Network Partners is looking for a highly organized and driven Packaging Engineer to join our team that will work with our client partners to ensure the company's products and processes meet established standards. 

About Us:

Network Partners is a professional services firm that helps clients complete the work necessary to provide their products to patients. Serving the medical device, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries with core competencies in Regulatory Affairs, Packaging Engineering, Labeling, Quality and Project Management. www.networkpartners.com

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to cross functional teams.
• Generate packaging gap analysis’s against EUMDR packaging regulations.
• Generate comprehensive strategy to resolves gaps.
• Execute to the clients EUDMR strategy.

• Coordinate and manage testing activities with contract laboratories.
• Design and develop best in class packaging solutions from early concept through commercialization for sterile medical devices.
• Execute to process validation deliverables.
• Demonstrate development of life cycle knowledge through delivery of design control deliverables.
• Provide subject matter expertise to cross functional teams.
• Build Quality into all aspects packaging deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience in medical device, biotech, or pharmaceutical packaging design development desired.
• Demonstrated experience in resolving design and process related packaging issues on commercial products.
• Functional knowledge of Design Controls and Industry standards in Packaging Design and Testing (11607, ASTM, ISTA)
• Experienced in Statistical Analysis, interpretation, and communication of results.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong technical and project management capabilities.
• Working knowledge and application of industry standards, including testing methods—ASTM and ISTA and relevant ISO standards
• Working knowledge and understanding of packaging testing equipment, for example, transit testing equipment, universal test system for seal strength testing, leak testing equipment
• Highly motivated with good collaboration skills
• Curious, with a continuous learner mindset and motivation to effectively problem solve
• Ability to adapt quickly and execute, especially when gaps are identified

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in packaging engineering.
• 3-7 years expertise in medical device packaging engineering role.
• Knowledge of packaging components and packaging systems from a design, development, and qualification perspective.
• Experience operating within a quality management system.
• Experience in packaging design, development, and process validation.
• Knowledgeable in ISO 11607 regulations and ASTM and ISTA test methods.