Sr. Manager of Engineering (Device Assembly, Labeling & Packaging)

Engineering & Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership for device assembly, labeling, secondary packaging, and tertiary packaging equipment and automation systems.
• Lead the assessment, selection, design, development, implementation, and lifecycle management of process technologies and equipment.
• Develop equipment and automation strategies that support manufacturing reliability, product quality, operational efficiency, flexibility, and long-term technology standardization.
• Provide technical direction through equipment concept development, design reviews, detailed engineering, equipment build, testing, installation, commissioning, qualification, and operational ramp-up.
• Critically review equipment architecture, automation concepts, control strategies, material flow, product handling, inspection systems, and machine interfaces.
• Apply strong engineering fundamentals and industry knowledge to identify technical risks early and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Drive technical problem solving and structured root-cause analysis for complex equipment, automation, process, and reliability issues.
• Establish and promote engineering standards and best practices for equipment design, technology selection, maintainability, reliability, and lifecycle management.

Equipment & Technology Expertise

Demonstrated experience with technologies associated with pharmaceutical combination-product/device assembly and packaging, including several of the following:

• Automated and semi-automated medical device assembly
• Cartoning and case packing
• Product and component feeding and handling systems
• Label application and verification
• Serialization and track-and-trace technologies
• Vision and inspection systems
• Printing, coding, and marking systems
• Leaflet and booklet feeding
• Robotics and material handling
• Conveyance and product-transfer systems
• Secondary and tertiary packaging automation
• PLC/HMI and industrial automation systems
• Equipment data acquisition and manufacturing system interfaces

Capital Project & Program Leadership

• Lead complex, high-visibility engineering and capital equipment projects involving multiple functions, suppliers, technologies, and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Translate product, process, business, and regulatory requirements into clear equipment and engineering requirements.
• Lead equipment projects through key phases including concept development, user requirements, specification, supplier selection, design reviews, FAT, SAT, commissioning, qualification, and production readiness.
• Own technical project execution while proactively managing scope, schedule, technical risk, interfaces, dependencies, and critical decisions.
• Establish clear escalation paths and communicate project status, technical risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure technical decisions are documented and supported by appropriate engineering rationale and risk assessment.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with Operations, Quality, Validation, Automation, Maintenance, Process Development, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and other engineering organizations to successfully deliver new manufacturing capabilities.
• Facilitate technical discussions and drive alignment across functions when requirements or priorities conflict.
• Build strong partnerships with manufacturing teams to ensure new technologies are operationally sustainable and successfully transitioned into routine production.
• Influence stakeholders and senior leaders without relying solely on direct authority.
• Communicate complex engineering topics clearly to both highly technical teams and executive leadership.

Supplier & OEM Management

• Provide technical leadership in relationships with equipment OEMs, system integrators, automation suppliers, and engineering partners.
• Establish clear technical expectations, specifications, deliverables, design-review criteria, and acceptance requirements.
• Challenge suppliers constructively to ensure equipment solutions meet technical, quality, reliability, schedule, and operational requirements.
• Lead technical reviews and critical equipment milestones including design reviews, FATs, SATs, and performance evaluations.
• Evaluate emerging equipment and automation technologies and assess their applicability to current and future manufacturing needs.

People Leadership & Organizational Capability

• Lead, develop, coach, and mentor engineers and technical professionals.
• Build engineering capability in equipment design, automation, packaging technologies, technical problem solving, and project execution.
• Establish clear expectations and accountability while creating an environment that encourages technical rigor, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop internal technical expertise while effectively leveraging external OEM and engineering resources.