Sr. Executive /Assistant Manager Packaging Development Pharma Co. Pune

Veko Care; Pune District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Veko Care in Pune is seeking a Packaging Development professional to lead the design, development, and qualification of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging for new product launches.

You will coordinate artwork, regulatory alignment, and supplier development, while driving cost optimization and documentation control across R&D, QA, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical packaging development for consumer healthcare or pharma products.
• Ability to select suitable packaging materials based on product requirements and regulatory guidelines.
• Knowledge of packaging validation, line trials, and stability studies.
• Experience with artwork development and regulatory/commercial approvals.

Responsibilities

• Develop primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging for new product launches.
• Develop and approve change parts for blister, bottle, carton, strip, sachet, and other packaging formats.
• Develop and qualify new packaging materials in coordination with vendors.
• Select suitable packaging materials based on product and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and review PM-BOM, packing profiles, packaging specifications, drawings, and standards.
• Maintain packaging documents, change controls, and revision history.
• Coordinate artwork development and approvals for cartons, labels, leaflets, foils, and shippers.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, marketing, and customer requirements.
• Conduct packaging trials, machine trials, stability studies, and validation activities.
• Prepare trial reports and validation documentation.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, WHO, USFDA, EU GMP, MHRA, TGA, CDSCO, and Schedule M guidelines.
• Support regulatory submissions and labeling compliance.
• Identify, qualify, and audit packaging material vendors.
• Coordinate supplier development and CAPA implementation.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through material optimization and alternate sourcing.
• Standardize packaging components and reduce packaging waste.
• Investigate packaging-related complaints using RCA.
• Implement CAPA in coordination with QA and Production.
• Work closely with R&D, Production, QA, QC, Regulatory Affairs, Purchase, Supply Chain, Marketing, Engineering, and external vendors.
• Maintain packaging specifications, SOPs, validation reports, development records, and artwork approval documents.
• Improve packaging quality, efficiency, machine productivity, and sustainability.
• Support serialization and digital packaging initiatives.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Packaging Development

Packaging Material Selection

Packaging Machine Knowledge

Artwork Development & Management

Packaging Validation & Line Trials

Vendor Development & Qualification

Packaging Cost Optimization

Technical Documentation

Project Management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Packaging Development

• Develop primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging for new product launches.
• Develop and approve change parts for blister, bottle, carton, strip, sachet, and other packaging formats.

Packaging Material Development

• Develop and qualify new packaging materials in coordination with vendors.
• Select suitable packaging materials based on product and regulatory requirements.

BOM & Documentation

• Prepare and review PM‑BOM, packing profiles, packaging specifications, drawings, and standards.
• Maintain packaging documents, change controls, and revision history.

Artwork Management

• Coordinate artwork development and approvals for cartons, labels, leaflets, foils, and shippers.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, marketing, and customer requirements.

Packaging Validation

• Conduct packaging trials, machine trials, stability studies, and validation activities.
• Prepare trial reports and validation documentation.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with GMP, WHO, USFDA, EU GMP, MHRA, TGA, CDSCO, and Schedule M guidelines.
• Support regulatory submissions and labeling compliance.

Vendor Development

• Identify, qualify, and audit packaging material vendors.
• Coordinate supplier development and CAPA implementation.

Cost Optimization

• Identify cost‑saving opportunities through material optimization and alternate sourcing.
• Standardize packaging components and reduce packaging waste.

Complaint Investigation

• Investigate packaging‑related complaints using RCA.
• Implement CAPA in coordination with QA and Production.

Cross‑Functional Coordination

• Work closely with R&D, Production, QA, QC, Regulatory Affairs, Purchase, Supply Chain, Marketing, Engineering, and external vendors.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain packaging specifications, SOPs, validation reports, development records, and artwork approval documents.

Continuous Improvement

• Improve packaging quality, efficiency, machine productivity, and sustainability.
• Support serialization and digital packaging initiatives.

Required Skills

• Pharmaceutical Packaging Development
• Packaging Material Selection
• Packaging Machine Knowledge
• Artwork Development & Management
• Packaging Validation & Line Trials
• Vendor Development & Qualification
• Packaging Cost Optimization
• Technical Documentation
• Project Management
• MS Office