Senior Packaging Technologist - Lead NPI & CI Initiatives

Eisai EMEA; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric charging points for Electric/

Discretionary Bonus

Free onsite parking

Subsidised onsite restaurant and cafe

Learning and development opportunities

Well-being & mental health programs

Multi-faith prayer room

Job summary

Eisai EMEA is seeking a senior packaging technologist to drive scoping, management and delivery of packaging projects within the technical packaging department. You will lead cross-functional teams on NPI, supplier changes, tooling and material changes, while ensuring compliance with GMP/GDP and Eisai standards.

The role requires hands-on experience in pharmaceutical packaging, change control, CAPA and process validation, with onsite 5 days a week at Eisai’s EKC facility in the UK.

Qualifications

• Previous packaging technologist experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of packaging materials, components and processes.
• Experience delivering equipment or material changes in manufacturing.
• Pharma industry experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams for NPI, new suppliers and tooling changes in packaging.
• Lead or support deviation investigations including CAPA.
• Lead Change Controls to ensure packaging changes are assessed and implemented on time.
• Lead supplier-related complaint investigations and ensure CAPAs.
• Lead packaging qualification or process validation activities.
• Lead packaging line trials with planning, approvals and testing.
• Generate technical reports documenting activities.
• Provide technical guidance to internal and third-party operations.
• Drive improvements in packaging operations, systems and processes.
• Lead Continuous Improvement initiatives in packaging.
• Support packaging cleaning development and validation activities.
• Develop, implement and maintain SOPs.
• Support GMP compliance in all areas.
• Assist audits and ensure regulatory readiness.
• Escalate issues to the Technical Packaging Manager.

Skills

Packaging technology

Pharmaceutical packaging

Project leadership

CAPA investigation

Change control

Process validation

GMP knowledge

Education

PIABC Level 5 Diploma in Packaging Technology

Job description

Eisai EMEA is seeking a senior packaging technologist to drive scoping, management and delivery of packaging projects within the technical packaging department. You will lead cross-functional teams on NPI, supplier changes, tooling and material changes, while ensuring compliance with GMP/GDP and Eisai standards.

The role requires hands-on experience in pharmaceutical packaging, change control, CAPA and process validation, with onsite 5 days a week at Eisai’s EKC facility in the UK.