Technical Lead Id71009

Agileengine, Llc.; Buenos Aires; Presencial; ARS 181.094.000 - 241.458.000; Jornada completa

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Healthcare benefits

Career development

Descripción de la vacante

Abbott in Argentina is seeking a senior Analytical Science & Technology (AS&T) Manager to lead regional analytical activities for LATAM. You will coordinate the regional SME efforts, align analytical strategies, and support product lifecycle, transfers, and regulatory submissions across Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile.

You will manage both regional analytical teams and the local Argentina MS&T group, driving harmonization and GMP compliance while focusing on continuous

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry or related field.
• An advanced degree (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) is preferred.
• At least 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry with 5+ years in AS&T/MS&T/Quality.
• Experience supporting lifecycle management, transfers, regulatory submissions and post-approval changes.
• Strong expertise in analytical methodologies, validation, transfer, impurity profiling and stability.
• Knowledge of nitrosamine risk assessments and emerging regulatory requirements is desirable.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams across LATAM/global sites.

Responsabilidades

• Provide regional scientific and technical leadership for analytical activities across LATAM.
• Lead lifecycle support to ensure supply continuity and regulatory compliance.
• Lead technology transfers and NPI for analytical methods across sites.
• Drive compliance initiatives and remediation for GMP readiness.
• Identify opportunities for process and laboratory optimization.
• Lead and develop the regional AS&T organization and teams.
• Manage local Argentina MS&T analytical team and coordinate LATAM sites.
• Set objectives, performance expectations and development plans aligned with goals.
• Promote engagement, inclusion and high-performance culture.
• Ensure resource planning and workload prioritization to support projects.

Conocimientos

Analytical leadership

Regulatory affairs

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Analytical method transfer

Troubleshooting

Continuous improvement

People leadership

Educación

Bachelor's in Pharmacy/ Chemistry/ Chemical Eng/ Biochemistry

MSc/ PhD preferred

Herramientas

GMP compliance

Descripción del empleo

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Established Pharmaceuticals

We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world's fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory.

The Opportunity

• The AS&T Manager is responsible for providing strategic, scientific, and operational leadership for Analytical Science & Technology (AS&T) activities across the LATAM region. The role leads and coordinates analytical support for product lifecycle management, technical transfers, compliance remediation, troubleshooting, process optimization, alternative supplier qualification (ASQ) initiatives, and regulatory support. The position serves as the regional Subject Matter Expert (SME) for analytical sciences, ensuring harmonized analytical approaches and best practices across LATAM manufacturing sites in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile.
• The role is based in Argentina in Manufacturing Plant in Florencio Varela, and is responsible for managing both the regional analytical team and the local Analytical MS&T team in Argentina.

What You'll Do

Regional Technical Leadership

• Provide scientific and technical leadership for analytical activities across LATAM manufacturing sites, act as the regional SME for analytical sciences, supporting Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, and commercial priorities and drive harmonization and standardization of analytical practices.

Product Lifecycle Support

• Provide analytical support throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring continuity of supply and compliance with global and local regulatory requirements.

Technical Transfers and New Product Introduction

• Lead and support analytical activities associated with technology transfers between internal manufacturing sites and third-party manufacturers. Ensure successful transfer, verification, validation, and implementation of analytical methods.

Compliance and Quality Improvement

• Lead analytical compliance initiatives and remediation projects to ensure inspection readiness and sustained GMP compliance.

Continuous Improvement and Optimization

• Identify and implement opportunities for process, method, and laboratory optimization.

Leadership and People Management

• Provide strong leadership, coaching, and direction to the regional AS&T organization, fostering a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop a diverse regional team of analytical scientists and technical professionals, ensuring appropriate succession planning, talent development, and capability building across the organization.
• Directly manage the local MS&T Analytical team in Argentina and provide functional leadership to analytical teams across LATAM sites.
• Establish clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans aligned with business priorities and organizational goals.
• Promote employee engagement, inclusion, and a high-performance culture through effective communication, recognition, and leadership presence.
• Ensure adequate resource planning, workload prioritization, and organizational effectiveness to support business needs and project execution.

Minimum Education and Experience/ Training Required

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline is required. An advanced degree (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including at least 5 years in Analytical Science & Technology (AS&T), MS&T, Quality, Analytical Development, or a related technical support function.
• Demonstrated experience supporting commercial pharmaceutical products throughout their lifecycle, including product transfers, regulatory submissions, process improvements, analytical troubleshooting, and post-approval changes.
• Strong technical expertise in analytical methodologies, method validation and transfer, laboratory investigations, impurity profiling, stability programs, and analytical lifecycle management. Experience with nitrosamine risk assessments, nitrosamine testing strategies, and other emerging regulatory requirements is highly desirable.
• Proven experience leading technical projects, including technology transfers, compliance remediation initiatives, optimization projects, ASQ programs, and cross-functional business-critical activities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide scientific leadership and technical guidance across multiple manufacturing sites and multidisciplinary teams in a regional or global environment.