Senior Principal Engineer - Pharma Process & Optimization

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an experienced engineer to design and optimize site-level manufacturing processes. You will define operating ranges, lead improvement workstreams, and coordinate trials with production, while documenting results and validation activities.

The role requires leadership, problem-solving, and a proven track record of managing complex projects to completion. You will establish technical standards for process documentation, guide engineers through decisions, and ensure adherence to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• 8+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry formulation.
• Knowledge of Engineering standards.
• Demonstrated leadership and team building skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Proven track record of managing projects through to completion.
• Excellent communication skills 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.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

AbbVie is seeking an experienced engineer to design and optimize site-level manufacturing processes. You will define operating ranges, lead improvement workstreams, and coordinate trials with production, while documenting results and validation activities.

The role requires leadership, problem-solving, and a proven track record of managing complex projects to completion. You will establish technical standards for process documentation, guide engineers through decisions, and ensure adherence to