Package Designer

ALMAC Group; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision & Dental

20 days PTO per year

12 holidays + Diversity Day

401k company contribution

Professional development programs

Job summary

Almac Group in Durham, NC is seeking a Package Designer to perform packaging design activities for Almac Clinical Services while ensuring final packaging promotes patient compliance.

Responsibilities include interfacing with BD, Client Services, and Label Generation to determine design specifications, creating designs and samples, and transferring design information for label design. The role may require lifting up to 35 lbs and up to 10% travel across US sites.

Qualifications

• 2-year degree in design/packaging or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of design experience in consumer or pharmaceutical packaging.
• Pharmaceutical or GMP environment experience preferred.
• Basic understanding of digital photography/photo editing.

Responsibilities

• Create packaging designs and graphical layouts for packaging components.
• Coordinate with BD, Client Services, and Label Generation to define packaging specs.
• Create and obtain representative packaging samples and templates for illustration.
• Produce packaging illustrations and assembly method templates as described in Batch Documentation.
• Need to handle physical items up to 35 lbs and travel up to 10% of US sites.

Skills

Packaging design

Graphic layout

CAD

Attention to detail

Education

2-year degree in design/packaging

4-year degree in design/packaging

Tools

CAD

Job description

Almac Group is currently seeking a Package Designer for our Durham, NC location. The Package Designer will perform Package Design activities for Almac Clinical Services whilst adhering to customer study/protocol requirements and ensuring that final packaging will promote patient compliance.

Responsibilities

• Interface with the Business Development, Client Services, and Label Generation departments to determine the required design packaging specifications as per study/protocol.
• Create designs and graphical layout of packaging components. Provide representative samples whenever possible to BD for customers.
• Interface with Label Generation (LG) to transfer design related information surrounding label design
• Create or obtain required representative packaging component samples and simulated labels for use in packaging illustrations
• Create packaging illustrations representing assembly methods described in Batch Documentation, and design required templates.
• Create and/or obtain samples of bottles, caps, capsules, cards, cartons, blister strips, mock labels and any other required component.
• May require lifting of items 35 lbs max, up to 10% travel of US sites.

Qualifications

Required Experience / Education

• 2 Year Degree in Design/Packaging related studies
• Minimum 2 year Design related experience (Consumer or Pharmaceutical Packaging)
• Pharmaceutical or similar GMP environment
• Basic understanding of digital photography/photo editing
• CAD

Preferred Experience / Education

• 4 Year Degree in Design/Packaging related studies
• Pharmaceutical or similar GMP environment
• Graphical Design/Illustration
• Pharmaceutical or similar GMP environment
• Good mechanical skills
• Good visualization skills
• Provide legible and accurate written information to general documentation
• Ability to take and understand direction
• Ability to complete written evaluations demonstrate understanding of procedures.
• Good Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Customer service/client relations

Benefits

• Medical, Vision & Dental benefits from the 1st of the month following start date
• 20 days PTO per year, accrued monthly following start date
• 12 holidays per year as well as one day for Annual Diversity Day
• Company paid Long and Short-term disability along with Life Insurance
• 401k company contribution
• Professional development programs/ continuous learning opportunities

Almac Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled - Proudly embracing diversity in all of its expressions.

Almac provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities who need assistance completing the application process. Please email us at [e-mail] to request assistance.