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Job Description

Sustainability-Focused Packaging Development Scientist 12 month FTC

This is a fully onsite role based at our customers site in Ware UK for an initial 12 month fixed term contract.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100 countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio our work spans laboratory digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.

Thermo Fishers clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate deliberate and driven by our mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier safer and cleaner.

Within our Analytical Services team we have a functional service provider solution which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff while allowing you the employee to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company all while maintaining full-time benefits.

Job Purpose

The Sustainability-Focused Packaging Development Scientist is responsible for delivering technical quality and sustainability assessments of innovative packaging materials and container closure systems. The role supports the development evaluation and implementation of PVC-free blister materials sustainable packaging designs and sustainability footprint assessments across oral solid dose and sterile drug products.

This position provides hands-on experimental analytical and cross-functional support to various teams to ensure packaging solutions meet agreed design briefs regulatory standards and sustainability objective.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical and quality evaluation of PVC-free blister base and lidding materials supporting material selection testing reporting and technology transfer to manufacturing sites.
• Conduct sample preparation Seal integrity testing Push-through force testing and visual inspections of materials and laise with external vendors on outsourced testing
• Assess and develop innovative sustainability-focused packaging designs for oral and sterile products applying experimental testing and modelling tools
• Conduct packaging sustainability evaluations using the Product Footprint Calculation Tool (PFCT) calculating carbon impacts and supporting project teams in making data-driven decisions.
• Ensure accurate experimental documentation regulatory and quality compliance and provide technical support across development stability and packaging activities.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelors or Masters degree in a scientific disciple such as Packaging Science Materials Science Sustainability Pharmaceutical Sciences or related fields

Experience

• Practical laboratory experience is essential
• Experience with experimental design and technical reporting required
• Experience/Key interest in Sustainability is highly preferred
• Relevant experience in a similar role is advantageous including experience with carbon footprint assessments or sustainability metric

Skills/Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong cross-functional communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver against project timelines
• High attention to detail and documentation rigor
• Proactive and flexible mindset
• Fluency in English
• Ability to work on site in Ware UK
  

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100000 colleagues we share a common set of values - Integrity Intensity Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research solve complex scientific challenges drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD part of Thermo Fisher Scientific where diverse experiences backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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