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AbbVie Section Manager, Technical in Waco, Texas

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Purpose

Describe the primary goals, objectives or functions or outputs of this position.

The Operations S&T Manager establishes goals and objectives for a broad range of process objectives. The Manager recruits and manages department personnel, sets priorities, and manages employee development and compensation with oversight by department manager. Operations S&T provides globally reaching pharmaceutical and analytical support including life cycle management of finished products, NPI, analytical methods, line extensions, reformulations, cost reduction programs and product improvement programs.

Responsibilities

List up to 10 main responsibilities for the job. Include information about the accountability and scope.

  • Manage directly and through assigned staff the technical support (product and process expertise) of manufacturing operations for marketed products. This includes a range of activities, from day-to-day manufacturing problem solving, and excipient changes, to maintaining regulatory compliance and quality standards.

  • Provide feedback on quality issues that are process and product related (e.g., product complaints from the market and stability investigations),

  • Manage technology transfer from R&D or Third Party development organizations to or from facilities.

  • Manage and execute major significant product investigations. Management and execution can include project reports, investigations and nonconformances. Make scientific recommendations with the support of management as to the acceptability and quality of affected product lots.

  • Identify and implement process changes to improve product quality and/or reduce processing cost in the manufacturing of currently marketed products. Prepare and review scientific reports describing and supporting process changes and improvements for potential submission to governmental regulatory agencies.

  • Be an active member of the plant and division level project/product improvement teams.

  • Provide product and process expertise in the execution of plant projects (for example, installation of new manufacturing equipment).

  • Responsible for managing activities of subordinates on his/her staff with respect to performance management, development plans, promotion recommendations and salary management.

  • Participate as a member of the plant Validation Review Board (VRB) by providing technical expertise.

    Serve as the plant Technical Operations interface for the transition of R&D projects into the manufacturing facility.

Qualifications

Qualifications

List required and preferred qualifications (up to 10). Include education, skills and experience.

  • BS degree in a scientific or technical field preferably in life sciences, pharmacy or engineering.

  • Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting Pharmaceutical Products (e.g. CFR 210/211, cGMP)

  • The following combinations of education and experience are required:

    BS and 8+ years of experience; or

    MS and 6+ years of experience; or

    PhD and 4+ years of experience.

  • Must have 4+ years of experience in formulation and/or analytical chemistry with experience in technical support activities desirable. Must be recognized as a credible opinion on CMC issues. Must have a record of demonstrated successful development or commercialization of marketed products.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

  • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

  • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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