Associate Engineer, Technical Development Program

AbbVie Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. invites applicants for its Technical Development Program, a three-year rotational path within Operations. The first year places you as a Biologics Manufacturing Technician on the production floor, with subsequent years in other Operations functions.

You will advance under structured training in quality, environment, health & safety, and engineering practices, with exposure to project work, cost and time targets, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience with demonstrated competence.
• Entry level position, typical for those with <2 years of experience.
• Ability to quickly gain knowledge of AbbVie processes and policies.
• Collaborates with diverse groups across engineering disciplines.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work with other engineers in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to recognize risks and balance gains.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Quality, EH&S, and AbbVie standards.
• Define project scope with stakeholders and plan tasks to meet targets.
• Coordinate qualification activities and support validation efforts.
• Assist in training personnel for facility operations.
• Share evolving technical knowledge with the team and adapt to changes.
• Develop design solutions and propose improvements where applicable.

Skills

Adaptability

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Risk assessment

Learning on the job

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

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, Xand YouTube.

Job Description

ABC's Technical Development Program is a three-year rotational program with three separate work assignments. The rotations are carried out in a variety of functional areas within Operations. The goal of the program is to develop AbbVie’s future leaders, provide exposure across the business, and forums for skill and professional development. Your first year of the program will be dedicated to working as a Biologics Manufacturing Technician on the production floor. Subsequent years will be in one of the functional areas within Operations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance with applicable regulations and standards for Quality; Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S) Global Policies; AbbVie Engineering Standards; and other governance areas as applicable. Identifies areas of risk with respect to compliance. Assists in development and revision of procedures and standards
• Facilitates the definition of a project scope with stakeholders. Converts goals to tasks and steps. Within structure, plans own work, manages several, often concurrent, tasks to accomplish assigned tasks to meet or exceed expectations (cost, quality, time). Participates in basic economic analysis and feasibility studies related to project alternatives under guidance. Jointly responsible for achieving the project’s financial targets in support of business objectives.
• Plans and conducts small-sized assigned projects requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment. Implements plans; initiates execution of own work plan; monitors executions for adherence to plan, e.g. documents work status and reports to management with appropriate frequency. Coordinates with Quality Assurance / Validation / Engineering /technical support personnel to conduct qualification activities (EFU qualification / cleaning validation), prototype or experimental ru
• Assists in the training of personnel required for the operation of facilities, processes, and equipment. Establishes contacts with supervisor, project leaders and other professionals in group.
• Keep aware of the changing technical and competitive environment as it relates to the business and share with co-workers. Participates and/or assists other team members in the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/ facilities by applying standard engineering/science theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline. Investigates, conducts tests, gathers data, performs preliminary analysis, report findings, and prepares and communicates recommendations and respective action plans
• Interprets problems and either creates or modifies design solutions. Reviews existing layouts and standards and creates a proposed design. Applies standard engineering/science principles and methodologies to interpret, draw conclusions and recommend solutions for problems considering a broad range of factors. Improves methods/designs/processes. Recognizes and implements innovations and cost reductions.
• Builds relationships, initiates and cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, customers, contractors, and vendors by establishing rapport, developing an understanding of others’ needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments.
• Conveys information effectively through verbal, written, and presentations to stakeholders and team members, both internal and external to AbbVie, using appropriate communication protocols. Identifies ways to increase customer satisfaction. Documents agreements and commitments and keeps direct customers informed throughout the project or initiative.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, or closely related discipline is desired or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence.
• Entry level position, less than two years of experience is typical.
• Ability to quickly gain knowledge, understanding, or skill and willingly absorb and comprehend AbbVie processes, policies, and methods. Possess good human relation skills in both implementing and coordinating efforts involved across several disciplines.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationship with internal and external collaborators.
• Listens to and understands others’ points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one’s own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
• Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment.
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.
• Ability to recognize risks versus the relative gains associated with actions.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this roleat thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors including geographiclocation,andwemay ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may bemodified in thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

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 employer 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.

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