Senior Manager, External Manufacturing

AbbVie; Aprilia; In loco; EUR 75.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A global biopharmaceutical company in Aprilia is seeking a Third Party Manufacturing Senior Manager to oversee operations and drive performance improvements in drug manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in a science or engineering discipline and over 10 years of experience in GMP environments. Responsibilities include managing operational aspects, fostering supplier relationships, and leading quality initiatives.

Competenze

• 10+ years' experience in API, ADC or drug product manufacturing in a GMP environment.
• Strong influencing skills and relationship management.

Mansioni

• Act as key point of contact for TPM on all operational aspects.
• Monitor manufacturing performance and ensure alignment with quality expectations.
• Build relationships with TPMs and lead performance improvement programs.

Conoscenze

Relationship management

Operational excellence

Technical expertise in GMP manufacturing

Formazione

Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

Company 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 – 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.

Job Description

We are searching for a Third Party Manufacturing Senior Manager, External Manufacturing.

The TPM Management Group is a small team with a decentralized and adaptable structure that aligns with all stakeholders within Operations to deliver rigorous oversight of Third Party Manufacturing Operations for key late pipeline and newly commercialized small molecule products.

Main Responsibilities

• Act as key point of contact for TPM on all operational aspects – equipment, performance, cycle time, yield, etc.
• Interface with Operations Pipeline teams to ensure that all TPMs are supplying key intermediates and drug linkers to AbbVie sites and other biologic TPMs.
• Build solid relationships with first‑tier TPMs and drug linker TPMs to monitor manufacturing performance weekly through the application of appropriate performance metrics and campaign (pre/post) reviews.
• Proactively work with TPMs to ensure work processes and standards align to deliver product in accordance with AbbVie quality expectations.
• Inform various internal stakeholders of TPM performance, highlighting issues, actions, and ongoing improvements to increase performance at TPMs that impact downstream operations.
• Represent Manufacturing as required with internal Brand Teams related to all aspects of the manufacturing process with specific TPMs.
• Through internal and external partnership build a performance improvement culture at TPMs and lead these identified programs to deliver bottom‑line savings to AbbVie.
• Visit TPMs on a regular basis to increase engagement, with proactive in‑plant assessments, identifying opportunities for safety, quality and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required in a science/engineering discipline with further technical and/or business qualification strongly preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience: operational and/or technical expertise in API, ADC or drug product manufacturing in a GMP Pharmaceutical environment. Previous account, program or technical transfer management expertise is a must. Proven relationship management and influencing skills are a must.
• Previous experience of continuous improvement or operational excellence an advantage.
• Business acumen coupled with functional leadership experience is required to ensure effectiveness and high performance in a complex operation.

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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