Director, Process Engineering (Hybrid)

AbbVie; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Director of Process Engineering to lead a technically diverse staff and to bridge development and operations across pilot to full-scale manufacture. The role partners with manufacturing and quality to identify, define, and execute projects, delivering technical requirements for product launches.

The director provides leadership, coaching and mentoring, ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines and engineering standards, while driving process optimization and cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical).
• 10+ years of pharma industry experience with at least 4+ years in management.
• Knowledge of AbbVie Engineering standards.
• Demonstrated leadership and team building skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Proven track record of managing projects through to completion.
• Excellent communication skills with layers of management.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and collaborates with internal and external partners to provide technical and business leadership.
• Maintain and direct a cross-functional staff to ensure CMC lifecycle activities are on time and within budget.
• Develops engineering objectives and strategies for site advancement and cost optimization.
• Develop cost estimates, business plans, timelines and contingency plans for projects.
• Participate in capital planning and project execution to enhance manufacturing capabilities.
• Represent AbbVie during audits by supplying information and participating.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental practices across the engineering team.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

AbbVie engineering standards

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

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

The Process Engineering department supports technical and scientific activities related to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products in AbbVie facilities or in contract facilities. The Director, through his/her section managers and direct reporting lines, will manage a technically diverse staff of highly specialized engineers and scientists. He/she is a key link between development organizations and operations/third party contract manufacturers and ensures a seamless link between pilot scale and full-scale manufacture. The director is accountable for all the activities of the department and provides technical/scientific and business leadership for the department. The director partners with manufacturing and quality in the identification, definition, and execution of projects and delivers technical requirements for the launch of products and supports the development of innovative solutions to problems and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and collaborates with internal (manufacturing, quality, engineering, S&T and other areas) and external partners to provide effective technical and business leadership in line with site goals and objectives.
• Maintain and direct a highly diversified cross functional staff of professionals to ensure that all aspects of CMC life cycle management are completed on time, within budget and meet highest scientific, regulatory, quality, marketing and commercial standards
• Develops engineering objectives and strategies that advance the site, and continually looks for opportunities for process optimization, cost avoidance and cost reduction.
• Develop and communicate cost estimates, business plans, timelines and contingency plans to accomplish project and departmental objectives within agreed time scope.
• Participate in capital plan input and capital project execution to advance manufacturing capabilities
• Make final decisions related to project responsibilities
• Represent AbbVie during audits to regulatory agencies (US/ROW as appropriate) by supplying verbal or written information with active participation.
• Responsible for ensuring that all members of the Engineering team follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition.
• Provide leadership, coaching, training, and mentoring to direct reports. Negotiates, secures, oversees and ensures that all resources are available to meet the demands of the projects and site goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical) is required to provide technical expertise.
• 10 + years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry formulation, including at least 4+ years of managerial experience.
• Knowledge of AbbVie Engineering standards.
• Demonstrated leadership and team building skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Proven track record of managing projects through to completion.
• Excellent communication skills with layers of management.

Additional Information

• 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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