Carson Smith

Carson Smith is an experienced professional in packaging and device development, currently serving as Director of Packaging & Device Development US at Astellas Pharma since July 2025. Prior roles include Packaging Section Manager and Packaging Support Manager at AbbVie, Associate Director of Global Packaging Technology at Novartis Gene Therapies, and Senior Packaging Program Manager at Takeda. Earlier career highlights feature positions as a Senior Packaging Engineer at Baxter Healthcare, Packaging Engineer II at Stryker Biotech, and various roles at Eastman Chemical Company, I*Logic, Hollingsworth Packaging Solutions, and Alcoa. Carson holds a Master of Engineering Management in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Packaging from Michigan State University.