Senior Section Manager, Automation

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an experienced Automation Leader to set and drive the automation strategy across a major site. You will manage budgets, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

The role focuses on optimizing processes, reducing costs, and delivering capital projects on schedule within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Candidates should have a strong engineering background, 8+ years of experience, DeltaV expertise, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience with increasing responsibility in operations and management.
• DeltaV control system experience.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.
• Change management expertise.
• Experience with large-scale manufacturing expansions and builds.

Responsibilities

• Set, direct, and control department goals, budgets, and objectives for automation.
• Lead the automation department to align with site strategies and manage project budgets.
• Ensure compliance with policies and implement risk-based design and fall-back strategies.
• Assess risks of design changes and their impact on processes and quality.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan actions, timelines, and resources.

Skills

DeltaV

Project management

Leadership

Pharma manufacturing

Change management

Manufacturing expansions

Education

Bachelors Degree in Engineering

Advanced technical degree preferred

Tools

DeltaV

Job description

Overview

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 on social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Responsibilities

• Set, direct, and control all department and financial goals, budget and objectives for the automation area assigned.
• Drive and lead the automation department to meet the site/automation business strategies; accountable for cost center expenses, project budgets, and delivery of projects to support required plant/facility projects and programs.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fall back strategies.
• Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes.
• Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance.
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign automation resources required for execution.
• Analyzes business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations) in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses. Independently executes, and/or directs others in the execution of: the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying novel automation theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline.
• Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence. Advanced degree in a technical field preferred.
• 8+ years experience including: work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proven project management skills. Progressively increased responsibility and performance as a supervisor, department manager in multiple areas of Operations. Post-graduate degree may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
• Business acumen coupled with leadership experience is required to drive high performance.
• DeltaV required
• Pharmaceutical experience preferred
• Change Management expert
• Experience with large scale manufacturing expansions and builds

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)
• 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 employee 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.

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