Packaging Engineer R&D

Support to Marketed OTC and Medical Device Products EMEA

We are building a new team and are looking for two Packaging Engineers who will be working in a global environment with packaging development projects related to our existing pharmaceutical products. In this role you will act as our technical interface with our supplier as well as with our external partners on all packaging related questions. You will qualify packaging according to quality and compliance standards and you will, together with Operations, ensure the manufacturability of the packaging. Your responsibilities also include identifying and delivering cost improvement programs, proposing and executing complexity reduction projects and identifying and promoting cross-consumer sector opportunities. You will be working closely with R & D, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Procurement as well as with our Project Managegement Organization.

We are offering a dynamic, innovative and challenging position where you will be able to work with product development in an independent and global role.

Business: McNeil AB

City: Helsingborg

Job type: Permanent position

Deadline for applications: 2014.03.09

More information: This recruitment will be managed by Proffice Life Science. For more information about this position please contact Recruitment Consultant Camilla Wern 0733-436098. The selection process is on-going so please apply as soon as possible, however not later than 2014.03.07. Please send in your application (CV, cover letter as well as your references) in English via www.profficelifescince.se.

Qualification:

We are looking for a person with the following experience and qualification:

. BSc or MSc within a relevant area.

. A minimum of 5 years experience from packaging development preferably from the pharmaceutical, medical device or animal health industry.

. It is a great advantage to have knowledge/experience of:

- Pharmaceutical compliance and regulatory requirements

- Pharmaceutical packaging technology and process knowledge for primary and secondary

- Medical Device development process and regulations

- Printing technologies

- Design Control

- 6 Sigma and process excellence methodologies

- Packaging testing knowledge.

. You have a good understanding of the dynamics of Supply Chain.

. You master English in speech and writing.

On a personal level, you have excellent communications skills. You have the ability to work in a high matrix environment. You are self-motivated and you have the ability to plan and execute activities with minimal supervision. You strive to deliver results. We place great emphasis on personal qualities for this role.

Organization/Business description:

Johnson & Johnson is a globally operating health care company employing approximately 129 000 people in more than 250 companies in 60 countries. Our worldwide headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. McNeil AB is part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies and the largest industry in Helsingborg with around 630 employees. We develop and manufacture OTC drugs and amongst our brands Nicorette is the largest and also the world-leading product for smoking cessation. We encourage our employees to an active, healthy and tobacco free lifestyle - our premises are tobacco free. www.mcneilab.se