Senior Utilities Manager – GMP Manufacturing & Start-Up

AbbVie Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long‑term incentive programs

Paid time off and comprehensive health

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie is expanding its manufacturing campus in Durham, NC, integrating advanced manufacturing and AI to support immunology, oncology and neuroscience medicines. The role leads site‑level process design, validation, and utility systems for safe, reliable operation and future capability.

You will partner across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation and EHS to ensure high‑quality outputs and continuous improvement, including startup and turnover activities for complex utility networks.

Qualifications

• Leads technical workstreams across complex programs.
• Defines operating ranges and acceptance criteria for processes.
• Drives process improvement and optimization with trial coordination.

Responsibilities

• Verifies process validation and troubleshooting for manufacturing processes.
• Sets technical standards for documentation and change control.
• Guides engineers through decisions and tracks actions to closure.
• Leads design reviews for critical utilities like WFI, clean steam, and gases.
• Manages start-up, commissioning, and turnover of utility systems.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Process Optimization

GMP Manufacturing

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

AbbVie is expanding its manufacturing campus in Durham, NC, integrating advanced manufacturing and AI to support immunology, oncology and neuroscience medicines. The role leads site‑level process design, validation, and utility systems for safe, reliable operation and future capability.

You will partner across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation and EHS to ensure high‑quality outputs and continuous improvement, including startup and turnover activities for complex utility networks.