Packaging Development Engineer

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The Position Packaging Development Engineer A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche. As part of Pharma Technical Development (PTD) our organization is committed to deliver the Pharma ambitions by bringing game-changing therapies from clinical phase I into the market to serve every patient, every day. Our core business is to develop safe, innovative and effective drugs using cutting edge technologies for manufacturing process (Drug Substance and Drug Product), clinical supply, formulation, device, packaging, and analytical development. The opportunity: As Packaging Development Engineer, you’ll work closely together with the technical Experts of the Technology & Validation Team regarding packaging development & CAPEX project management as well as the Engineering-, Compliance- and the Quality Assurance team of the Clinical Supply Packaging Operations (PTDS-O) organization. You’ll play a key role by launching new packaging solutions and by leading key projects and representing the Operations perspective. The key to success in this role is a strong collaboration with stakeholders, service providers and suppliers. The focus is on regional needs for PTDS Kaiseraugst, particularly in the supply of clinical trials with primary and secondary packaging.

• Support packaging development improvement projects within clinical packaging operations based on customer, business, regulatory and quality requirements and in line with project timelines and project budget.
• Support the packaging development activities between the two locations South San Francisco and Basel/Kaiseraugst in line with internal and external guidelines and regulations
• Improve packaging processes, increase productivity, reduce lead times and align activities with other related functions to meet strategic goals
• Responsible for ensuring the cGMP compliant creation of SOP’s, Test Plans & Reports for packaging & warehousing focusing on the technical equipment and processes.
• Continuous improvement of the existing processes and documentation.
• Ensuring the GMP lifecycle by using the Change Control and Deviation process in VEEVA

Who you are: You hold a bachelor degree in a scientific discipline or an equivalent education, with at least 5 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical industry, including at least 3 years in GMP-related disciplines, as well as experience in cGMP manufacturing of small or large molecules or packaging in the pharmaceutical industry.

• You are a positive, integrative, and self-reflective individual with strong communication skills
• You have experience with cGMP inspections by health authorities
• You are enjoying working on site and are interested in getting to know our production facilities and processes.
• High team capability, solution-oriented approach, strong service and customer focus, excellent communication skills in German and English, and proficiency in using IT systems complete your profile

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

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