Director, External Manufacturing - Aseptic

Company Description

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—immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care—and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at

Manage a team of Manufacturing Professionals assigned to Third Party Manufacture (TPM) contracts for small molecule products. Assure that high quality product is manufactured in compliance with local and international regulations, and released and delivered according to the established forecasts, schedules, and cost plan.

• Lead a team of Abb Vie TPM Account Managers to negotiate Manufacturing Service Agreements and amendments, and assure compliance with the terms of the agreements.
• Assure effective planning and material procurement strategies are in place to efficiently supply TPMs with required materials.
• Assure global logistics are in place to support all phases of the manufacturing agreement in accordance with Purchasing and Supplier quality expectations.
• Ensure timely communication to the TPM in all aspects of the product agreement including product forecasts, manufacturing and delivery schedules.
• Lead the development of Financial Operating Plan, Updates, LRP, and Standard processes, and assure the financial goals are met.
• Monitor manufacturing performance; apply performance metrics as appropriate and ensure work processes and standards align to deliver product in accordance with Abb Vie quality expectations.
• Ensure the TPM has the required quality systems and documentation to meet regulatory requirements; follow up inspection responses and commitments. Coordinate with QA the annual quality management review and periodic audits of the TPM. Assure deviations are properly investigated and product disposition decisions are made in a timely manner.
• Lead a performance‑improvement culture and programs across TPMs; guide Account Managers to anticipate and act on ideas to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coach managers and establish clear expectations with them and all employees regarding responsibilities, goals and behaviours, and champion and model exceptional Abb Vie performance and talent‑management practices.
• Coordinate routine management reviews and provide ongoing communication informing internal and TPM stakeholders of TPM performance against expectations, highlighting issues, actions, and ongoing improvements to increase performance at TPMs.
• Represent Manufacturing as required with internal Brand Teams related to all aspects of the manufacturing process with TPMs and develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.

• Bachelor’s Degree required in a technical field; advanced technical degree (Master’s or Doctorate) strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of experience, including work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proven project‑management skills.
• Progressively increased responsibility and performance as supervisor, department manager and leader of diverse teams in operations (Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, etc.).
• Business acumen coupled with functional leadership experience is required to ensure effectiveness and high performance in a complex operation.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
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) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our short‑term incentive programs.

Abb Vie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.