Manager, Quality Control Laboratory (Temporary Position)

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

Ensures quality control and quality assurance compliance across the manufacturing site. Serves as an integral member of site leadership team with a focus on ensuring quality system requirements are achieved. Leads the site quality control unit and serves as the primary backup to the QA Site Director.

Responsibilities

• Manages the Quality Control (QC) laboratory including direct reports and budgetary responsibilities
• Member of the Laboratory Center of Excellence (COE)
• Serves as the standalone laboratory systems and site Maximo administrator
• Reviews and approves raw materials and commodities including ERP approval
• Exception Report (ER) investigation, writing, review, and approval including ensuring effective CAPAs
• Qualification and validation protocol writing, review, and approval
• Actively participates in Periodic Validation Reviews, Annual Product Reviews, internal audits, and process data reviews
• Provides front room and laboratory SME support during regulatory agency and internal inspections
• Manages change related to compendia, supplier/service provider notifications, material specifications, analytical test methods, test method validation, SOPs, batch records, and site service requests
• Leads the implementation of Quality-related projects including metrics

Significant work Activities

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

• Bachelor’s degree in science prefer in chemistry
• Minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical Quality experience (preferably in QC)
• Must be fully bilingual 
• Previous experience in Chemistry laboratory

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. ​​

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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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