Packaging Development Engineer

AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. AstraZeneca is proud to offer a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Co-workers are empowered to express diverse perspectives – and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

Om tjänsten
We have an open temporary position for a Scientist/Senior Scientist in Packaging Development, based within Inhalation Product Development, Gothenburg. This role will support across the entire Pharmaceutical Technology & Development portfolio covering inhaled as well as oral products. The preferred starting date is August 2021 or earlier and will have a duration until end of September 2022.

Dina arbetsuppgifter i huvudsak
You will contribute to our projects from Phase 1 to the transfer to Commercial Manufacture by delivering of our packaging projects in a diverse, multi-skilled department including interactions with our packing partners in Commercial Operations.

Key responsibilities include:
• Manage packaging support to pharmaceutical development projects, applying specialist knowledge and expertise to achieve project targets in a timely fashion and to agreed quality standards
• Leading cross-functional packaging coordination networks
• Employ your understanding of packaging regulations and ensure that work is performed in accordance with appropriate safety (SHE), quality and compliance standards, e.g. GMP
• Assess and report data with a clear understanding of its reliability; interpret finding and draw authoritative conclusions and recommendations so that their significance can be appreciated
• Generate and review regulatory submission documents, plans, protocols and reports ensuring that the project objectives are met
• To work with colleagues across AstraZeneca and partner organisations to ensure suitable scientific input and influence decision making

Vem är du?
Requirements:
• Has an expert understanding of the principles and concepts in relation to pharmaceutical packaging
• Knowledgeable about packaging materials (e.g. polymers) and their barrier properties
• Demonstrated ability to lead packaging aspects of pharmaceutical product development
• Experience of preparing regulatory documentation
• Experience working with internal and external partners including CMOs, vendors and academia
• Ability to assess, review and report data from own work, with a clear understanding of its reliability. Interpret findings and draw authoritative conclusions and recommendations so that their significance can be appreciated.
• Work as a member of multi-functional teams, with a large degree of independence representing own department or area of expertise.
• Experience working with appropriate Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), quality and compliance standards, e.g. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Personal Skills and Capabilities:
• Good team working skills
• Effective communication skills
• Work collaboratively across boundaries

Om verksamheten
AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status or any other characteristic protected by law.