Package Designer

About the role

Almac Group is currently seeking a Package Designer for our Durham, NC location. The Package Designer will perform Package Design activities for Almac Clinical Services whilst adhering to customer study/protocol requirements and ensuring that final packaging will promote patient compliance.

Responsibilities

• Interface with the Business Development, Client Services, and Label Generation departments to determine the required design packaging specifications as per study/protocol.
• Create designs and graphical layout of packaging components.
• Provide representative samples whenever possible to BD for customers.
• Interface with Label Generation (LG) to transfer design related information surrounding label design
• Create or obtain required representative packaging component samples and simulated labels for use in packaging illustrations
• Create packaging illustrations representing assembly methods described in Batch Documentation, and design required templates.
• Create and/or obtain samples of bottles, caps, capsules, cards, cartons, blister strips, mock labels and any other required component.
• May require lifting of items 35 lbs max, up to 10% travel of US sites.

Requirements

• 2 Year Degree in Design/Packaging related studies
• Minimum 2 year Design related experience (Consumer or Pharmaceutical Packaging)
• Pharmaceutical or similar GMP environment
• Basic understanding of digital photography/photo editing
• CAD

Qualifications

• 4 Year Degree in Design/Packaging related studies
• Pharmaceutical or similar GMP environment
• Graphical Design/Illustration

Skills

• Good mechanical skills
• Good visualization skills
• Provide legible and accurate written information to general documentation
• Ability to take and understand direction
• Ability to complete written evaluations demonstrate understanding of procedures.
• Good Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Customer service/client relations

Benefits

• Medical, Vision & Dental benefits from the 1st of the month following start date
• 20 days PTO per year, accrued monthly following start date
• 12 holidays per year as well as one day for Annual Diversity Day
• Company paid Long and Short-term disability along with Life Insurance
• 401k company contribution
• Professional development programs/ continuous learning opportunities