Senior Principal Engineer - Pharma Process Innovation

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive site-level technical workstreams within our pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. You will define operating ranges, lead improvements, validate processes, and guide engineers through critical decisions across programs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, document results, ensure quality and regulatory compliance, and communicate progress and risks to program leaders and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical) required.
• 8+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry formulation.
• Knowledge of Engineering standards.
• Demonstrated leadership and team building.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Proven track record of managing projects to completion.
• Excellent communication with layers of management.

Responsibilities

• Designs site-level processes and improvements by defining operating ranges, critical parameters, and acceptance criteria that support efficient, high-quality production.
• Leads process improvement and optimization workstreams, defining the technical approach, coordinating trial execution with production, and documenting results.
• Conducts process validation and troubleshooting for manufacturing processes by analyzing performance data, investigating deviations, and drafting corrective actions and supporting documentation for review and approval.
• Establishes technical standards for process documentation and change execution, ensuring methods, assumptions, and evidence are complete.
• Guides engineers through technical decisions by running working sessions, documenting decision logic, and tracking actions to closure.
• Delivers high‑quality technical outputs for complex projects and programs; defines and validates methods, documents results and key assumptions, ensures adherence to applicable standards and controls, and communicates technical progress, impacts and recommended mitigations to project leads and stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive site-level technical workstreams within our pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. You will define operating ranges, lead improvements, validate processes, and guide engineers through critical decisions across programs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, document results, ensure quality and regulatory compliance, and communicate progress and risks to program leaders and stakeholders.