Job Description
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
A Senior Engineer responsible for providing engineering support for Biologics manufacturing. This engineering professional applies scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, and mathematics to lead equipment and process troubleshooting, manage medium to large projects, and maintain and track area priorities. The Senior Engineer has general knowledge of other related disciplines beyond their own area of expertise and can be assigned to lead a manufacturing area as needed.
Responsibilities
* Plans and conducts medium to large sized assigned projects related to bioprocessing equipment and process improvements, including identification of scope and determining overall action plan and timeline.
* Performs process monitoring of cell culture and purification operations, as well as Steam in Place (SIP) and Cleaning in Place (CIP) operations. Leads troubleshooting activities and mentors less senior engineering staff.
* Leverages engineering and process background to execute facility fit activities independently in support of New Product Introduction (NPI) from clinical phase 1 to commercial projects.
* Supports capital project execution in the areas of design, validation, FAT, SAT, and specification review for production equipment.
* Builds relationships and cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, customers, contractors, and vendors.
* Conveys information effectively through verbal, written, and presentations to stakeholders and team members.
* Facilitates the definition of a project scope with stakeholders, converting goals to tasks and steps.
* Interprets problems and creates or modifies design solutions, applying standard engineering principles and methodologies.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 5+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience.
* Demonstrated competency within a discipline and possesses a strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
* Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced, goal-driven environment.
* Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries.
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.
* 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.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity.
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