Senior Quality Analyst (Multiple positions)

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.

Purpose

Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Quality System. Support manufacturing operations in the resolution of events, impact assessment and documentation discrepancies. Provide guidance for product/process impact analysis, perform holistic evaluation of events, review and approve investigations and risk based evaluations in support to routine operations and product disposition.

Responsibilities

• Investigate activities when an exception event occurs in the manufacturing, incoming laboratory, Quality Control laboratory, validation, microbiology, stability or complaints area.
• Responsible for consistent and thorough exception events investigation, documentation and timely resolution of exception documents based on CAPA requirements. 
• Ensures investigations of plant events are evaluated in a timely manner; completed thoroughly and documented accurately in the plant CAPA system.

• Support routine operations to ensure that all quality goals are met, and all practices and procedures comply with AbbVie policies and applicable regulations for the Quality areas under responsibility. Serve as backup for the QA Manager leading the team and providing support to quality initiatives.
• Performs product impact analyses for plant events and places product on QA hold where appropriate.
• Participates on the Validation Review Board as the Manufacturing Quality Assurance function.
  Approves standard operating procedures; change management and risk management documents. Ensures all documents are in compliance with Abbvie global procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Approves calibration requests, calibration out of tolerance and preventive maintenance records. Ensures that these documents have appropriate justifications according to product /process limits established.
  •Demonstrates accountability and responsibility of EHS performance and compliance.
• Maintains an effective liaison and cooperative relationship with other Quality areas and Plant departments. Oversees manufacturing operations to ensure practices are in alignment with approved procedures.
• Provide support to the Compliance team during internal and external audits as required.
• Provide guidance for new product introduction activities. Develop risk assessments to support manufacturing activities for new products and ensure material control until regulatory approval.
• Conform to EHS management system requirements and compliance obligations, promote continuous improvement, and consider EHS aspects during the design and change process. Comply with all EHS procedures and policies including incident reporting, use of PPE, waste management and disposal, and any other program applicable according to the position duties.

Significant work activities:

• Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required
• Work in a clean room environment
• Frequent to continuous computer usage (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) is required

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry or Engineering. Masters Degree in Science preferred.
• Minimum 4-5 years of experience in Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industry in a similar position.
• This position requires knowledge of quality / compliance /Investigations /Risk management as well as regulations and standards affecting biological products.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Knowledge of GMP, safety regulations.
• Quality/compliance management skills.
• Fast paced and adaptable to continuously changing environment. Subject to work with multiple priorities and interruptions and under reasonable pressure due to the nature and function of the area.

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

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• 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. ​

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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. ​

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