Packaging Engineer

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, valuing new ways of thinking and collaboration across dynamic teams. Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today! Your role: As a Packaging Engineer, you will bring your specific expertise in packaging processes and materials to Elanco's External Manufacturing (EEM) teams.

You will be part of Joint Process Teams (JPT) to ensure technical excellence, control of GMP documents, and oversight of finished products for the EMEA scope, guaranteeing efficient and compliant production. Your 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 SOP’s, Master Production Records, SPI’s. Write technical reports to convey status of key initiatives and process metrics. Participate in site visits to the CM, assess ongoing capability, and support resolution of complex technical issues or implementation of significant process changes.

Ensure that assigned products have an appropriate control strategy. Use data and process knowledge to identify continuous improvement (CI) opportunities. Support generation and review Annual Product Reports (APRs) / PQR’s.

Prepare or coordinate potential technical inquiry Position Papers / Technical briefing documentation within 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 within the hub on packaging.

Work closely with the Network and Hub TS/MS Leads and Operations to 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. What You Need to Succeed (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, with experience working with interdisciplinary, multicultural teams and external partners.

Experienced in technical transfer or project management of production processes at manufacturing scale. Multi-tasking and priority management essential. Confident in a team environment to challenge the status quo and represent technical information to senior management clearly and concisely.

Expert in reviewing and writing technical reports, authoring technical documents to a high standard, and current with cGMP requirements in aspects of process validation, design of process change and process monitoring compliance. Apply excellent problem‑solving methodology to complex technical situations within required deadlines using statistical data analysis as a tool to identify improvements. Flexibility in travel (sometimes at short notice) to support business deadlines and customer requirements.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications): Advance degrees (Ph.D., MBA) are an asset. Other languages are an asset. Location: Speke (UK) Travel: 10-30% Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr