Associate Director, Technical Operations

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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 . on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Job Description

The ME&C Associate Director is a global program management expert responsible for managing major global projects across disciplines and multiple manufacturing locations. Responsible for all operational aspects of process development, manufacturing, quality assurance and quality control both launching AbbVies pipeline products and managing their life cycle.This individual provides leadership and coordinated project management for all manufacturing and/or technical activities needed to ensure successful tech transfer and commercialization of the assigned products by integrating the efforts of R&D, S&T, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory.After product launch, this individual is responsible for managing the capacity strategy for the product, assurance of supply programs and cost reduction initiatives across the network.

Responsibilities:

• Assemble and lead matrixed cross-functional teams comprised of scientist and engineers responsible for all operational aspects of process development, manufacturing, quality assurance and quality control spanning multiple global sites and requiring multi-million dollar investments
• Implement site transfers, new indications, new presentations and lifecycle projects for on market programs on time and within budget
• Ensure successful tech transfer transition of pipeline programs into Operations for clinical supply and in preparation for filing.
• Proactively identify and drive technical and project plan related issues to closure by working with all relevant functional lines and effectively troubleshooting and driving decisions
• Manage multiple large projects concurrently, operating with minimal supervision
• Understand project drivers, requirements, scenarios and options. Proactively drive development of contingency and/or risk mitigation plans. Accountable for ensuring programs are robust from a technical, compliance and business perspective (i.e. regulatory requirements, AoS)
• Manage competing timelines and make difficult decisions regarding priorities among projects.
• Effectively communicate and present project status to Operations senior management and stakeholders
• Accountable for setting and achieving program and project plans, including timelines and expenses, that meet business and organizational objectives and ensuring those plans are achieved.
• Define budget requirements and report monthly actuals, LBE, and Plan/LRP schedules per financial schedule

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, MBA preferred
• 15+ years of combined experience in positions related to process development, project management, engineering/process support and manufacturing
• Must have strong knowledge of GMP Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Validation, Engineering, CMC technical development and pharmaceutical regulations
• Must have demonstrated strong project management skills with successful delivery of projects. Demonstrated ability to operate effectively with minimal to no supervision.
• Must have demonstrated organizational and planning skills, excellent verbal and written communicationskills while managing large programs in the pharmaceutical industry
• Must be able to effectively facilitate the resolution of complex scientific, technical, analytical and business issues across functional lines
• Significant plant experience a must
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with senior and executive management.
• PMP certification a plus
• Proficiency in multiple languages a plus

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Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms

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.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVies policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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