Manager, Engineering

Abbvie; Cincinnati (AR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a senior engineering leader to provide direction for the site's engineering department, oversee staff, and drive capital projects within GMP manufacturing. You will interpret site directives, shape engineering strategy, and foster a high-performance culture across functions.

Responsibilities include developing talent, managing budgets, ensuring EHS/quality compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver plant initiatives and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or closely related field.
• 8+ years in engineering with progressive leadership and project management.
• Ability to interact with Senior Management and external stakeholders.
• Business acumen and leadership to drive high performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership to the Project Engineering Department with management and project oversight.
• Drive the engineering department to meet site strategies, budgets, and delivery goals.
• Lead capital project definition, RCE development, design, and commissioning compliance.
• Ensure compliance with policies, quality, EHS and GMP requirements.
• Mitigate risk with early design reviews and fallback strategies.
• Recommend and implement cost-saving, efficiency-building engineering controls.
• Collaborate with peers to plan budgets, timelines, and resource allocation.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project management

GMP experience

Stakeholder communication

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

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, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Provide leadership and direction for a site’s engineering department or group. Direct a staff of engineers and/or Supervisors. Interpret site directives and apply advanced scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to define engineering strategy, continuous improvement and capital projects. Lead department or group personnel development, building and supporting a culture of high performance. Ensure adherence to policy/procedures related to Engineering Standards/Specifications, EHS, quality, and GMP manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership to the Project Engineering Department. These responsibilities include personnel management, training management, department organizational structure, and project management.
• Drive and lead the engineering department to meet the site/engineering business strategies; accountable for project budgets, and delivery of projects to support required plant/facility projects and programs.
• Lead the site's project strategic planning for the capital plan. Responsible of capital project definition, request capital expenditure (RCE) development, engineering cost estimate, design, project plan, integration, construction, and compliance with commissioning requirements.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fall back strategies.
• Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Recommend and implement business strategies and engineering controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance.
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign engineering resources required for execution.
• Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent, and providing clear expectations.

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Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence. Advanced degree in a technical field preferred.
• 8+ years' experience including: work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proved project management skills. Progressively increased responsibility and performance as a supervisor. Post-graduate degree may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
• Able to interact and communicate with Senior Management and other groups within AbbVie engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Business acumen coupled with leadership experience is required to drive high performance.

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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