Packaging Engineer

Summary

Katalyst CRO is a company seeking a Packaging Engineer who will apply scientific and engineering knowledge to packaging projects. The role involves addressing regulatory requirements, conducting engineering projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop packaging solutions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for addressing regulatory requirements related to packaging medical devices
• Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures
• Plans and conducts small- to medium-size assigned packaging engineering projects may include developing packaging designs, assessing supplier changes or capabilities, packaging equipment interface, testing protocols, and supporting investigations
• Supports and coordinates with cross functional teams to align development and implementation strategies for packaging changes or solutions
• Independently executes the design of packaging solutions by applying standard engineering theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline. Independently investigates, conducts tests or experiments
• Improves methods/designs/processes. Recognizes and implements good ideas/innovations/costs reductions; consistently generates/adopts original solutions to problems and reduces them to practices
• Creates and implements package component specifications and technical documentation

Skills

• A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 2+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. Additional post-graduate education may contribute towards the desired years of experience
• Has demonstrated competency within an engineering discipline. Packaging engineering preferred
• Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors including root cause analysis and design requirement development. Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators
• Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations
• Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences
• Packaging Engineering degree and or experience
• Healthcare packaging engineering experience
• Specification writing change control experience
• Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries

Qualifications

Must Haves

• A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 2+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. Additional post-graduate education may contribute towards the desired years of experience
• Has demonstrated competency within an engineering discipline. Packaging engineering preferred
• Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors including root cause analysis and design requirement development. Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators
• Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations
• Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences
• Packaging Engineering degree and or experience
• Healthcare packaging engineering experience
• Specification writing change control experience

Nice to Haves

• Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries

Benefits

• Work_model: [remote, onsite]