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Packaging Scientist PhD

Packaging Scientist PhD

CompanyProcter & Gamble (P&G)
LocationCincinnati, OH, USA
Salary$135000 – $135000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesPhD
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Experience working externally with vendors.
  • Lab prototyping experience.
  • Experience in packaging R&D or MPD, FEI, or downstream initiative delivery, particularly within a regulated business.
  • Experience working with technologists and partner organizations (PRLO, R&D, Purchasing, MSM, etc.).
  • Experience in modeling & simulation.
  • Experience with GMP compliance in the regulated product space, applicable to laboratory and/or pilot plant scales.
  • Effective communication skills, including creating issue sheets, communicating ideas, conclusions, and recommendations, and escalating for necessary assistance.
  • Excellence in technical documentation.
  • Experience executing Design of Experiments and Experimental Orders, understanding and applying specs and standards within Enovia, and summarizing technical learnings within SLRs and technical reports.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the single point of contact for Packaging Format Development, interfacing with cross-functional partners including MPD, M&S, PS, ENG, PR, QA, GPS, and Analytical.
  • Deliverables include developing and executing learning plans, process scale-up, and creating and aligning associated technical documentation.
  • Learn the process of creating and shipping packages for FamilyCare (e.g., cartons, LCPs, rolls).
  • Understand the material to converting process to deliver better packaging, tightness, and quality.
  • Create and define packaging requirements by leveraging Eco-System modeling systems and partnerships.
  • Deliver the FamilyCare innovation masterplan, focusing on flexible packaging technology expansion and material development to delight consumers and enable our upsizing strategy (larger rolls, larger packs, truck/pallet fit).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Expand expertise in packaging materials (e.g., cartons, corrugate, core paper, LCPs), packing processes, and product relationships.
  • Apply understanding and coaching on the Packaging Work Process.
  • Develop holistic learning plans that integrate 5M strategies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners across Baby, Fem, and Corporate.
  • Build capability within the FamilyCare R&D organization.
  • Leverage Eco-System Modeling to accelerate learnings and create constructive disruption within packaging.