QC Lab Supervisor

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 LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

We are now hiring a QC Lab Supervisor to join our team in Westport for a 12 month Fixed-Term-Contract. You will lead the QC Chemistry Analysis and Release testing team and ensure the continued success of the team. Ensure that technical and systems excellence is maintained in the laboratory by ensuring own skills are maintained, by coaching and training analysts to ensure right first time behavior and by implementing improved working practices in terms of efficiency, compliance and Right First Time.

• Supervise Daily Laboratory operations, ensuring personnel execute their responsibilities in strict accordance with relevant regulatory guidelines. Support the weekly and daily production schedules and participate in the daily Tier 1 meeting to review shift production.
• Documenting all testing activities, results and raw data on time, accurately and legibly
• Use of laboratory IT systems including LIMS and Empower
• Adhering to all company standards in the areas of safety, housekeeping and quality, notifying management of any discrepancies
• Work with team, Supervisors, Quality Manager and Laboratory Manager to ensure compliance to Quality Management System
• Identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities whilst providing a viable solution.
• Have a people centred approach to their management style whilst upholding the values and ethos of Abbvie
• Executing and / or supporting projects as assigned by the laboratory manager.
• Developing and changing of in-house laboratory procedures as appropriate.
• Adheres to and supports all EHS & E standards, procedures, and policies.
• Ensuring that the agreed compliance timelines, such as CAPA due dates are adhered to and identify recovery paths when required to bring test schedules back into alignment with plant requirements.
• Identifying opportunities in laboratory performance improvements and working with the laboratory manager to rectify.

• 3rd Level Qualification in a Science Discipline, preferably Chemistry related.
• Minimum 4 years analytical experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in an analytical role with experience in HPLC, GC, LCMS, GCMS, Automatic titration, Identification techniques preferred.
• Experience and good knowledge of Empower.
• Good knowledge and understanding of Data Integrity from Laboratory perspective.
• Excellent communication, organization, time-management and teamwork skills
• Demonstrate ability to work on one’s own initiative.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and 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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