Principal Engineer

Allergan; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a device-focused engineer to design, develop and commercialize semi-assembly and assembly automation solutions for syringe, auto-injector and wearable devices. The role spans process/product development, capacity scale-up, validation, regulatory submissions and commercial manufacturing.

The team delivers with multidisciplinary experts across locations, emphasizing risk assessment, compliance, and strategic project planning to meet key customer objectives and drive robust outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, science, or related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience with significant engineering and/or operational exposure.
• Proven track record of managing projects to completion using external resources.
• Demonstrated excellence in breadth and depth of knowledge within project management.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong relationships with collaborators.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral.
• Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Technical background in health care, medical devices, or pharmaceutical industries preferred.
• Project accounting experience.
• Formal Project Management training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops, plans, coordinates and directs engineering aspects of projects across multiple locations of major scope.
• Manages multiple concurrent projects and prioritizes effectively.
• Leads cross-functional teams to resolve major project hurdles.
• Ensures compliance with corporate and divisional policies and risk controls.
• Supports development of project strategy aligned to customer objectives and long-term plans.
• Recognizes and mitigates risks with early assessments and fallback strategies.
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert in project engineering/PM and collaborates across divisions.

Skills

Project management

Engineering expertise

Risk assessment

Interpersonal skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Post-graduate degree desired

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

The focus of this Device role is to design/develop and commercialize semi-assembly and assembly automation solutions for syringe, auto-injector, wearable devices, etc. Organization consists of subject matter experts which have comprehensive knowledge of the commercialization process. This includes process/ product development, front end planning, capacity scale-up, capital projects definition and execution, validation, regulatory submissions, and commercial manufacturing. This group has a broad-based understanding of all the relevant areas necessary to develop pharmaceutical products, (drug, device, packaging, and performance).

Responsibilities

• 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 fallback strategies. Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes.
• Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes. Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Develops, plans, coordinates and directs engineering aspects of projects across multiple locations that are of major scope and importance. Manages multiple, often concurrent projects and meets expectations. Makes difficult decisions regarding priorities among projects.
• Supports development of project strategy to align and achieve key customer business objectives. Contributes to the development of long-term business and organizational strategies.
• Works with customer on project approach / design to optimize asset value. Leads cross functional teams in resolving major project hurdles. Reviews constructability strategy. Anticipates and resolves problems and crisis situations requiring fast, astute decisions with rapid implementation by utilizing technical training and / or experience.
• A Subject Matter Expert in project engineering/project management. Participates on internal, cross-divisional teams to develop and align procedures and standards. Participates on group or divisional task forces. Participates in professional affiliations.

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Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 10+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. A post-graduate education / degree is desired, and may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
• A career history marked by a consistent series of contributions and accomplishments. Proven track record of managing projects to completion, using extensive external resources.
• Demonstrated excellence in breadth and depth of knowledge within project management.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships 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.
• A technical background in health care, medical devices, biological, pharmaceutical, or similar industries (preferred).
• Demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control. Project accounting experience.
• Formal Project Management training (preferred)

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 role at the timeof thisposting based on the job grade for this position. Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin 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 toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company

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