Pharmaceutical Technology Scientist

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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Welcome to AbbVie!

AbbVie employees work every single day to discover and address many of the world's most pressing health challenges. Our work helps people live better lives. When you have patients depending on your solutions, you look for the best people and, when we find them, we make it our business to treat them well.

We are currently recruiting a Pharmaceutical Technology Scientist to join our high performing innovative Biologics Tech Ops team in Westport.

Reporting to the Snr Pharm Tech Scientist you will provide technical/engineering support and program management to the relevant biologics manufacturing groups on site, as well as maintenance and support of existing biologics products on site with opportunities to explore new and innovative ways to improve product existing processes.

With an exciting pipeline of products and a great salary and benefits package, this may be the ideal opportunity to develop your career with an industry leader.

So if you are interested in joining AbbVie Westport, read below to find out more…

Your role will involve:

• Providing on-the-floor technical support to the Production Team Leaders for process/equipment optimization and troubleshooting.
• Execution of process development on existing products or new late stage clinical products including scale up to plant equipment.
• Development of process controls for optimisation of existing commercial processes
• Development of process control recipes for NPIs and optimisation of existing commercial process recipes
• Project management of process improvement projects
• Adheres to and supports all EHS&E standards, procedures and policies.
• RCA investigations on process non conformances with development of robust CAPA’s.
• Design and execution of pilot scale manufacturing DOE’s to establish development packages.
• Support of all commissioning and validation activities during project.
• Responsible for compliance with all applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures

So, what education & experience do you need? 

• A relevant third level Degree or higher qualification in chemical engineering, process engineering or related technical discipline.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education with typically 3 years of experience in biologics manufacturing, or Master’s Degree or equivalent education with typically two years of experience.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and meeting the predefined quality requirements are required
• Knowledge and experience with GMP regulatory inspections
• Excellent report / procedure writing skill set required
• Working knowledge of Quality Management System (QMS)
• Flexibility of working hours may be required, and shift work may be required upon request

So, are you ready now to be part of this innovative diverse Tech Ops team? 

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It’s important to remember, AbbVie is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop innovative solutions for patients and being part of an inclusive work environment. 

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