MSD

Associate Director, Engineering – Packaging Technology

MSD

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $126,500 - $199,100 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AssemblySpark

About the role

  • Lead or participate in capital equipment projects, developing network equipment & process standards, solving complex packaging process and equipment issues, optimizing processes, and ensuring compliance
  • Collaborate with site-based and above-site based functional teams to achieve company goals
  • Develop and implement equipment standards across multiple manufacturing or packaging sites
  • Manage packaging equipment purchases, transfer/relocation, and device component source changes; support site operations and launches
  • Serve as packaging SME for above-site packaging and assembly equipment; provide technical support for troubleshooting and performance analysis
  • Apply packaging science/engineering concepts (mechanical/electrical, automation, validation, Lean/Six Sigma, GMP, serialization) to resolve issues
  • Coordinate with Serialization CoE on serialization strategy and implementation across sites
  • Establish packaging equipment specification standards in line with company principles across multiple packaging platforms
  • Evaluate new technologies for compatibility with existing lines and collaborate with site technology groups

Requirements

  • Education minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline
  • Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device industry, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role
  • Strong background in the medical device, combination product, pharmaceutical packaging equipment and operational process and related scientific/technical concepts
  • Broad experience with devices and combination products, covering design control to product and technology transfer for both new and existing packaging facilities
  • Exceptional project management skills, from conception and initiation, through project close-out
  • Thorough knowledge and proven expertise in GMP application and quality systems, particularly in process and equipment qualification & validation, root cause analysis, change control, deviation management, and cleaning qualification
  • Proficiency in mechanical & electrical knowledge, automation, AutoCAD/SolidWorks, Lean/Six Sigma, serialization, VOC, process capability, RCA
  • Extensive experience with quantitative decision tools for root cause analysis, risk management and options analysis
  • Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills; ability to operate autonomously