REQUIREMENTS

• Doctorate / Master’s degree and 3 years of directly related experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of working in packaging development within a pharmaceutical/medical device company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills together with demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
• Experience with packaging development and the associated manufacturing process.
• Experience of working with packaging suppliers.
• Experience with packaging operations, tech transfer and Process Validation.
• Ability to work in a highly regulated and ever-changing industry.
• English is a must, Dutch is a plus.
• Independent self-starter and able to empower others to accomplish ambiguous tasks.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

• Lead the packaging development process for products.
• Provision of technical operations support for the continuous improvement of packaging components and advisory of technical improvement projects.
• Act as the site subject matter expert for packaging components.
• Technical support for new materials and packaging processes.
• Use material science, technical process knowledge and identify the required expertise to resolve process challenges as needed.
• Support the delivery of productivity, throughput, and general capacity improvements by analyzing, designing, and implementing packaging components improvements.
• Independently lead packaging development projects
• Oversee and perform design and qualification activities.