Associate Director, RA-CMC PAC DM

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced Regulatory Affairs - CMC professional to independently manage post-approval variation dossiers and author CMC sections. This role will ensure timely preparation of submission documents and coordinate with cross-functional partners globally.

You will lead, coach, and develop junior staff, drive programs across multiple post-approval changes, and ensure CTD content and formatting standards are met across projects.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Chemical or Biological Sciences or related field.
• 8 years pharmaceutical experience; 5+ years in regulatory affairs or 5+ years in Discovery, R&D, or Manufacturing.
• Experience preparing CMC sections of regulatory dossiers and electronic submissions.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage, compile, and author CMC sections of marketed product variations.
• Develop initial content plans, bundling strategies, and project timelines with RA CMC leads.
• Collaborate with diverse functional groups to ensure file-ability and acceptance of CMC sections.
• Manage projects to ensure timeliness, accuracy, and thoroughness of CMC dossiers and responses.
• Lead programs through coordination of activities and resource management across global programs.
• Ensure CTD content and formatting meet expectations; train on best practices for regulatory systems.
• Provide tactical support to integrate technical issues with regulatory requirements.
• Identify content gaps and risks for variation documents; guide submission templates.
• Support annual reports and renewals as needed.

Skills

Regulatory affairs

CMC documentation

Project management

Mentoring/leadership

Education

BA/BS in Chemical or Biological Sciences

Tools

EDMS

Regulatory submissions software

Job description

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.

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Individual is responsible for ensuring RA-CMC post approval change objectives are met by project managing marketed product variations including authoring and compilation of chemistry, manufacturing, and control (CMC) sections to ensure timely preparation of submission documents. This position will also ensure proper communication with all key partners in the functional departments in support of regulatory filings. This position will manage, coach, mentor, and develop junior staff, including new employee onboarding.

• Independently manage, compile, and author CMC sections of marketed product variations. Update moderately complex CMC documents independently.
• Independently develop initial content plans, bundling strategies, and project timelines. Partner with RA CMC Project Leads to verify and finalize as needed.
• Collaborate with diverse functional groups to ensure file-ability and acceptance of CMC sections.
• Manage assigned projects to ensure thoroughness, accuracy, and timeliness of CMC dossiers and responses. Drive team and management reviews with minimal intervention by project lead. Provide coaching to more junior RA CMC colleagues during team and management reviews.
• Lead business critical programs through coordination of activities and resource management across global programs for multiple post approval changes.
• Ensure CMC expectations including CTD content, structural and formatting requirements are being met consistently across projects. Develop and communicate/train on best practices for use of regulatory business systems within the group.
• Independently provide tactical support to integrate technical issues with regulatory requirements and emerging standards.
• Identify and communicate content gaps and risks for variation documents.
• Provide usage team guidance and drive updates to submission document templates.
• Support annual reports and renewals (ad hoc baseline support)

Qualifications

• Minimum of a BA/BS Degree in Chemical, and/or, Biological Sciences/relevant discipline
• Required: 8 years pharmaceutical experience
• Preferred: 10 years pharmaceutical experience including 5-plus years in regulatory affairs or 5-plus years in Discovery, R&D, or Manufacturing, 2-plus years supervising employees
• Prior experience in the preparation of CMC sections of regulatory dossiers including electronic submissions
• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing unit operations or CTD structure
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work cooperatively with all levels and types of global personnel required
• Experience working with electronic document management systems
• Ability to work independently under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Detail/accuracy oriented
• Collaborative and willing to learn
• Familiarity with US and other international regulatory requirements for drug product dossiers

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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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