Senior Package Engineering Lead — Pharma Packaging (Hybrid)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals seeks a Package Engineering Associate Director to lead packaging efforts and manage key supplier relationships across materials and manufacturing resources. This role coordinates cross-project activities, designs packaging and tooling, and partners with Regulatory, QA, and Marketing to meet timelines.

Responsibilities include documenting processes for validation and regulatory filings, driving continuous improvement, and helping set department goals in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in packaging, chemical, mechanical, or materials engineering.
• Typically requires 8 years of experience or the equivalent combination of advanced education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of cGMPs and related CMC regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in one or more technical areas.
• Responsible for overall relationship with key suppliers of materials, technology and manufacturing resources.
• Coordinates activities and leverages best practices across multiple projects and suppliers.
• Manages and designs key packaging activities including packaging design and specification, equipment and tooling design and qualification, labeling, material selection, testing, and sourcing.
• Collaborates with stakeholders across Regulatory Affairs, Project Management, Supply Chain, Quality and Marketing to meet timelines and objectives.
• Liaises with Regulatory Affairs and Quality to provide packaging documentation for process validation, product release and regulatory filings.
• Evaluates process performance to lead continuous improvement activities and apply best practices for commercial products.
• Assists in the creation of department goals.

Skills

Packaging leadership

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Regulatory/CMC knowledge

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Packaging, Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals seeks a Package Engineering Associate Director to lead packaging efforts and manage key supplier relationships across materials and manufacturing resources. This role coordinates cross-project activities, designs packaging and tooling, and partners with Regulatory, QA, and Marketing to meet timelines.

Responsibilities include documenting processes for validation and regulatory filings, driving continuous improvement, and helping set department goals in a fast-paced,