Senior Manager, Engineering

Bausch + Lomb • US-FL-Tampa, FL

4d • $170,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better. Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future. Objectives/Purpose of Job: The Senior Manager is a member of the Pharma and Lens Care Solutions Technical Services team, responsible for providing strategic technical leadership and project oversight to the Global Plastics and Packaging Engineering Team within the Pharmaceuticals/Consumer business vertical. The Senior Manager leads a team of Primary and Secondary Packaging Engineers who provide packaging solutions covering R&D, manufacturing and commercial operations both internally and externally. Included are activities related to supply continuity, sustainability, cost improvements, innovative designs and material selections, competitive analysis and voice of customer input. The Senior Manager may support strategic initiatives or special projects across the broader organization. This position to be located in Rochester, NY, Greenville, SC or Tampa, FL.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience: 10+ years of relevant packaging experience in a regulated pharmaceutical or medical device industry and with minimum 3 yrs management experience (or equivalent) with direct reports.
• Special Skills: Experience in one or multiple packaging disciplines including materials and closure systems, design of secondary and tertiary components, component compatibility and advanced validation methodologies (IQ/OQ/PQ/PV).
• Advanced knowledge of cGMPs and associated CMC regulatory considerations in a pharmaceutical/biotech environment.
• Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills required.
• Computer Literacy with skills in MS Office applications and project management tools.
• Demonstrated business acumen.
• A thorough understanding in the selection and identification of primary and secondary package components, materials, and delivery systems.
• Demonstrated ability in designing packaging specifications, qualifying and validating packaging materials, components and processes, and resolving technical issues with component suppliers and contractor facilities.
• Process Improvement: Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring process improvement initiatives.
• Troubleshoot packaging operations utilizing relevant KPIs/performance metrics for packaging projects and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Systems Thinking & Operational Efficiency: Experience defining and implementing policies, procedures, and systems to drive organizational effectiveness and sustainable packaging initiatives and compliance with emerging environmental standards.
• Performance Under Pressure: Highly effective at managing multiple competing priorities and deadlines, while maintaining positive, collaborative relationships.
• Leadership & Influence: Highly flexible: comfortable as a leader, contributor, or influencer. Skilled in leading through complex organizational dynamics, with the ability to influence, inspire, and achieve results through others.
• Motivation & Team Enablement: Demonstrates high energy and a results-driven mindset, consistently motivating teams to enable performance at all levels.
• Eligibility for Internal Applicants: Have no corrective actions at the written warning level in last six months / no final warning level in the last 12 months / no active PIP.
• Meet the qualifications of the position as stated above.
• Be in your current job for 12 months.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with packaging for sterile products, including extractables and leachables is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Packaging Innovation
• Cost Improvement Champion the Packaging Innovation Process, combining Voice of the Customer and Commercial Inputs to provide differentiated, value-added Packaging.
• Provide packaging solutions by evaluating structural package designs for cost effectiveness, considering material options, global sourcing, manufacturability, handling cost, pallet and container utilization, innovation of structure, ship tests and stability tests.
• May support packaging specific business development activities, including due diligence and strategic partnerships.
• Supply Continuity Ensure packaging compliance with necessary regulations (ISO, USP, FDA, EMA, etc.) and applicable testing methods for use in pharmaceutical and medical device applications.
• Support the commercial packaging operations at multiple internal and contractor manufacturers’ locations to ensure uninterrupted product supply.
• Provide technical guidance and input to the specification, installation, utilization, qualification, and improvement of packaging equipment.
• Develop, manage and sustain documentation of new package designs to ensure high level accuracy and consistency including technical and compliance oversight to protocol generation, report closeouts and technical packages.
• Provide technical support for the vendor evaluation and selection process.
• Leadership & Talent Management Lead and manage a team of plastics and packaging engineers to ensure successful execution of projects and programs.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and career development opportunities for engineering staff.
• Collaborate with HR to attract, retain and grow high-performing talent.
• Manage the performance, succession planning, and annual compensation process for their assigned team.
• Address performance challenges constructively and proactively.
• Create technology roadmaps and develop execution plans.
• Grow department DFSS and Six Sigma capabilities.
• Budget Management Create and manage department budgets.
• Provide budget / forecast expense input for plastics and packaging project requirements both externally and internally.
• Take on individual project leadership roles as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• U.S.-based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives.
• They may also be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, a tuition reimbursement program (select degrees), company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others.
• U.S.-based employees are also eligible to receive sick time, floating holidays and paid vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior