Manager, Packaging

Ferring Pharmaceuticals•Parsippany, NJ

7d•$121,299 - $225,269•Onsite

About The Position

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease. As the Manager, Packaging you will lead visual inspection, labeling, serialization, and secondary packaging operations for sterile pharmaceutical products. This role is accountable for employee leadership, cGMP compliance, safety, quality, schedule execution, operational performance, and inspection readiness. With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, packaging science, life sciences, operations, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
Five or more years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical-device, or similarly regulated packaging operations, including visual inspection and labeling.
Three or more years of people-leadership or supervisory experience.
Experience supporting cGMP investigations, CAPAs, change controls, audits, inspections, and controlled documentation.
Knowledge of cGMP, 21 CFR Parts 210 and 211, packaging and labeling controls, visual inspection practices, data integrity, and quality systems.
Strong leadership, coaching, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Ability to assess risk, use operational and quality data, make timely decisions, and manage competing priorities.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and applicable manufacturing, quality, and enterprise systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience with sterile injectable products, automated inspection or packaging equipment, electronic batch records, enterprise systems, and serialization is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead daily packaging operations to meet safety, quality, service, cost, capacity, and yield objectives.
Ensure visual inspection, labeling, serialization, line clearance, component control, and reconciliation activities comply with approved procedures, batch records, validated processes, and cGMP requirements.
Plan staffing, materials, equipment, and shift priorities in alignment with the production schedule.
Maintain accurate and complete paper and electronic records in accordance with good documentation and data integrity requirements.
Lead deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessments, and effectiveness checks related to packaging operations.
Hire, train, coach, and manage employees; maintain workforce qualification, performance accountability, cross-training, and succession plans.
Monitor key performance indicators, identify trends, and lead corrective actions and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Engineering, Maintenance, Validation, Automation, Technical Services, and other functions to resolve issues and support product supply.
Support equipment qualification, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, new-product introductions, audits, and regulatory inspections.
Manage departmental resources and expenses and provide off-shift or weekend support as business needs require.