Senior Manager, RDQA

Allergan; Branchburg Township (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan

Long-term incentives

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D Device Quality to lead quality systems for medical device components and combination products. You will guide design control, human factors, and risk management, engaging with cross-functional teams to ensure robust development processes and regulatory compliance.

In this role you will drive design verification/validation, CAPA resolution, and participate in regulatory audits while maintaining state-of-the-art quality practices across the program.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in Medical Device industry with 2+ years in project management.
• BS in Engineering or Scientific discipline; MS preferred.
• Strong knowledge of medical device development activities and standards.
• Experience with FDA QSR/21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, ICH Q9, ISO 14971, EN/IEC 62366, and HE75 usability principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality system guidance across design and development, change control, and risk management for medical device products.
• Lead cross-functional teams on design reviews, risk assessments, verification and validation activities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and oversee CAPA investigations and resolutions.
• Support regulatory audits and inspections as SME and drive quality improvements across programs.

Skills

Medical device industry experience

Project management

Quality systems knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Influencing others

Risk management (FMEA)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

FMEA

DOE

Statistical process control (SPC)

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 Senior Manager, R&D Device Quality will support the development of medical devices and/or device components of combination products by providing directions on applicable design control, human factors/usability engineering, and risk management processes. This position will engage with all areas involved in the product development process and provide direction and consultation assuring the design control system is effectively established, executed, and maintained. This position will participate in product risk assessment efforts, including hazard analysis and design failure mode effect analysis, and development of the risk management plans.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality system methodology guidance, support and review for medical device products throughout the design and development and change control processes.
• Actively participates in cross-functional design teams assessing design documentation for quality characteristics, including product requirements, safety risk management, design verification, design validation, manufacturability, serviceability, biocompatibility, sterilization, packaging and reliability.
• Works with product development engineering and manufacturing engineering to translate design requirements into manufacturing requirements to achieve design for manufacturability.
• Serves as a technical resource for problem investigations to guide root cause analysis / corrective action development.
• Facilitates and leads design and reliability activities related to Design, Manufacturability, and Reliability (DRM) practices. This includes planning, leading, facilitating, and supporting activities such as robust engineering, reliability predictions, capability analysis, development of CTQ's, VOC, requirements flow down, etc.
• Ensure that product development projects and changes to existing products are conducted in compliance with the FDA Quality System Regulation, ISO 13485 Regulations, and other applicable standards.
• Provide quality oversight for clinical batch manufacturing, including equipment qualification, adherence to approved processes, data traceability, and clinical batch release.
• Develop and implement site QA strategies, improve design control and risk management processes, support a consistent and compliant MDCP quality management system, oversee Operations QA activities, and contribute to CAPA investigations and resolution.
• Support regulatory audits and inspections as subject matter expert, while driving quality harmonization, data-informed improvements, and initiatives that enhance process effectiveness and product performance.
• Maintains expertise in both current and emerging requirements and quality trends as they relate to Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices worldwide.
• Supports changes to quality standards to ensure conformance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience working in the Medical Device industry, 2+ years in project management
• Minimum of a BS in Engineering or Scientific discipline; MS preferred
• Strong knowledge of Medical Device development activities
• Proven expertise with interpreting, applying, and leading others in compliance with 21 CFR Part 820 Quality System Regulation, ISO 13485 Quality Standard, ICH Q9 Guidance for Industry – Quality Risk Management, 21 CFR 4 Regulation of Combination Products, SOR 98-282 Canadian Medical Device Regulation, ISO 14971 Risk Management Standard, MDD, IEC/EN 62366 Application of Usability Engineering to Medical Devices, and ANSI HE75 Human Factors Engineering in Design of Medical Devices
• Skilled in requirements analysis, including testable and measurable specifications
• Familiar with reliability analysis and test methods and test method validationGood verbal (including presentation) and written communication skills, especially technical report writing
• Ability to effectively influence others and work within the Allergan organization as well as partnering with external partners
• Experience interacting with regulatory agencies and notified bodies
• Good knowledge and experience with corrective action and preventive action system, statistical process control, quality risk management, FMEA, DOE and other key tools for managing quality performance

Additional Information

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• 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, anddeterminate.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 anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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