Primary Packaging Scientist

Our client is undergoing major expansion, supported by substantial investment aimed at increasing its overall manufacturing capacity in the medical device sector. Recent upgrades include the development of new, state‑of‑the‑art facilities, advanced automation systems, and additional infrastructure enhancements designed to strengthen operational resilience and meet growing global healthcare demands.

With a long‑established presence and a highly skilled workforce, the site requires the role of Primary Packaging Scientist to join their project based in Cork.

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• Responsible for the primary packaging components or systems (e.g., glass vials, prefilled syringes and plastic bottles, rubber stoppers and aluminium/plastic caps).
  
• Provide drug product packaging and container closure expertise to support R&D and Supply Chain projects in development.
  
• Leading lifecycle management activities of primary packaging materials for commercial products, e.g. productivity opportunities, evaluating new suppliers, implementing changes to components and technology improvements.
  
• Design, develop and test Container Closure Systems (CCS) for Drug Products to the required quality, safety, environmental and sustainability regulatory standards. Including design and execution of test protocols and reporting, to ensure the functionality and integrity of the chosen container closure solutions, as well as writing specifications.
  

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• Master or PhD of Science or of Engineering, or suitable equivalent
  
• Experience from similar roles working with primary packaging materials for parenteral pharmaceutical products.
  
• Experience with regulations for primary packaging materials – rubber closures, glass vials/bottles/syringes, plastic vials/bottles/syringes. Regulations including but not limited to USP, Ph.Eur, JP pharmacopeia, Chinese pharmacopeia. xcfaprz
  
• Experience with delamination studies, container closure integrity studies, and verification/validation and selection of primary materials for parenteral pharmaceutical products.