Manager, Quality Control Laboratory

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.

Ensures quality control and quality assurance compliance across the manufacturing site. Serves as an integral member of site leadership team with a focus on ensuring quality system requirements are achieved. Leads the site quality control unit and serves as the primary backup to the QA Site Director.

• Manages the Quality Control (QC) laboratory including direct reports and budgetary responsibilities
• Member of the Laboratory Center of Excellence (COE)
• Serves as the standalone laboratory systems and site Maximo administrator
• Reviews and approves raw materials and commodities including ERP approval
• Exception Report (ER) investigation, writing, review, and approval including ensuring effective CAPAs
• Qualification and validation protocol writing, review, and approval
• Actively participates in Periodic Validation Reviews, Annual Product Reviews, internal audits, and process data reviews
• Provides front room and laboratory SME support during regulatory agency and internal inspections
• Manages change related to compendia, supplier/service provider notifications, material specifications, analytical test methods, test method validation, SOPs, batch records, and site service requests
• Leads the implementation of Quality-related projects including metrics

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of pharmaceutical Quality experience (preferably in QC) or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• 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 long-term incentive programs.

Note:

No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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.

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