Project Manager

AbbVie; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 125,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie in Durham, North Carolina is hiring a Project Manager to lead startup engineering projects that support manufacturing, R&D, and infrastructure needs. You will manage scope, schedule, and budget while coordinating with cross-functional partners to deliver value.

The role requires an engineering degree, 7+ years in GMP environments, startup experience, and travel up to 50%. You will guide junior engineers and ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline with 7+ years of experience.
• Experience in drug substance, drug product, biologics or aseptic fill finish.
• PM experience required; startup experience and PMP preferred.
• Able to partner cross-functionally in GMP manufacturing.
• Travel up to 50% during initial startup.

Responsibilities

• Define project design and engineering planning for assigned projects.
• Lead system, equipment, and technology installations, ensuring safe integration, commissioning readiness, and on-time delivery.
• Assess project processes and resolve operational or technical issues.
• Deliver operational improvements, business value delivery, and site production efficiency through effective project execution.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Deliver high-quality technical outputs for complex projects and programs; document methods and communicate progress to project leads.

Skills

Project Management

Cross-functional collaboration

GMP manufacturing

Startup experience

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

• Compensation: USD 124,500 - USD 236,500 - yearly

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

New to North Carolina. Known for pursuing breakthroughs in medicine.

Ready to join our team?

At AbbVie, we bring together talented people and innovative science to develop medicines that help patients. Now, we’re bringing that commitment to Durham, North Carolina, with a new manufacturing campus that will expand our ability to produce medicines and create opportunities in the Research Triangle.

The campus will integrate advanced manufacturing, laboratory technologies and AI to support the production of immunology, oncology and neuroscience medicines. The first phase will include manufacturing facilities, next-generation laboratories, a warehouse, administrative offices and employee wellness facilities.

We are now recruiting ourProject Manager as part of the core start up leadership team. In this role, you will responsible for planning, designing, and delivering engineering projects that support manufacturing, R&D, and infrastructure needs. You will lead cross-functional efforts to implement new systems, equipment, and technologies while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards. You will manage project scope, schedule, and budget to deliver operational improvements and business value.

Key Responsibilities

As Project Manager, you will lead technical workstreams and contribute to program outcomes by developing actionable methods and analyses, collaborate with cross‑functional partners to integrate technical solutions throughout the lifecycle, and advise on complex technical decisions and risks. You will:

• Defineproject design and engineering planning for assigned projects.
• Leadsystem, equipment, and technology installations, ensuring safe integration, commissioning readiness, and on-time delivery.
• Assessproject processes and resolves operational or technical issues.
• Deliveroperational improvements, business value delivery, and site production efficiency through effective project execution.
• Providetechnical guidance to junior engineers and collaboratewith cross-functional teams, ensuring integration of systems, equipment, andtechnologies.
• Deliverhigh‑quality technical outputs for complex projects and programs; defines and validates methods, documents results and keyassumptions, ensures adherence to applicable standards and controls, and communicates technical progress, impacts and recommendedmitigations to project leads and stakeholders

Qualifications

• You will have in-depth knowledge typically obtained through advanced education and experience; with a Bachelors degree in Engineering or similiar related discipline and 7 + years relevant industry experience.
• Experience in drug substance, drug product, biologics and/or aseptic sterile fill finish is required
• Project Management experience is required with specific experience in start up is preferred (PMP certification is preferred)
• You will have demonstrated your ability to partnercross functionally withsuccessful teams in aGMP manufacturing environment
• Travel up to 50% during the initial start up phase of the project

Additional Information

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

• 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 this posting 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’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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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