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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 2, 2026.

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Proclinical is a life sciences recruitment and consulting firm headquartered in London that provides executive search, permanent and contract staffing and workforce solutions exclusively to pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and related companies. Founded in 2005, it runs offices across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, including Basel, and places candidates with clients in Switzerland, the UK, the US and Australia. Its current listings are client roles such as scientists, automation and instrumentation engineers, GCP quality managers, project coordinators, finance analysts and veterinary technicians.

Ready to shape global pharmaceutical packaging operations while driving compliance, innovation, and quality across international manufacturing partners?

Proclinical is seeking a Packaging Engineer for a contract role based in Switzerland. This position focuses on managing packaging operations and documentation requirements, supporting external contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), and ensuring compliance with global standards. The role involves working across time zones and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results in a regulated environment.

Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location or hold an EU passport.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage CMO activities, including documentation requirements for packaging operations.
  • Develop, review, and approve technical profile drawings and purchasing-release specifications.
  • Qualify packaging components on packaging equipment and manage packaging process validation.
  • Support the development, qualification, and risk mitigation of alternate component substrates, suppliers, and processes.
  • Lead or own change control, non-conformances, and CAPA activities in collaboration with Quality and Global Labeling Operations.
  • Oversee the implementation of platform harmonization and standardization of components.
  • Manage bills of materials and ensure regulatory serialization and global corporate standard labeling requirements are met.
  • Facilitate the inclusion of templates for regulatory and authentication requirements.
  • Work on projects involving both internal and external CMO operations, focusing on EU and Rest of World markets.

Key Skills and Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering-related field (Packaging Engineering preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of cGMP documentation requirements.
  • Proficiency in electronic documentation systems such as Veeva or Trackwise.
  • Experience in developing and qualifying packaging components on packaging equipment.
  • Strong technical, interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision.
  • Demonstrated organizational skills, including project management.
  • Fluency in English.

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Ria Tailor at [email protected].

Apply Now:

If you are interested in applying to this exciting opportunity, then please click 'Apply' or to speak to one of our specialists please request a call back at the top of this page.

Proclinical is a leading life sciences recruiter focused on finding exceptional people and matching them with the finest positions across the globe. Proclinical is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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