Packaging Development Engineer

Inhalation Product Development team

Hays Specialist Recruitment is now looking to recruit a Packaging Development Engineer in the Inhalation Product Development team for a contract assignment at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg.

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.
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

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