Senior Packaging Engineer, Drug Product Development (m/w/d)

Master’s degree in Packaging Technology or a related discipline, with 5 plus years of relevant experience.

Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting ideally pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical drug product development.

Experience with parenteral and/or sterile packaging and associated regulatory expectations preferred.

Strong knowledge of packaging materials, packaging development activities, and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

Familiarity with GMP principles and regulated development environments.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional and global teams.

As a Senior Packaging Engineer, you will support the development and implementation of packaging solutions for Elanco’s global product development pipeline. This role is focused on development-stage products across pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and vaccine portfolios, with regular collaboration across global teams in the U.S. and Europe.

You will own packaging development activities for assigned projects, working closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and Regulatory partners to define, evaluate, and implement appropriate packaging solutions from early development through registration and commercial readiness. This role is well suited for a packaging engineer who enjoys hands-on project ownership, technical problem solving, and working in a regulated development environment.

Own packaging development activities for assigned projects, defining and implementing appropriate primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions from early development through commercialization.

Serve as the packaging Subject Matter Expert on cross-functional project teams, with exposure to sterile and non-sterile packaging systems.

Partner with R&D and Manufacturing to evaluate technical feasibility, processability, and transfer of packaging solutions into commercial production.