Senior Manager, Third Party Manufacturing

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

Senior Manager, Third Party Manufacturing

• Full-time
• Workday Global Grade: 19
• Compensation: EUR 89,000 - EUR 163,500 - yearly

About AbbVie

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.

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

The successful candidate will initially focus on a critical technology transfer project and ensuring supply continuity, quality compliance, and performance management with an external manufacturing partner supporting AbbVie's Eye Care portfolio.

Your total reward package at AbbVie will be made up of multiple components, including compensation, well-being and benefits.
In this role, you will receive base pay and incentive as per the local policy. You will also receive a number of benefits including life assurance, medical plan, flexible benefits, etc.

Full details of our comprehensive package will be shared during the recruitment process.

The national collective bargaining agreement applicable to this position is B011 – CCNL Chemical-Pharmaceuticals Industry.

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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