Rs Mahajan

Vision-oriented & top-rated business leader offering experience of 19 years in Packaging Development; currently associated with RPG Life Sciences Limited as Principal Scientist-Packaging Development.

Managed

Deviations, Change Controls, CAPA, Gap Analysis Product, Quality Issues, Incident, OOS & NCRs.

Knowledge about all types of printing processes: letterpress, offset, gravure, flexography, and screen. Stake of developing innovative packaging. Developed different packs for lab study and stability evaluation with respective innovator/reference products in line.

Streamlined entire Packaging development & operations across the organization by implementing & effectuating technology-based solutions, thereby achieving the defined organizational goals & objectives. Proven acumen in end-to-end packaging consulting projects right from designing, benchmarking, packaging material selection, vendor development, costing, and procurement to packaging optimization, specification creation, artwork creation, and market launch. Governed the entire Packaging activities right from establishing packing lines, selecting machinery, finalizing technical specifications, and automation operations.

Successful record of developing and launching multi-functional, innovative, value-added, cost-effective, eco-friendly packaging and printing solutions to meet the specific needs of customers. Excellence in functionality testing of PFS, Cartridge, Devices, Child Resistant Packs, and functional Labels; hands-on experience in GMP and GDP document software such as Artwork Management System, change-control, and document management modules.

Principal Scientist-Packaging Development - RPG Life Sciences Limited - Navi Mumbai/ Mumbai

(2012-08)

• Developing multifunctional, innovative, value-added, cost-effective, eco-friendly packaging solutions to meet various specific needs of customers.
• Formulating sourcing plans, vendor identification /development as well as analytical assessment to strengthen effectiveness.
• Implementing cost-saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in terms of man-days, production cost, packing materials & energy consumption.
• Creating & improving processes/projects to stabilize products as per set parameters.
• Resourceful in end-to-end planning & execution of projects for packaging including review, research packaging formats, designs/ structures, commercial viability, P&L calculation, testing, Design/Engineer field execution with vendors, and coordinating with vendors.
• Devising, implementing, and managing a cross-functional, fully integrated planning process that incorporated make versus buy, capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, material, and associated cost elements.
• Obtaining approval of artwork as well as changing parts, verifying export orders & releasing in the system, distributing the daily work to subordinates and artists as well as implementing strict measures in operating procedures to optimize resource/capacity utilization.
• Analyzing & developing packaging samples & structures after conducting a product packaging compatibility study to analyze the storage capacity of products, managing package design and development for products at minimum cost fulfilling marketing requirements.
• Following up with vendors to obtain documents, conducting the vendor performance evaluation for delivery schedules, number of price revisions/stability, financial health & number of rejections over a specific pre-determined time range.
• Mentoring for packaging study protocols, packaging validation protocol, SOP, study reports, and general packaging guidelines
• Organizing transit trials to verify the adequacy of the specifications and implement suitable modifications for improvement; developing multifunctional, innovative, value-added, cost-effective, eco-friendly, and sustainable packaging solutions to meet various specific needs of customers for a new pack.
• Maintaining records of all physical transactions, preparing documents, managing all substance transactions and vault access; coordinating with quality and warehouse departments, and developing a professional relationship with external vendors
• Directing new Packaging Automation Projects including finalization of Packaging Machines while ensuring optimal utilization of available resources
• Engaging in projects and managing cost-saving, Quality, and Productivity Improvement through identification, evaluation, feasibility study, and necessary trials for the same
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams from operations, quality control, procurement, marketing, and sales teams for local and global markets to drive the packaging development agenda.
• Reduced the cost of existing packaging material to find the root cause of the problem and solve it.
• Improved the Quality of the components; audited the vendors periodically to improve the documentation & aware of cGMP.
• Enhanced packaging material of current product given economic improvement.
• Engaged in artwork management and inventory packaging and artwork plays an important compliance role in communicating usage instructions, ingredients, drug facts, safety and efficacy data, and patient information.
• Administered packaging & artwork creation process is under continuous pressure due to the growing number of products, sales promotion or re-launch of existing products, shorter time to market, changing compliance requirements, and integration with multiple units.
• Used common Blister Change Parts as well as common Corrugated Boxes with harmonization.
• Monitored the House facility packaging operation as well as contract manufacturing (Loan License /Third party)

Packaging Development Senior Officer to Assistance Manager - M.J. Biopharm Private Limited - Navi Mumbai

(2008-06 - 2012-07)

Packaging Officer - Ajanta Pharma Limited - Aurangabad

(2007-07 - 2008-05)

Packaging Development Officer - Parnax Lab Private Limited - Silvassa

(2006-12 - 2007-05)

Officer-Packaging - IPCA Laboratories Limited - Silvassa

(2006-07 - 2006-12)

Officer-Packaging - Naxpar Lab Private Limited - Silvassa

(2005-01 - 2006-06)

M.Sc.

• Chemistry - Arunodaya University

Graduate Diploma - Packaging Science and Technology - SIES Institute - Packaging Technology Centre

MBA - Operations Management - Institute of Management and Engineering Technology

Post Graduate Diploma - Materials Management (PGDMM) - Institute of Management & Engineering Technology