Senior Quality Risk Management Engineer

BioSpace; 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)

Short-term incentives

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead Manufacturing Quality Assurance activities, manage deviations, perform product impact analysis, and drive CAPA in a cGMP environment. You will oversee calibration, quality improvements, and ensure policy compliance at the site.

The role supports the MQA Section Manager and Plant QA Manager, audits commissioning/validation, and reviews critical maintenance while guiding cross-functional teams on risk-based decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry or engineering.
• 6+ years of manufacturing, quality or engineering experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of quality/compliance management and API/Drug manufacturing regulations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as site liaison to support global QRM processes and communicate site feedback.
• Provide QRM oversight for risk assessments (FMEAs) and risk-based decisions.
• Deliver QRM training and assign curricula to site personnel.
• Support Management Review with QRM metrics and mitigation actions.
• Monitor site Quality Risk Management and ensure alignment with global procedures.
• Contribute to validation/qualification decisions as a QRM SME.
• Ensure adherence to quality goals and regulatory requirements across quality areas.

Skills

Quality management

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Quality documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology/Chemistry/Engineering

Job 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.

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 Quality Engineer is responsible for carrying out Manufacturing Quality Assurance functions within the plant including resolution of deviations, performance of product impact analysis and corrective and preventive action for events, leading and participating in investigations, approval of standard operating procedures, oversight of the plant calibration program, quality improvement programs, and assurance of cGMP and Abbott policy compliance for the manufacturing plant.

Supports the Quality Engineering group by auditing of commissioning and validation documentation completed by others, authoring and execution of newly identified qualification/validation protocols, review and approval of critical planned maintenance routines, and other quality assurance tasks assigned by the MQA Section Manager and/or the Plant QA Manager.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the site liaison between the Quality Risk Management Center of Excellence (QRM COE) and local stakeholders to support deployment of global QRM processes and communication of site feedback.
• Provide QRM SME oversight and guidance for risk management activities, such as FMEAs and other risk assessments specified in local and/or global procedures, by supporting cross-functional teams with methodology, procedural expectations, documentation quality, and risk-based rationale
• Provide QRM training and guidance as required, facilitate assignment of appropriate QRM training curricula to site personnel based on their risk-related responsibilities, and promote QRM best practices.
• Support Management Review activities by compiling and presenting required QRM metrics, site plans for upcoming FMEAs or other relevant risk assessments, significant residual risks, upcoming and past due mitigation actions.
• Monitor the site Quality Risk Management program to support adherence to global QRM procedures, risk outputs, and mitigation action status.
• Participate in global and local QRM documentation changes and change control activities by assessing site impact and providing QRM input as applicable.
• Participate in the Validation Review Board discussions as the QRM SME, providing risk-based input to support validation, commissioning, qualification, and change-related decisions.
• Support the ensure that all quality goals are met, and all practices and procedures comply with company policies and applicable regulations for the Quality areas under his/her responsibility.
• Own and maintain applicable site-level Quality Risk Management documents and provide QRM expertise for the development, review, and facilitation of risk assessments used to support risk-based decisions, quality event investigations, and other site or product-specific risk evaluations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Biology, Chemistry or Engineering
• 6+ years of overall experience in Manufacturing, Quality or Engineering
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Good interpersonal relations / communications skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Knowledge of quality / compliance management as well as regulations and standards affecting API, Bulk Drug or Finished goods manufacturing.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employer remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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