R&D Associate Specialist

Company Description

About Abb Vie

Abb Vie'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 Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie onLinked

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• Maintain local R&D archive room in accordance with Quality System Requirements for R&D records and data (e.g. paper records, histology slides and blocks)
• Establish, maintain, and present/report out tracking metrics for local records and status (batch records, studies, technical documents)
• Oversee histology slide requests/records, check-in & check-out, coordination with stakeholders and pre-clinical study data owners
• Coordinate and track off-site physical documentation archival and retrievals
• Author and own instructions and/or training materials related to local practices in alignment with global and department processes
• Create and organize files in Electronic Documentation Management Systems (EDMS)
• Collaborate with Abb Vie document management groups and ad-hoc audit support
• Ad-hoc scanning of paper records and preliminary review for compliance to Good Documentation Practices (GDP)

• Conduct receiving inspections of R&D materials including visual inspections, certificate of compliance reviews, completion of inspection documentation comparing to technical specifications and purchase orders
• Perform sample preparation, sample labels, and may assist in testing/data generation
• May assist in preliminary data analysis and technical writing
• Support staff for coordination of on-going compliance for qualified processing and testing equipment
• Track and organize physical tools, fixtures, and materials
• Back-up host for visiting contractors performing work in the lab
• Support EHS and continuous improvement initiatives

• Coordinate, track, and document chain of custody (as needed) for office and lab-based materials (in & outbound shipments)
• Work with Development Excellence Team on implementation of new tools, trackers, and dashboard reports
• Ad-hoc projects and support to the Branchburg Regenerative Medicine R&D teams

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field
• 1-3 years of experience
• Medical device or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Teams
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience working in a lab environment
• Experience working with technical professionals
• Experience working in a regulated industry and Good Documentation Practices
• Excellent organization skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with others
• Problem solving and continuous improvements for efficiency

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.
  
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• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation,…