Bayer · 8 hours ago
Packaging Development Scientist IV
Myerstown, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$98K/yr - $147K/yr
6+ years expBayer is a company dedicated to solving global challenges with innovative solutions. The Packaging Development Scientist IV is responsible for managing technical issues related to packaging development for OTC and Nutritional products, ensuring compliance and efficiency in operations.
BiotechnologyChemicalHealth CareLife SciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Implement new package designs for product launches, ensuring compatibility with packaging line equipment and technology
Develop primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging on time, in full of project success factors
Provide effective technical transfer of information to production departments
Create innovative packaging solutions by using in depth technical knowledge, experience and education, considering the customer, channel, brand, financial, technical and compliance success factors
Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets
Develop key external partnerships to ensure best fit to project needs, strategic cost savings strategy, innovative supplier selection and cost budget targets
Assist production teams in identifying root causes of packaging problems and subsequent solutions
Source and recommend new technology or other improvements to increase the efficiency of the packaging line operations
Approve and perform Packaging Qualifications, Installation Qualifications an Operational Qualifications (IQ/OQ) protocols and reports for new modified packaging equipment
Develop and oversee maintenance of packaging documentation: Monographs, Specification templates, Packaging
Study documentation, Packaging change control (Synaps), Artwork management System (DART) and Packaging component qualifications
Assure that new packaging configurations conform to appropriate Child Resistant and Elderly Friendly packaging requirements
Ensure consistency of approach within Process Technology Packaging Development in new package development and introductions, production scale-up, and implementation of new technology at Myerstown
Support major projects of a technically complex nature
Serve as a technical contributor on core implementation teams
Represent the Process Technology Packaging Development function in cross-functional development teams and task force groups for the division
Work with QA to ensure that suppliers provide packaging components that consistently meet our requirements
Collaborate with Quality Assurance to investigate quality issues and approve packaging material specifications to ensure compliance with division and regulatory (Good Manufacturing Practices - cGMPs) requirements
Ensure processes are appropriately validated to conform to regulatory compliance (FDA) guidelines. Provides technical advice in the development and evaluation of business opportunities
Provide leadership from a technical perspective that will influence decisions regarding the launch of a new product or the implementation of new technology
Evaluates complex issues with respect to design, function, cost, efficiency, safety, and packaging equipment while considering a broad base of customer needs including Production, Engineering, QA, Marketing and R & D
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Ability to work independently
Preferred
Master's degree
Degree major in Packaging Engineering or Packaging Technology
At least 6 years of experience in a pharmaceutical and FDA regulated packaging environment
Experience defined as packaging development, including the creation, development, and delivery of ownable structural and functional consumer impactful packaging innovations, resulting in notable commercial impact
Knowledge of GMPs as they relate to the packaging and holding of food or pharmaceutical products
Benefits
Health care
Vision
Dental
Retirement
PTO
Sick leave
Company
Bayer
Bayer is a life science company that specializes in the areas of health care and agriculture.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$9.34BKey Investors
Bank of AmericaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationTemasek Holdings
2025-09-26Post Ipo Debt· $331.5M
2024-12-06Post Ipo Debt· $5.29B
2022-11-08Grant· $12M
Leadership Team
Wolfgang Nickl
Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and CFO
Abi Abitorabi
VP, CGT Platform Implementation Lead
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