Quality Packaging Engineer

McKesson Corporation; United States; Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson Corporation seeks a Quality Packaging Engineer to evaluate, validate, and implement cold chain packaging solutions across the network. You will apply packaging science and quality engineering principles to ensure temperature-sensitive products meet internal standards and regulatory requirements.

With a bachelor’s in engineering or packaging and 2+ years of relevant experience, you’ll contribute to SOPs, testing, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Requires 2+ years in quality, packaging engineering, or regulated industry.
• Experience supporting cold chain packaging and ISTA or similar standards is preferred.
• Strong skills in drafting SOPs, work instructions, and validation records.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, qualify, validate, and deploy new/existing cold chain packaging solutions.
• Draft and maintain quality documentation to support compliant packaging execution.
• Provide technical support for packaging changes and transportation requirements.
• Investigate excursions and performance issues; analyze data and identify root causes.
• Participate in supplier meetings and evaluate material changes for feasibility.

Skills

Quality engineering

Packaging design

Documentation

Data analysis

Cross-functional

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or packaging

Tools

Validation protocols

Quality management systems

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow's health today, we want to hear from you.

The Quality Packaging Engineer contributes to the evaluation, validation, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of cold chain packaging solutions across the distribution network. Working under moderate guidance, this role applies established packaging science and quality engineering principles to execute defined technical activities and help ensure temperature-sensitive products are packaged and transported in accordance with applicable standards, internal procedures, and business requirements.

Compensation: The target salary for this role is budgeted between $75,000 and $80,000 per year along with a 5% bonus.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, qualification, validation, and deployment of new and existing cold chain packaging solutions by executing assigned testing activities, performing routine technical analysis, documenting procedures and results, and participating in related change control activities under moderate guidance.

Draft, revise, and maintain controlled packaging quality documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, technical packaging performance assessments, validation summaries, test documentation, and quality records, to support compliant cold chain packaging execution, change implementation, and ongoing network readiness.

Provide technical support for network packaging changes and initiatives by assessing packaging performance, implementation readiness, and transportation requirements to help ensure alignment with regulator and industry standards and consistent cold chain execution across the distribution network.

Participate in packaging-related investigations, including temperature excursions and performance issues, by analyzing monitoring and test data using established methods, identifying potential gaps, contributing to root‑cause evaluation, and developing recommended corrective or preventive actions for review.

Participate in supplier and vendor meetings by reviewing packaging materials and test data and contributing to the evaluation of proposed technology or material changes. Provide recommendations for review to support compliant and operationally feasible cold chain packaging solutions.

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 2+ years of relevant experience.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, packaging science, or a related field.

Critical Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in quality, packaging engineering, pharmaceutical distribution, life sciences, or a regulated industry.
• Experience supporting cold chain packaging, temperature-control distribution processes, packaging materials/design, transportation environments, validation activities, packaging-related quality programs, and relevant industry standards such as ISTA preferred.
• Working knowledge and experience supporting packaging test methods, validation protocol development, sample preparation, data collection and analysis, test execution, interpretation of results, and technical documentation in accordance with approved protocols.
• Experience drafting or maintaining SOPs, work instructions, validation records, technical assessments, testing protocols, technical reports, or other controlled quality documents preferred.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute to cross-functional projects through data analysis, technical problem-solving, identification of gaps or risks, escalation of issues, and implementation of approved quality or operational improvements.

Leadership Experience Requirements

• Execute assigned workstream or defined project activities, coordinate assigned tasks across quality, operations, suppliers, and technical stakeholders, and communicate progress, risks, and recommendations with moderate guidance.
• Experience contributing to cross-functional teams in a regulated, quality-driven, technical, or operational environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage individual priorities, support project execution, identify issues or risks, and escalation appropriately while maintaining alignment with approved procedures and business needs.

Additional Skills

• Working knowledge of applicable quality system, regulatory, and industry expectations for packaging, transportation, cold chain distribution, and temperature-sensitive product handling.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical distribution, wholesale operations, packaging operations, or cold chain logistics preferred.
• Ability to review validation protocols, analyze packaging performance data, interpret test results, summarize findings, and develop clear recommendations for packaging quality decisions.
• Effective analytical, organizational, problem-solving, technical writing, and controlled-documentation skills.

Working Conditions

Environment (Office, warehouse, etc.)

• Able to travel ~20-30% of the time.
• Remote work environment - Work from Home.

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements (Lifting, standing, etc.)

• Using keyboard/laptop 8 hours a day

This role is a hybrid position. The selected candidate is expected to work on-site at our Las Colinas office a minimum of two (2) days per week, with the remaining days worked remotely. Specific in-office days may be designated based on team needs and business priorities.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$72,500 - $120,800

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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