Packaging Engineer in Liverpool

Your role as a Packaging Engineer involves bringing your expertise in packaging processes and materials to Elanco's External Manufacturing (EEM) teams. As a member of Joint Process Teams (JPT), you will ensure technical excellence, control of GMP documents, and oversight of finished products for the EMEA scope, while guaranteeing efficient and compliant production.

Responsibilities:

• Provide packaging process and material expertise.
• Participate in Joint Process Team (JPT) meetings as primary TSMS; ensure technical requirements of global standards are met.
• Change management.
• Maintain oversight of key batch processing records used at CMs, including SOPs, Master Production Records, and SPIs.
• Write technical reports to convey status of key initiatives and communicate process metrics.
• Participate in site visits to the CM to assess ongoing capability and support resolution of complex technical issues.
• Ensure that assigned products have an appropriate control strategy.
• Use data and process knowledge to identify continuous improvement (CI) opportunities.
• Support generation and review of Annual Product Reports (APRs) / PQRs.
• Prepare or coordinate potential technical inquiry Position Papers / Technical briefing documentation within the network for support of submissions, internal inspections, or Health Authorities related to packaging.
• Manage product/process transfer projects from a TSMS perspective.
• Effectively mentor, coach, and develop less senior TSMS scientists and engineers located within the hub on packaging.
• Support significant investigations related to deviation & complaints in the scope of packaging.
• Support and/or lead new product introductions and technical transfer of existing processes within and between internal/third parties across the hubs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An advanced university degree or demonstrated career experience in life science or engineering (e.g. pharmacy, chemistry, chemical engineering, veterinary medicine).
• Fluent in English and another European language.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Pharmaceutical or Chemical Production / TS/MS / Pharmaceutical Drug Development / Quality Assurance.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in packaging processes, materials, and packaging design.
• Thorough understanding of production processes.
• Strong working knowledge of applied statistics, quality systems, and regulatory requirements across multiple health authorities.
• Strong project management skills and communication skills.
• Experience in working with interdisciplinary, multicultural teams as well as with external partners.
• Experienced in technical transfer or project management of production processes at manufacturing scale.
• Multi-tasking and priority management essential.
• Confident in team environment to contribute and challenge the status quo.
• Expert in reviewing and writing technical reports.
• Can author technical documents to a high standard and is current with cGMP requirements.
• Can apply excellent problem-solving methodology to complex technical situations using statistical data analysis.
• Flexibility in travel (sometimes at short notice) to support business deadlines and customer requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advance degrees (Ph.D., MBA) are an asset.
• Other languages are an asset.

Location and Travel:

• Location: Speke (UK)
• Travel: 10-30%

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for this role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.