Packaging Engineer

ABOUT ORGANOX:

OrganOx is a commercial stage organ technology company dedicated to developing technologies to improve outcomes for patients with acute or chronic organ failure. The company was established as a spin out of the University of Oxford in 2008 and is now part of the Terumo Group. OrganOx is a pioneer in normothermic machine perfusion (NMP). It's flagship platform, the metra®, is available for use in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia. It has been utilized in over 7,000 liver transplants to date to keep donor livers in a metabolically active state outside the body enabling longer preservation times and functional assessment of the organ prior to transplant, leading to an increased number of organs available for transplant. Founded in 1921, Terumo Corporation (TSE:4543) strives to fulfil its mission of “Contributing to Society through Healthcare” by providing a comprehensive range of solutions in the fields of therapeutic procedures, hospital operations, and life sciences in more than 160 countries and regions.

Position Summary

The Process Engineer, Packaging is responsible for designing, developing, and validating packaging solutions for new and existing medical device products. They will ensure that all packaging systems meet regulatory requirements, maintain product integrity, and support efficient manufacturing and distribution processes.

Working closely with cross-functional teams—including Quality, Regulatory, R&D, and Manufacturing—as well as external suppliers and contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs), this individual will play a critical role in ensuring packaging compliance, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. This position is essential to supporting the company’s strategic goals for product quality, patient safety, and operational excellence.

The Process Engineer, Packaging will primarily work at OrganOx’s Oxford site, with occasional travel to supplier & CDMO sites, and some opportunity to work from home as appropriate.

Listed below are the major responsibilities of the role and a brief description of some of the key tasks to be performed. This list is not totally exhaustive.

Major Responsibilities

Under direction from the CI & NPI (Tech Transfer) Manager, the Process Engineer, Packaging will be responsible for:

• Designing and developing packaging solutions for medical devices, ensuring compliance with ISO 11607 and other relevant standards.
• Leading packaging validation activities, including writing and executing protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) for packaging processes and equipment.
• Collaborating with R&D and Manufacturing to ensure packaging designs meet functional, regulatory, and cost requirements.
• Creating and maintaining packaging specifications, drawings, and bills of materials.
• Performing transit and distribution testing (ISTA, ASTM) to ensure packaging integrity throughout the supply chain.
• Supporting sustainability initiatives by evaluating and implementing eco-friendly packaging materials and processes.
• Conducting risk assessments (e.g., FMEA) for packaging-related processes and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Ensuring packaging documentation is audit-ready and compliant with GMP and ISO 13485 requirements.
• Working with suppliers and CMOs to qualify packaging components and processes.
• Participating in cross-functional meetings to provide packaging updates, timelines, and risk assessments.
• Driving continuous improvement in packaging design, validation, and documentation practices.
• Adhere to the letter and spirit of OrganOx’s Code of Conduct and all other company policies