Packaging and Device Engineer

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Packaging Design Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything! Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at Johnson & Johnson.

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Packaging and Device Engineer located in Beerse, Belgium.

A Packaging and Device Engineer is responsible for supporting the manufacturing processes of Liquids & Creams, Transdermal, Devices, and Sterile products produced at Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC) Beerse, ensuring high-quality products and reliable operations. If you are interested in designing, introducing, and optimizing primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging materials and device components for pharmaceutical products, then this role is perfect for you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Support new product introduction with a focus on designing new packaging/device components and validation of device assembly activities (e.g.TAR200).
• Lead and support supplier- and site-initiated material changes.
• Perform transportation studies to confirm that the designed packaging material protects the primary package and the finished pharmaceutical product during transport to our patients.
• Complete line trials to confirm that new and changed materials are processable on our packaging lines.
• Coordinate root cause investigations and provide solutions using problem solving skills to improve manufacturing reliability & compliance
• Maintain a partnership with global MSAT for changes to primary packaging and device components.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor degree in a technical field: Engineering, Science, or Pharmaceutical Sciences. Master degree in Science is a plus.
• Other relevant fields of study are accepted and will be considered.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 3 years of proven experience in a pharma/life sciences environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both in spoken and written Dutch and English to be able to effectively collaborate with operators and both global and local colleagues
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical skills

Preferred:

• Experience in working on packaging and device components in a pharmaceutical environment
• Understanding how to perform in cross-functional project & issue management teams and the ability to follow up and deliver on agreed actions

Other:

• Certification or training as an FPX project manager is a plus.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Coaching, Critical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, EHS Compliance, Engineering, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Lean Supply Chain Management, Package and Labeling Regulations, Package Management, Process Improvements, Product Packaging Design, Quality Assurance (QA), Safety-Oriented, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Sustainability, Sustainable Packaging, Technologically Savvy, Validation Testing

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