Senior Labeling & Packaging Artwork Lead (Onsite)

Upsher-Smith; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Upsher-Smith is seeking a Senior Associate for Labeling & Packaging Artwork to lead lifecycle management of pharmaceutical labeling and packaging artwork. You will coordinate across Regulatory Affairs, QA, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and vendors to ensure compliant, accurate, and production-ready materials.

This role requires 3 onsite days and a strong background in graphic design, packaging operations, and regulatory labeling practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 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.
• Knowledge of pharma labeling requirements and regulated documentation practices.
• Portfolio demonstrating packaging, labeling, or regulated-industry artwork experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead artwork development, revisions, approvals, implementation, and archival activities across the product lifecycle.
• Create and revise labels, cartons, package inserts, IFUs, and secondary packaging components.
• Translate approved regulatory content into production‑ready artwork.
• Coordinate labeling changes from NDA/ANDA and regulatory actions.
• Place barcodes and variable data on packaging artwork.
• Review artwork for accuracy, typography, readability, color, and compliance.
• Ensure cGMP compliance and controlled document practices.
• Manage artwork workflows, version control, and change control.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs on labeling reviews and commitments.

Skills

Artwork management

Regulatory labeling

Graphic design

Typography & layout

Prepress & production

Proofreading

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Packaging, Regulatory Affairs, Life Sciences, or related discipline

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Acrobat Pro

Veeva Vault

Esko WebCenter

Loftware

SAP

Job description

Upsher-Smith is seeking a Senior Associate for Labeling & Packaging Artwork to lead lifecycle management of pharmaceutical labeling and packaging artwork. You will coordinate across Regulatory Affairs, QA, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and vendors to ensure compliant, accurate, and production-ready materials.

This role requires 3 onsite days and a strong background in graphic design, packaging operations, and regulatory labeling practices.