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Position: Senior Scientist Packaging TechnologyLocation: Manatí PRKey Responsibilities
1. Improves packaging processes, technologies, and systems to ensure compliance with drug quality and cost specifications.
2. Writes test procedures, packaging machinery specifications, performs line trials and troubleshooting, works with packaging machinery vendors, etc.
3. Develops reviews and approves packaging Bills of Materials, labels, and component specifications.
4. Coordinates packaging validation and line trial activities with local validation, production, engineering, planning and quality groups as needed.
5. Supports new packaging technology and product transfers.
6. Supports and assess current packaging processes; perform improvement or changes to existing packages and packaging processes.
7. Ensures that equipment is capable of handling all current packaging components and will determine whether it can support proposed changes in packaging components.
8. Supports, assists and /or justifies packaging capital projects help research.
9. Justifies, designs, specifies, purchases, tests, installs, and validates any new equipment purchases.
10. Plans, coordinates, and executes projects to assure achievement of site’s departmental and company goals and objectives. Manage project timetables for new and ongoing projects. Provide project status using project plans, presentations, or written reports.
11. Provides troubleshooting packaging equipment, executing packaging equipment trials and systems with the knowledge to modify and recommend changes to equipment and components as needed.
12. Provides assistance and technical support to packaging projects for products manufactured at the pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Manatí, Puerto Rico. The support includes equipment used in the packaging of Oral solid products with more emphasis on Parenteral packaging.
13. Reviews and approves component specifications in compliance with applicable regulations and the internal policies and procedures.
14. Serve as technical expert finding the best solutions and propose initiatives during projects, lines interventions, trouble shootings and day to day process at the packaging lines. Actively participate in Triages, investigations resolutions, etc., to support in the decision making to keep the process continuity.
15. Able to establish effective mentoring and coaching to other potential colleagues, seeking to maximize their professional growing potential and development, rendering benefit of company objectives and goals.
16. Leads continuous improvement efforts towards an efficient, streamlined packaging technology transfer and change control process in packaging area.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in sciences or engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Computer)Five (5) years in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Parenteral Manufacturing/Packaging Operations)Strong background on Parenteral Inspection and Packaging processes is required with device assembly experience preferred.Understanding of a broad spectrum of packaging materials, structures, components, and related conversion processes, especially packaging components for sterile products.Excellent technical writing/oral communication skills (English/Spanish).Flexible to work extended hours when required.Computer Proficiency: MS Office, MS Project, AutoCADAble to establish and maintain excellent working relationship with internal and external customers at all organizational levels and disciplines in such a way to facilitate the project execution.Technical knowledge in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, technologies, and processing equipment – Sterile Packaging, Inspection and Processes. Capability for providing hands-on support for equipment, materials, and process troubleshooting. Knowledge of process improvement and troubleshootingTime management, planning and organization capabilities.Project management skillsLeadership and teamwork skillsKnowledge of cGMP's, OSHA, and FDA RegulationsProblem-solving skillsWilling to work irregular hours, when necessary.If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
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