Senior Manager, External Manufacturing & Partnerships

ABBVIE; Campoverde; On-site; EUR 89,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Italy seeks a Senior Manager, External Manufacturing to lead relationships with third-party manufacturers and secure supply, quality, and regulatory compliance for externally manufactured products.

You will define governance, coordinate forecasts, drive performance via VOTs and reviews, manage audits and CAPAs, and lead technology transfers with external partners to support AbbVie’s Eye Care portfolio.

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 by defining governance and communication channels.
• Coordinate forecasts, production schedules, and delivery plans to ensure continuity of supply.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks related to capacity, materials, lead times, or supplier performance.
• Lead governance and performance reviews with manufacturers through VOTs and steering committees.
• Define and monitor KPIs for quality, service, cost, capacity, and lead times.
• Drive issue resolution and escalations with reports for management.
• Ensure quality and regulatory compliance with Quality and manufacturing partners.
• Coordinate audits, inspections, quality reviews, deviations, investigations, and CAPAs.
• Contribute to product release decisions and manage potential non-conformities.
• Lead technology transfers and strategic projects for external manufacturing.
• Coordinate internal teams and partners, managing risks, timelines, resources, costs.
• Support products throughout lifecycle and identify opportunities to improve reliability and profitability.

Education

Degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline

Strong project management

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

GMP knowledge

Job description

AbbVie in Italy seeks a Senior Manager, External Manufacturing to lead relationships with third-party manufacturers and secure supply, quality, and regulatory compliance for externally manufactured products.

You will define governance, coordinate forecasts, drive performance via VOTs and reviews, manage audits and CAPAs, and lead technology transfers with external partners to support AbbVie’s Eye Care portfolio.