Associate Director of Engineering

Praxis Packaging has an immediate opening for an Associate Director of Engineering .

This is a key leadership role, based in Grand Rapids, MI, that will drive innovation and be key to onboarding new clients and ensuring business opportunities come to fruition. An ideal candidate will be an experienced technical leader from the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industries with knowledge of packaging equipment and processes. They will need to have experience developing teams, qualifying & driving technology transfer of capital investments, and managing capital budgets.

• Target salary is $145k-$180k, based on the level of the applicant, plus bonus.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k match, life insurance, STD/LTD, & paid PTO

About Praxis Packaging: Established in 1989 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI , Praxis Packaging Solutions specializes in primary and secondary contract packaging services for the OTC and Rx pharmaceutical, medical device, animal health and health and beauty markets. Praxis is FDA, DEA, and cGMP certified and compliant with production facilities located in Grand Rapids, MI, Lakeland, FL, and Randolph, NJ .
Praxis Packaging is part of BPOC, a Chicago -based private equity firm that invests exclusively in healthcare companies and is one of the nation's most experienced investors in the industry.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

• Lead and develop a team of 2-5 Engineers and technical employees.
• Responsible for planning and managing the capital budget.
• Partner with Sales Operations and Quality teams to ensure new business opportunities are met as scheduled. Activities to include direct equipment purchases, installation, testing/qualifying/validating, start-up processes and efficient technology transfer to Operations Team for production.
• Validation support to include keen understanding and application of root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Provide enterprise support as needed to Praxis sites outside of Grand Rapids, including operations in New Jersey and Florida.
• Develop constructive relationships with vendors, contractors, consultants and governmental agency representatives, as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field, required.
• 5+ years’ experience supervising others, including 2+ years at Senior Manager or Director level leading technical employees.
• 5+ years’ experience in Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industry.
• Experience with packaging equipment required, ideally with blister machines.