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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Purpose

AbbVie Bioresearch Center in Worcester, MA is seeking a Manufacturing Associate to be part of the GMP Facilities Engineering group. The selected candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and supervision of facilities related projects and maintenance activities in an ISO 5-8 biopharmaceutical manufacturing space. The Manufacturing Associate will work under the supervision of a Principal Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, supervise, and manage critical GMP support services like architectural and structural maintenance programs in the classified and non-classified areas.
• Manage day-to-day activities of the pest control program. Coordinate internal and external resources for ad-hoc actions. Perform periodic review of control measures and vendor reports to drive program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Maintain list of approved products and vendors for manufacturing areas in conjunction with Suite Coordinators.
• Transfers methods into Production instructions to allow for successful performance of scheduled campaigns.
• Schedules work tasks, with limited assistance, to support project/campaign timelines. Drafts diverse scope and complexity documents. Circulates documents to reviewers with limited assistance, responds to comments and questions. Manages document review and approval to meet project timelines.
• Directs changeover activities with assistance.
• Exercises judgment within generally defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Tracks ongoing problems and gathers information for analysis. Analyze data to develop solutions to general-level problems. Presents a potential solution to management/senior personnel and with assistance creates an implementation plan.
• Applies knowledge, experience and technical skills to understand specific site objectives, to provide support to Production initiatives, to execute systems and procedures efficiently and compliantly, evaluates systems for improvement potential. Works, within established systems to improve Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance.
• Works on problems of moderate complexity, where analysis of situations requires evaluation of several factors.
• Works under general supervision. Follows established procedures. Decisions are reviewed for soundness of technical judgment.
• Coordinates activities of sub group and actively works under other sub-groups. Provides technical direction and training to less senior personnel.
• Frequently interacts with subordinates and functional peer groups. Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific projects, schedules, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 5 years’ experience in all aspects of manufacturing/production processes with good writing skills.
• Knowledge of media/buffer preparation, cell culture or purification of biological drugs is required for specific biologics sites.
• Computer and scheduling proficiency.
• A working knowledge of safety, quality systems, and current Good Manufacturing Practices as applied to equipment and process steps in area of responsibility is required. Familiarity with pertinent regulatory filings. Proficiency with tech transfer process and familiarity with equipment and facilities validation.
• Must be flexible to handle multiple tasks including ability to handle pressure in a professional manner. Effectively work in a team environment. Maintain high level of energy and professionalism on the job. Build effective working relationships with customers, co-workers, cross-functioned groups, and management.

Additional Information

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.

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.

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 AbbVie’s 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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Salary: $58656 - $104500

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.