestic and international packaging requirements and regulations (i.e., current applicable FDA/MAA guidelines, USP/Ph Eur, etc).
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and Design of Experiments as they apply to packaging operations.

qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Education: Bachelors

skills:

• Packaging
  

  
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