Quality Control Planner - WACO, TX

VetJobs; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 66,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Waco, Texas, is seeking a Quality Control Planner to oversee QC Laboratory Planning and Scheduling within the Plant QC Group. Responsibilities include forecasting, KPI evaluation, and cross-site harmonization of processes.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in life sciences/engineering with 3–5 years in lab/quality roles, advanced MS Office skills, and experience with planning/scheduling software in a regulated setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required. Life sciences, engineering, or related field preferred.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a laboratory or quality role with preferred experience in program/ project/ product management.
• Advanced use of MS Office applications required, experience with planning and scheduling software preferred.
• Experience In a Regulated Environment Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains/manages laboratory planning/scheduling application, ensuring accurate configuration for laboratory workflows and timely prioritization of laboratory samples.
• Monitors, maintains, evaluates, and reports out laboratory KPI's.
• Collaborates with Laboratory Management to identify and implement process changes that enable continuous improvement.
• Coordinates batch release activities and Quality Control checks, ensuring testing, documentation, review, and approvals are completed accurately and within established timelines and cGMP requirements.
• Participates in cross-site harmonization of laboratory planning and scheduling process.
• Maintains short-term forecasts to ensure effective and efficient laboratory scheduling to reduce overall testing cycle times.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Incumbent has full authority to make decisions and/or take action that is required to carry out job duties. Internal requirements include compliance with ethics, environmental health and safety, financial, human resources, cGMP procedures, general business policies, requirements and objectives. The incumbent must be willing to take temporary assignments as required.

Skills

Laboratory experience

MS Office

Planning and scheduling knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Engineering

Tools

Planning & Scheduling software

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description

Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Job Description

The Quality Control Planner is responsible for the oversight of QC Laboratory Planning and Scheduling within the Plant QC Group. Additional responsibilities may include short-term forecasting for enablement of efficient and effective laboratory scheduling, maintenance of laboratory planning and scheduling applications, evaluation and presentation of laboratory KPI's, and cross site harmonization of planning/scheduling processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintains/manages laboratory planning/scheduling application, ensuring accurate configuration for laboratory workflows and timely prioritization of laboratory samples.
• Monitors, maintains, evaluates, and reports out laboratory KPI's.
• Collaborates with Laboratory Management to identify and implement process changes that enable continuous improvement.
• Coordinates batch release activities and Quality Control checks, ensuring testing, documentation, review, and approvals are completed accurately and within established timelines and cGMP requirements.
• Participates in cross-site harmonization of laboratory planning and scheduling process.
• Maintains short-term forecasts to ensure effective and efficient laboratory scheduling to reduce overall testing cycle times.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Incumbent has full authority to make decisions and/or take action that is required to carry out job duties. Internal requirements include compliance with ethics, environmental health and safety, financial, human resources, cGMP procedures, general business policies, requirements and objectives. The incumbent must be willing to take temporary assignments as required.

Auto req ID

482663BR

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Qualifications

• Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
• Bachelor's Degree required. Life sciences, engineering, or related field preferred.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a laboratory or quality role with preferred experience in program/ project/ product management.
• Advanced use of MS Office applications required, experience with planning and scheduling software preferred.

Experience In a Regulated Environment Preferred.

Pay Range: $65500 - 125500 USD

City*

Waco

State*

Texas

Job_Category

Operations

Job Code

Manufacturing Manufacturing

Affiliate Sponsor

AbbVie