Senior Scientist - Analytical Outsourcing Operations

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a senior professional to manage outsourcing activities related to analytical work, coordinating with QA, operations, procurement and external providers in a GMP environment.

You will oversee from initial request through quotes, contracts, testing orders, and invoicing to ensure timelines and budget adherence. The role requires strong communication, problem solving, and proficiency with Excel/Power BI; experience in GMP is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education with significant experience in pharma manufacturing or analytics.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with exposure to analytical and/or formulation development and expertise in GMP areas.
• Knowledge of GMP requirements and regulations.
• Is self-motivated, capable of fast-paced global work.
• Presents strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficient with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Manage outsourcing activities as the single point of contact for internal project teams, QA, business operations, procurement and the external service provider.
• Coordinate, plan and monitor outsourced analytical work to external and internal service providers.
• Accompany outsourced analytical work packages from initial request over quote, contract, testing order, analyses related coordination to invoice verification to meet given timelines and budget.
• Support monitoring of service providers and the identification and qualification of new external partners.
• Author, verify and archive documents in a GMP environment
• Work with different areas towards a standardized, compliant, and effective global outsourcing process.
• Support with the management of investigations occurring at external and internal service providers
• Act as a change owner following the applicable CM process
• Provide the necessary QCC support for outsourced analytical work
• Develop/align local processes/workflows and GMP approaches within PDS&T LC and global processes in close cooperation with other PDS&T sites and partner organizations.

Skills

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Power BI

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Master’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

GMP experience

MS Word

Job description

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a senior professional to manage outsourcing activities related to analytical work, coordinating with QA, operations, procurement and external providers in a GMP environment.

You will oversee from initial request through quotes, contracts, testing orders, and invoicing to ensure timelines and budget adherence. The role requires strong communication, problem solving, and proficiency with Excel/Power BI; experience in GMP is essential.