Senior Packaging Engineer

• Life Sciences - Engineering
• Zürich
• Contracting
• Teilzeit, 100%
• As soon as possible - 31.12.2027/possible extension
• TrackWise, GMP, CAPA

Your Responsibilities

• Manage packaging engineering activities in collaboration with contract manufacturing organizations
• Develop, review, approve and implement technical packaging specifications
• Manage new and modified technical profile drawings, purchasing specifications and release specifications
• Develop, test and qualify packaging components on packaging equipment
• Support packaging process validation activities
• Lead or own change controls, non-conformances, investigations and CAPA activities
• Collaborate closely with Quality, Labeling, Supply Chain and external technical experts
• Support the qualification of alternative packaging materials, component substrates, suppliers and manufacturing processes
• Manage the implementation and standardization of packaging components
• Support lifecycle management and continuous improvement activities for commercial products
• Maintain and manage packaging-related bills of materials
• Ensure the inclusion of regulatory serialization, authentication and corporate labeling requirements
• Coordinate multiple technical deliverables while ensuring compliance, quality and timely execution
• Work effectively across international teams, time zones and organizational boundaries

Your Profile

• Bachelor-s degree in engineering, packaging engineering or a comparable technical discipline
• At least five years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a similarly regulated environment
• Strong practical experience in pharmaceutical packaging engineering
• Proven experience in developing and qualifying packaging components on packaging equipment
• Strong knowledge of cGMP documentation requirements
• Hands-on experience with TrackWise is essential
• Experience managing change controls, deviations, investigations and CAPAs
• Experience developing, reviewing or approving technical specifications and drawings
• Knowledge of packaging process validation
• Experience working with external manufacturing partners or CMOs is highly advantageous
• Strong technical, organizational and project management capabilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills
• Fluency in English