Scientist II, Outsourcing Specialist

AbbVie Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL seeks an Outsourcing Specialist to coordinate global outsourcing activities for analytical, formulation, manufacturing, and process-development work packages. You will partner with internal teams and external providers to ensure timely delivery within budgets and project timelines.

The role requires strong organization, documentation, and communication skills, with experience in GMP-compliant processes and vendor management in a fast-paced, cross-functional

Qualifications

• BS or equivalent with 7+ years or MS with 5+ years.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented in a fast-paced global team.
• Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Strong focus on quality, organization and communication.
• Flexible to changing timelines and priorities.
• Ability to design, execute and interpret experiments.
• Ability to learn new techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead relationships with service providers and AbbVie interests.
• Coordinate outsourced work packages with internal teams.
• Solicit and evaluate proposals and support contracts.
• Support project budgets and monitor adherence.
• Monitor vendor performance and qualify new partners.
• Ensure GMP-compliant documentation and sample flow.
• Collaborate across global teams to align outsourcing activities.
• Prioritize activities and drive compliant outsourcing processes.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

BS or equivalent in science/engineering

MS or equivalent in science/engineering

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Word

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 Outsourcing Specialist serves as the primary point of contact for internal project development teams, Procurement, Business Operations, Quality Assurance, and external service providers. The role maintains an integrated overview of global outsourcing activities and provides strategic planning to meet pipeline needs within established development timelines and budgets. The Outsourcing Specialist also partners with internal and external stakeholders to continuously improve process efficiency while demonstrating strong organizational, documentation, and communication capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead relationships with service providers and represent AbbVie's interests in support of outsourced early-phase development projects.
• Strategically coordinate outsourced analytical, formulation, manufacturing, and process-development work packages in close collaboration with internal project teams, ensuring delivery within agreed project timelines.
• Solicit and evaluate service-provider proposals and support the preparation of contracts.
• Support project budget planning and monitor adherence to approved budgets.
• Monitor service-provider performance and drive the identification and qualification of new external partners.
• Ensure the preparation, review, and appropriate filing of GMP-compliant documentation; verify data generated by service providers; and coordinate the end-to-end flow of samples, including shipment planning, documentation, tracking, storage, and timely delivery to internal and external testing sites.
• Collaborate effectively across global teams and with internal and external stakeholders to align outsourcing activities and project deliverables.
• Prioritize activities across functions and drive standardized, compliant, and efficient outsourcing processes.

Qualifications

• BS or equivalent education with typically 7 or more years of experience or MS or equivalent education with typically 5 or more years of experience.
• This position requires an individual who is self-motivated, self-reliant, hard-working, detail-oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced global team environment with demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Competency with software programs, including MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Strong attention to quality and detail, supported by effective organizational, documentation, and communication skills.
• Proven flexibility to deal with changing timelines and shifting work priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design, execute and interpret critical experiments to answer scientific questions.
• Demonstrated ability to learn, understand and master new experimental techniques.
• Ability to multitask and work within timelines.
• Demonstrated scientific writing skills and strong verbal communication skills.

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 roleat thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors including geographiclocation,andwemay ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may bemodified in 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 toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount isearned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat areallocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssole and absolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at the Company’s sole and absolutediscretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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