Senior Manager, Third Party Manufacturing

AbbVie Inc.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Manager, External Manufacturing to lead relationships with third‑party manufacturers across Ireland. You will ensure continuity of supply, quality, regulatory compliance, and competitive costs, acting as AbbVie's primary contact for external sites.

This strategic/operational role involves governance via VOTs, performance reviews, and coordinating complex transfers and projects to improve manufacturing robustness and profitability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related regulated industry.
• Sterile manufacturing experience (mandatory).
• Aseptic processing experience (mandatory).
• Technology transfer experience (mandatory).
• Strong project management and supplier management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication capabilities.
• GMP and quality systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with third‑party manufacturers with governance and clear roles.
• Coordinate forecasts, production schedules, and delivery plans to ensure continuity of supply.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks related to capacity, materials, and lead times.
• Lead governance via VOTs, reviews, and steering committees with manufacturers.
• Define and monitor KPIs for quality, service, cost, and lead times; drive action plans.
• Prepare reports and executive summaries for management.
• Ensure quality/regulatory compliance with Quality and manufacturing partners.
• Coordinate audits, inspections, deviations, CAPAs, and timing of corrective actions.
• Contribute to product release decisions and manage potential non-conformities.
• Lead technology transfers and strategic projects for external manufacturing improvements.
• Coordinate internal teams and partners, managing risks, timelines, and costs.
• Support products through lifecycle and identify opportunities to improve reliability and profitability.

Skills

Project management

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

GMP knowledge

Education

Degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline

Job description

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Manager, External Manufacturing to lead the relationship with and
performance of its third-party manufacturers.
In this strategic and operational role, you will serve as AbbVie's primary point of contact for several
industrial partners. You will directly contribute to ensuring continuity of supply, quality, regulatory
compliance, manufacturing performance, and cost competitiveness for externally manufactured
products.
This opportunity is suited to someone who wants to grow within a multicultural organization that
combines agility, commitment, and speed of execution.

This role can be based in any of our 5 manufacturing sites across Ireland (Cork, Dublin, Sligo or Westport).

Key responsibilities

• Manage relationships with third-party manufacturers by defining effective governance,
  responsibilities, operating models, and communication channels.
• Ensure continuity of supply by coordinating forecasts, production schedules, and delivery plans with Supply Chain, Planning, and industrial partners.
• Anticipate and manage operational risks related to capacity, raw materials, components, lead times, or supplier performance to prevent supply disruptions.
• Lead governance and operational performance through Virtual Operations Teams (VOTs), business
  reviews, and steering committees with third-party manufacturers.
• Define, monitor, and improve performance indicators covering quality, service, cost, capacity, and
  lead times, and coordinate the associated action plans.
• Drive issue resolution and required escalations, preparing reports and executive summaries for
  management.
• Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements in close collaboration with Quality
  teams and manufacturing partners.
• Coordinate audits, inspections, annual quality reviews, deviations, investigations, and CAPAs,
  ensuring corrective actions are implemented within expected timelines.
• Contribute to product release and decision-making regarding potential non-conformities.
• Lead technology transfers and strategic projects related to external manufacturing, process
  changes, and manufacturing performance improvement.
• Coordinate internal teams and industrial partners throughout projects, managing risks, timelines,
  resources, costs, and communication.
• Support products throughout their lifecycle and identify opportunities to improve reliability,
  manufacturing robustness, and profitability.

• Degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline
• Minimum 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related regulated industry
• Sterile manufacturing experience (mandatory)
• Aseptic processing experience (mandatory)
• Technology transfer experience (mandatory)
• Strong project management and supplier management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication capabilities
• GMP and quality systems knowledge

Internal grades may vary depending on country.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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