Packaging Development Scientist IV

Bayer CropScience • Myerstown, PA

107d • $97,838 - $146,757

About The Position

At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining 'impossible'. There are so many reasons to join us. If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice. The incumbent is responsible for supporting day-to-day the Packaging Technology and the Process Technology packaging development function; as well as responsible for all technical issues associated with the packaging of OTC and Nutritional products manufactured at the Myerstown, PA location. This includes domestic and international products. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, package development, design, and testing; identifying meaningful component specifications; qualifying components and packaging operations; troubleshooting commercial packaging operations; and implementation of quality and cost improvement programs. Also, responsible to support the Packaging Development team to lead innovative packaging solutions that deliver packaging that is safe, effective, and compliant to the customer and business solutions that are smart, efficient, and operational.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to work independently.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree
• Degree major in Packaging Engineering or Packaging Technology
• At least 6 years of experience in a pharmaceutical and FDA regulated packaging environment.
• Experience defined as packaging development, including the creation, development, and delivery of ownable structural and functional consumer impactful packaging innovations, resulting in notable commercial impact.
• Knowledge of GMPs as they relate to the packaging and holding of food or pharmaceutical products.

Responsibilities

• Implement new package designs for product launches, ensuring compatibility with packaging line equipment and technology.
• Develop primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging on time, in full of project success factors.
• Provide effective technical transfer of information to production departments.
• Create innovative packaging solutions by using in depth technical knowledge, experience and education, considering the customer, channel, brand, financial, technical and compliance success factors.
• Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.
• Assist production teams in identifying root causes of packaging problems and subsequent solutions.
• Source and recommend new technology or other improvements to increase the efficiency of the packaging line operations.
• Approve and perform Packaging Qualifications, Installation Qualifications an Operational Qualifications (IQ/OQ) protocols and reports for new modified packaging equipment.
• Develop and oversee maintenance of packaging documentation: Monographs, Specification templates, Packaging Study documentation, Packaging change control (Synaps), Artwork management System (DART) and Packaging component qualifications.
• Assure that new packaging configurations conform to appropriate Child Resistant and Elderly Friendly packaging requirements.
• Ensure consistency of approach within Process Technology Packaging Development in new package development and introductions, production scale-up, and implementation of new technology at Myerstown.
• Support major projects of a technically complex nature.
• Serve as a technical contributor on core implementation teams.
• Represent the Process Technology Packaging Development function in cross-functional development teams and task force groups for the division.
• Work with QA to ensure that suppliers provide packaging components that consistently meet our requirements.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to investigate quality issues and approve packaging material specifications to ensure compliance with division and regulatory (Good Manufacturing Practices - cGMPs) requirements.
• Ensure processes are appropriately validated to conform to regulatory compliance (FDA) guidelines.
• Provide leadership from a technical perspective that will influence decisions regarding the launch of a new product or the implementation of new technology.
• Evaluates complex issues with respect to design, function, cost, efficiency, safety, and packaging equipment while considering a broad base of customer needs including Production, Engineering, QA, Marketing and R & D.

Benefits

• Health care
• Vision
• Dental
• Retirement
• PTO
• Sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees