Senior Director, Peptides API Process Engineering & Strategy

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. seeks a Senior Director of Process Engineering for Peptides API, providing enterprise direction and technical governance across biologics and CGT manufacturing. You will lead strategy, platform deployment, and integration of new technologies with site teams, quality, and external partners.

The role emphasizes governance, scalable design, and risk-managed project delivery to enable strategic investments and future manufacturing capabilities.

Qualifications

• Evidence of leading process engineering strategy for biologics drug substances and CGT.
• Experience establishing and deploying global engineering standards and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support technical decisions for biologics D.S. and CGT process engineering across sites and projects.
• Develop and maintain enterprise standards and governance for process engineering strategy and platform deployment.
• Coordinate input from site SMEs, partners and cross-functional groups to ensure safe, compliant, scalable designs.
• Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned, and reusable engineering practices across portfolios.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Governance

Standards development

Cross-functional collaboration

Project delivery

Biologics CGT

Technical assurance

Strategic Investment alignment

Job description

AbbVie Inc. seeks a Senior Director of Process Engineering for Peptides API, providing enterprise direction and technical governance across biologics and CGT manufacturing. You will lead strategy, platform deployment, and integration of new technologies with site teams, quality, and external partners.

The role emphasizes governance, scalable design, and risk-managed project delivery to enable strategic investments and future manufacturing capabilities.