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Company Description
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 immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .
Job Description
Purpose
Will typically serve as the head of the laboratory operations for the plant. Responsible for management of the QC Laboratory organization which may include management of Managers, Supervisors and Analysts. Manages a business unit consisting of one of the following disciplines : API Laboratory Operations, Finished Goods Laboratory Operations, Raw Material / In-Process Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Support Operations, and Laboratory Continuous Improvement / Compliance Operations.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of Managers, Supervisors,Lab Analysts and support staff. Is responsible to hire, lead and develop team members to ensure that the department has the appropriate talent and level of performance to meet business objectives. Assure training and development of subordinates. Assist subordinates in problem solving. Identify and resolve people issues without direct supervision.
- Assure conformance to all government and corporate regulations. Responsible to develop, provide, defend, persuade Corporate / Plant practices with outside organizations. Routinely meet with regulators and customers to ensure no interruption in business due to compliance issues.
- Directs area of responsibility to meet production objectives within planned budgets. Provides input to manager for resources needed to construct budget, updates, and changes in financial plan. Manages area supplies and equipment within budgeted amounts.
- Establish and execute plans and commitments consistent to Development, Manufacturing, Customers and Business needs.
- Ensure research activities / projects are on track per business needs and established timeline.
- Develop, negotiate, finalize timeline and cost estimates for projects and / or service contracts to support business operations and / or external customers needs.
- Conceives, design, and executes projects related to the strategic needs of the business operations.
- Provide timely testing or execution of in-process, raw materials, intermediates, API, finished goods, continuous improvement initiatives, QA training, laboratory equipment validation and stability depending on area of responsibility.
- Applies advanced technical writing skills to prepare project protocol, and final reports to support product registration and / or business needs.
- Conducts business and interacts / negotiates with external contacts and customers to develop positive business relationships.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Master's degree in Science or equivalent and 8 years of relevant experience
PhD in Science or equivalent and 6 years of relevant experience.
Key Stakeholders
Development, Manufacturing, Quality, MS&T and Regulatory
Additional Information
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Note : No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.
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