Senior Labeling & Packaging Artwork Lead

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC

Maple Grove, Northern (MN, KY)

Hybrid

USD 108,000 - 140,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC is seeking a Senior Associate, Labeling & Packaging Artwork to lead the creation, revision, and lifecycle management of pharmaceutical labeling and packaging artwork. You will coordinate with Regulatory, QA, Manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure compliant, production-ready artwork across products.

The role requires 5–8 years in pharmaceutical labeling/artwork management, advanced Adobe skills, and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Packaging, Regulatory Affairs, Life Sciences, or related discipline.
Five to eight years of pharmaceutical labeling, artwork management, packaging artwork, or labeling operations experience.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat Professional.
Strong understanding of typography, layout, visual hierarchy, color management, and packaging design principles.
Experience with prepress activities, print specifications, dielines, bleeds, proofs, and production-ready files.
Knowledge of pharmaceutical labeling requirements and regulated documentation practices.
Experience with Veeva Vault, Esko WebCenter, Loftware, SAP, or similar systems preferred.
Exceptional proofreading skills and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

Lead artwork development, revisions, approvals, implementation, and archival activities throughout the product lifecycle.
Create and revise labels, cartons, package inserts, Medication Guides, IFUs, patient information materials, blister foils, sachets, and secondary packaging components.
Translate approved regulatory content, technical specifications, and packaging requirements into production-ready artwork.
Coordinate implementation of approved labeling changes resulting from NDA, ANDA, supplements, annual reports, and other regulatory actions.
Place and/or coordinate barcodes and other variable data on packaging artwork.
Perform detailed technical and visual reviews of artwork for accuracy, typography, readability, color, dimensions, component codes, and compliance.
Ensure compliance with FDA labeling requirements, cGMP expectations, and controlled document practices.
Manage artwork workflows, version control, change control, approval routing, and implementation schedules.
Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs on carton and container labeling reviews and health authority commitments.
Coordinate with packaging suppliers, printers, CMOs, and manufacturing sites to implement approved artwork changes.
Support launch readiness activities and ongoing commercial labeling maintenance programs.
Participate in investigations, CAPAs, deviations, audits, and inspections involving labeling and artwork processes.
Maintain artwork records, approvals, metadata, and traceability within validated systems.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve artwork quality, efficiency, and compliance.