Packaging Engineer

Actalent; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking an experienced Packaging Engineer to support pharmaceutical packaging operations globally. You will act as a packaging SME, coordinating with CMOs and ensuring compliance, quality, and continuous supply.

You will drive qualification, change controls, BOM maintenance, and documentation governance within a GMP framework, collaborating across Quality, Regulatory, and cross‑functional teams to deliver on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in pharma/regulated manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements and docs standards.
• Hands-on TrackWise experience is mandatory; Veeva a plus.
• Experience qualifying packaging components and equipment.
• Ability to draft and review packaging specs and drawings.
• Solid understanding of validation and lifecycle management.
• Proven track record managing change controls and CAPAs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee packaging engineering activities at external CMOs.
• Lead development, launch, and lifecycle management of packaging components.
• Coordinate qualification and implementation of packaging materials and processes.
• Develop, review, and approve packaging drawings and specs.
• Execute packaging equipment validation and qualification activities.
• Own change controls, deviations, and CAPAs with QA and Regulatory.
• Maintain BOMs and packaging master data.
• Drive standardization of platform packaging across markets.
• Ensure serialization, labeling compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with internal/external teams across regions to meet timelines.

Skills

Packaging engineering

GMP compliance

Quality mgmt systems

TrackWise

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering

Tools

TrackWise

Veeva

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Packaging Engineer to support commercial pharmaceutical packaging operations across a global product portfolio. This role will serve as a key packaging SME, managing packaging engineering activities with external CMOs and ensuring compliance, quality, and uninterrupted product supply. The successful candidate will play a critical role in packaging lifecycle management, change implementation, qualification activities, and documentation governance within a highly regulated GMP environment.

Responsibilities:

• Manage packaging engineering activities at external CMOs, including oversight of packaging-related documentation and compliance requirements.
• Lead and support the development, launch, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of primary and secondary packaging components.
• Coordinate the qualification and implementation of new packaging components, materials, suppliers, and manufacturing processes to ensure supply continuity and risk mitigation.
• Develop, review, and approve technical drawings, packaging specifications, profiles, and purchasing/release documentation.
• Execute and support packaging process validation and qualification activities on packaging equipment.
• Own and manage change controls, deviations, non-conformances, investigations, and CAPAs in collaboration with Quality, Regulatory, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Maintain and update Bills of Materials (BOMs) and packaging master data.
• Drive harmonization and standardization initiatives for platform packaging components across multiple markets.
• Ensure packaging solutions meet regulatory requirements, including serialization, authentication, and global labeling standards.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and external technical experts across multiple regions and time zones to deliver projects on time and in compliance.

Must-Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements and pharmaceutical packaging documentation standards.
• Hands-on experience with quality management systems, particularly TrackWise (mandatory); familiarity with Veeva is an advantage.
• Proven experience qualifying packaging components and packaging equipment.
• Experience creating, reviewing, and approving technical specifications, profile drawings, and packaging documentation.
• Solid understanding of packaging process validation and lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated experience managing change controls, deviations, investigations, and CAPAs.