CMO Packaging Engineering Officer

Pharmathen is one of the leading complex drug delivery and formulation developers and is among the top 50 pharmaceutical research companies in Europe. Driven by innovation, the company specializes in one of the most modern and technologically innovative sectors, developing Long Acting Injectables (LAI), Sustained Release formulations and Preservative Free Ophthalmics.

Pharmathen’s portfolio consists of over 100 products, produced at its facility in Sapes, Rodopi, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and at its modernized production unit in Pallini, Attica.

Pharmathen is one of the largest private investors in research and development in Greece, with steady investments of €35 million annually in the R&D sector and employs over 1,350 people from over 24 different nationalities. The company's enduring success is attributed to the passion for creativity, the ethics, and dedication of its people, who share the company's vision of making a difference in people’s lives.

Due to continuous growth and expansion, Pharmathen Pharmaceuticals offers a great opportunity for career development and is seeking to recruit a CMO Packaging Engineering Officer for the Supply Chain /CMOs department at our Marousi premises.

As a CMO Packaging Engineering Officer the ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and executing the lifecycle processes for all packaging components including troubleshooting and optimization to improve safety, quality and efficiency on packaging lines.

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Requirements

What you will do:

• Provide actively support to external manufacturing production at various CMO sites
• Provide packaging structural engineering, development and design support
• Coordinate structural and artwork development process with graphic designers for new SKU development, commercial launches, and manage routine artwork changes
• Initiate and execute primary, secondary, and tertiary package design projects
• Maintain packaging database - create and edit packaging documentation and specifications as needed
• Develop dielines for artwork in collaboration with the manufacturing facilities
• Initiate change control for packaging related changes at CMO. Review and approve packaging documentation to support CMO activities as needed
• Manage projects related to new product launch packaging activities, facilities, and manufacturing changes
• Provide packaging oversight for activities, troubleshoot for startup, new product or SKU launches  and support on-going production

The ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor/Master in engineering, Materials Science
• At least 2 years of experience in packaging operations in a regulated industry (pharmaceutical or consumer products)
• Experience in a variety of packaging on both primary and secondary/tertiary packaging

Job-Specific Skills:

• Experience with cGMP’s and Quality Systems
• Experience in project leadership skills and ability to develop effective working processes and relationships with internal/external partners and cross-functional project teams
• Device or combination product experience is considered a plus
• Excellent communication in English language (writing and speaking)
• Proficient SAP user. APO experience is considered a plus
• Computer literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Benefits

What you'll gain:

• Involvement in a high-caliber, team-oriented and dynamic atmosphere
• Exposure to challenging business issues and practices
• Great opportunity to leverage and develop your business knowledge and skills

Join our team and experience the unique Pharmathen’s culture that gives you the opportunity to innovate, to make decisions, to achieve your own potential and to chart your own career.

Pharmathen is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, and national origin.