Packaging Technologist

AstraZeneca AB; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global pharmaceutical company in Göteborg is seeking a Packaging Technologist to lead packaging development for Oral Solid Dose products. The role requires expertise in pharmaceutical packaging principles, project management, and collaboration with internal and external partners. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and experience in compliance with GMP and other regulations. This is an opportunity to contribute to high-quality medicines that positively impact lives.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Opportunity for professional growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering preferred.
• Experience with pharmaceutical packaging regulations and testing.
• Ability to lead teams on global projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging development for Oral Solid Dose packaging.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Manage packaging product lifecycle with lean methodologies.

Skills

Pharmaceutical packaging principles

Project management

Digital tools implementation

Lean methodologies

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of pharmaceuticals? We have a great opportunity for a Packaging Technologist within our Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) department.

This role is pivotal in supporting our entire PT&D product and packaging portfolio, transforming groundbreaking science into medicines that improve lives.

PT&D, within AstraZeneca Operations, spans the entire value chain, providing essential ingredients, formulations, and devices for new medicines, from early toxicology studies to clinical trials and scaling up drug production.

The Role

As a Packaging Technologist, you will lead packaging development across our diverse product portfolio, with a focus on Oral Solid Dose packaging. Your expertise will be crucial in areas such as pharmaceutics, analytical sciences, validation science knowledge management, product robustness, analytics, process engineering, and technology enablement.

Collaborating closely with our packing partners in commercial operations, you will drive sustainability, design methodology, and standardization. You will also play a key role in delivering our packaging strategy in a dynamic, multi-skilled environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Packaging support to our clinical and development product portfolio, applying specialist knowledge and expertise to achieve project targets in a timely fashion and to agreed quality standards
• Leading multi-functional packaging projects across AstraZeneca and partner organisations and being the point of contact to technically assess proposed pack changes and influence decision making.
• Ensuring that work is performed in accordance with appropriate safety (SHE), quality and compliance standards, e.g. GMP, and having the ability to understand and interpret packaging regulations.
• Generating and reviewing regulatory submission documents, project plans, protocols and technical reports ensuring that the project objectives are met
• Use your technical expertise to support our packaging strategy in materials sourcing, asset transfers, capacity expansion, and manage the packaging product lifecycle with lean and six sigma methodologies.
• Provide leadership in the implementation of digital tools into the packaging development process

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in engineering, (Packaging or Mechanical Engineering preferred) or closely related field
• Able to demonstrate understanding of the principles and concepts in relation to pharmaceutical packaging
• Is a recognised leader with direct experience and project management in an array of packaging aspects in one or more of the following: materials and polymer science, design methodology, sustainability, pharmaceutical packaging regulations and testing requirements, qualification and validation of new materials, product technical transfer and patient focussed packaging.
• Has a working understanding and experience of one or more of the following: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, computer aided engineering (FEA, Computational / conversational fluid dynamics), product data management, rapid prototyping.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-functional teams across a global platform working with internal and external partners including contract manufacturers, vendors and academia while being able to hold a large degree of independence representing own department or area of expertise
• Experience of working with appropriate Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), quality and compliance standards, e.g. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• A knowledge of lean and/or six sigma methodologies

At AstraZeneca, you'll find yourself part of a team where everyone feels personally connected to the impact we make. From our science labs to large-scale manufacturing, we are committed to delivering high-quality medicines that change lives. Our work is inspiring and rewarding as we influence every part of the product lifecycle to ultimately improve lives-from patients and their families to society as a whole.

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.