Packaging Engineering Officer

For almost six decades, Pharmathen has remained committed to its vision of improving patients’ lives through innovation and expanding access to complex pharmaceutical therapies.

Today, Pharmathen's capabilities extend across a broad range of specialized dosage forms, including sustained-release products, long-acting injectables, and oral solid dosage forms, while its portfolio includes more than 100 commercial products available internationally through a strong network of partners.

These activities are supported by a robust Research & Development and Manufacturing ecosystem, with three facilities in Greece.

The driving force behind Pharmathen is its people. With more than 1,600 employees representing 27 nationalities, the company fosters a multicultural workplace where women account for 53% of the workforce and 40% of the Senior Leadership Team.

Grounded in its shared values of integrity, quality, innovation, leadership and performance, and guided by strong business ethics and a commitment to its vision, Pharmathen remains dedicated to its founding mission: improving patients' lives.

Pharmathen offers a great opportunity for career development and is seeking to recruit a Packaging Engineering Officer to join our Supply Chain team at our Marousi premises.

The Packaging Engineering Officer is responsible for managing and executing the lifecycle processes for all packaging components including troubleshooting and optimization to improve safety, quality and efficiency on packaging lines. The role is also responsible for providing regular internal updates and reporting for the department, as required.

More particularly:

What you’ll do:

• Provide necessary support to external manufacturing production at various CMO sites
• Provide packaging structural engineering, development and design support
• Coordinate structural and artwork development process with graphic designers for new SKU development, commercial launches, and manage routine artwork changes
• Maintain packaging database. Create and edit as needed packaging documentation and specifications
• Develop dyelines for artwork in collaboration with the manufacturing facilities
• Initiate change control for packaging related changes at CMO. Review and approve packaging documentation as needed to support CMO activities
• Manage projects related to new product launch packaging activities, facilities, and manufacturing changes
• Provide packaging oversight for activities and troubleshoot as necessary for startup, new product or SKU launches and support on-going production
• Provide timely reporting, updates and follow-up to support departmental requirements and objectives

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor/ master’s in engineering, Materials Science

Minimum Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience in regulated industry (pharmaceutical or consumer products)

• At least 2 years of experience in packaging operations

• At least 2 years of experience with a variety of packaging on both primary and secondary/tertiary packaging

Job-Specific Skills:

• Experience with cGMP’s and Quality Systems

• Experience in project leadership skills and ability to develop effective working processes and relationships with internal/external partners and cross-functional project teams

• Device or combination product experience is considered a plus
• Excellent communication in English language (writing and speaking)
• Proficient SAP user
• Computer literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Benefits

What you will gain:

• Involvement in a high-caliber, team-oriented and dynamic atmosphere
• Exposure to challenging business issues and practices
• Great opportunity to leverage and develop your business/ scientific knowledge and skills

Join our team and experience the unique Pharmathen’s culture that gives you the opportunity to innovate, to make decisions, to achieve your own potential and to chart your own career.

Pharmathen is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, and national origin.