Packaging & Labelling Specialist (7090)

Specialized Recruitment Partner in Life Sciences

CTC is a specialized search and recruitment partner for the Life Sciences industry, serving clients and candidates since 1997. We enable careers by connecting talented professionals with meaningful opportunities, and we support our clients in engaging, retaining, and developing the right talent when needed.

Global Pharmaceutical Organization

Our client is a leading global player in the Pharmaceutical industry with global headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. They are undergoing a transformation with respect to culture and outside perception. The organisation focusses on novel therapies in Oncology and Ophthalmology and is also currently developing a world-leading pipeline in Neuroscience and Dermatology with one of the strongest pipelines of Phase II/III studies in the world.

Role Overview

This position is a Packaging & Labelling Specialist role for a 1-year contract, with the possibility of extension, based in Basel. The primary objective is to execute assigned manufacturing tasks in the manual packaging of clinical trial samples according to the production plan, ensuring the timely production of the product in quality and quantity in accordance with relevant GMP, safety, and environmental guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Manual labeling and packaging of primary packaged medicines for clinical studies.
• Execution of all assigned activities according to the production plan and valid GMP, work, operational, environmental, and safety instructions and guidelines.
• Timely and error-free creation of batch documentation as part of the production process.
• Participation in the housekeeping of the production area, including workplace cleaning, order, and 5S practices.
• Adherence to health, safety, and environmental rules and guidelines (HSE).
• Application of current GMP rules.
• Conducting in-process controls.
• Correct and accurate documentation of performed activities on paper and in electronic batch documentation, in accordance with GMP regulations.
• Willingness for continuous improvement and analysis of weaknesses, proposing improvement measures (organization, process, safety, hygiene, etc.) at the production site.
• Participation in all function-relevant training and maintaining the required training status.
• Management or participation in continuous improvement projects in line with strategic goals.
• Collaboration with other units and willingness to work in other areas as needed, such as primary packaging on machines, warehouse, or label printing.

Requirements

• Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required.
• Experience in the GMP area and the packaging of pharmaceutical products.
• An independent, communicative, and flexible personality with an exact and reliable working style, even under time pressure.
• Team player with good team spirit.
• High sense of duty and care (documentation, order, and cleanliness at the workplace).
• Constructive working style, flexibility, solution-oriented approach, responsibility for one's own work, and a deep understanding of quality.
• High self-motivation and quick comprehension to integrate into new tasks.
• Manual dexterity and enjoyment of precise work.
• Secure application of standard PC programs (MS-Office); knowledge of SAP is an advantage.
• Good knowledge or experience in the GMP environment and/or hygiene-critical areas.
• Very good language skills in German, both spoken and written; English skills are an advantage.