Structural Packaging Designer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision & Dental

PTO (20 days per year)

Holidays (12)

Disability & Life Insurance

401k company contribution

Professional development

Job summary

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

You will collaborate with BD, Client Services and Label Generation to determine design specifications, create packaging illustrations, samples, and templates, and support GMP packaging environments. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Two-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

Responsibilities

• Interface with Business Development, Client Services, and Label Generation to determine required design packaging specifications as per study/protocol.
• Create designs and graphical layout of packaging components. Provide representative samples to BD for customers.
• Interface with Label Generation to transfer design related information surrounding label design
• Create or obtain 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.

Education

Two-year degree in Design/Packaging related studies

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 include but are not limited to:

• 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
• Provide legible and accurate written information to general documentation
• Ability to take and understand direction
• Ability to complete written evaluations demonstrate understanding of procedures.
• Customer service/client relations

What can Almac Group offer you?

• Medical, Vision & Dental benefits from the 1 st 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 is an exceptional, award winning, drug development solutions provider at the forefront of the pharmaceutical industry. We are a privately owned organization that has organically grown over 50 years now employing over 7,500 highly skilled personnel worldwide. Our US Headquarters is located at Souderton, PA with additional operations scattered around the US and Europe. ‘Partnering to Advance Human Health’ is more than just a tagline – it is our way of life.

Embracing diversity is at the heart of enhancing Almac Group’s unique culture and reflects our fundamental belief that all people deserve equality, inclusivity and the opportunity for advancement. We are committed to cultivating a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment for all. Together, we will build on the strength in our diversity and deliver exceptional solutions to advance human health globally.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role through our portal. Candidate Resumes/CV’s not submitted through our portal or directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.

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.