Giulia Carlucci
About Giulia Carlucci
Giulia Carlucci is a Senior Packaging Engineer II at Kite Pharma, specializing in primary packaging engineering for cell therapy operations in the EU. With extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, she has held various roles at companies such as Novartis, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and GSK.
Work at Kite Pharma
Giulia Carlucci has been employed at Kite Pharma as a Senior Packaging Engineer II since 2020. In this role, she provides primary packaging engineering support for Kite's cell therapy operations in the European Union. Her responsibilities include lifecycle management of cold chain packaging and labeling components, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. She also investigates complaints and deviations related to logistics and packaging materials, developing solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
Previous Experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Before joining Kite Pharma, Giulia Carlucci held several positions in the pharmaceutical industry. She worked at Novartis as a Packaging Team Coordinator from 2014 to 2015 and as an Operational Excellence Expert from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, she served as a Team Coordinator for Packaging during the GSK acquisition of Novartis Vaccines in 2015. Her tenure at Teva Pharmaceuticals included roles as Packaging Engineer, Senior Packaging Engineer, and Principal Packaging Engineer from 2015 to 2020, focusing on global sterile R&D medical devices.
Educational Background
Giulia Carlucci studied at Politecnico di Torino, where she earned both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering between 2008 and 2011. Her education provided her with a solid foundation in engineering principles. Additionally, she attended a German language school in 2010, achieving an A2 level proficiency after an 11-month course.
Engineering and Packaging Expertise
Giulia Carlucci possesses extensive expertise in packaging engineering, particularly in the context of temperature-controlled sterile products. She utilizes industry best practices to design, develop, qualify, and implement packaging and labeling processes. Her work includes writing package material specifications and packaging process instructions, as well as qualifying shipping lanes to ensure the safe delivery of life-saving therapies. She maintains awareness of EU government regulations related to packaging and labeling materials.
Early Career Experience
Giulia Carlucci began her career with a role as a Process Engineer at TU Berlin in 2010. She also completed an internship at Federal Mogul in 2008. These early experiences contributed to her understanding of engineering processes and set the stage for her subsequent roles in the pharmaceutical industry.