R&D Warehouse Coordinator

• Compensation: USD 27 - USD 48.8 - hourly

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  .

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Purpose

The R&D Warehouse Coordinator is the person responsible for maintaining and managing the entire Lake County warehouse in the support of clinical manufacture of drug products while maintaining the highest level of compliance and quality. The warehouse needs to ensure all GMP materials are in hand for the scheduled manufacture dates by coordinating with Vendors, Purchasing, Stock Rooms, Customs, Clinical Manufacturing Leads, Formulation Scientists, Analytical Scientists and Quality Assurance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Order materials and track those orders through fulfillment. Tracks inventory usage and orders resupplies as needed. Physically receives materials into the inventory management system.
• Perform sampling activities for materials that need to be tested against analytical specifications. Perform dispensing activities for extemporaneous dose preparations and assures timely delivery. Retains materials in the correct locations and keeps the warehouse in an orderly and clean manner. Reviews inventory regularly to purge aging inventory and identify and resolve any discrepancies.
• Moves materials to and from the manufacturing floor. Picks, packs and ships materials to the packaging area, third party manufacturers and commercial sites, domestic and international.
• Interfaces with Customs Operations as needed to send and receive international shipments. Manages materials within the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) to assure full product accountability to Customs Operations. Processes materials destruction requests. Manages the developmental inventory database and provides development materials for experimental activities upon request. Acts as the area SME for the inventory management system.
• Supports investigations of any compliance issues related to the warehouse.
• Maintains a safe working environment in the warehouse area. Maintains the quality system procedures related to warehousing activities.
• Accountable for ensuring that all activities pertaining to material handling are handled in a timely manner while maintaining the highest levels of compliance and quality. This position will be required to resolve any issues that arise pertaining to material handling in the warehouse and requires a high level of independence, with major decisions made in conjunction with the Operations Manager. Look for ways to enhance the efficiency, quality, and level of compliance of the warehouse operations.
• Decisions and actions have a direct impact on the clinical drug supply efficiency, effectiveness (cost, time and quality) and compliance. This position requires the ability to understand the customers' needs and appropriately prioritize the overall workload. His / her actions and deliverables will impact the efficiency, quality, and compliance of all clinical drug supply shipments from the Lake County site.

• High school diploma required. Associates degree or equivalent breath of experience preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of warehouse experience. Experience managing a clinical supplies warehouse is preferred.
• 4 to 6 years of pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Understanding of the investigational material supply chain and worldwide regulatory and quality requirements.
• Strong interpersonal and team work competencies.
• Ability to multi-task and reprioritize the workload per changing project demands.
• Strong computer skills including the use of Microsoft Word and Excel.

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