Senior Quality Engineer, Design Quality - Late Stage Development

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 . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .

Job Description

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for representing QA on cross-functional combination product and medical device development teams and executing Quality System requirements to ensure products developed, manufactured, tested and procured and data generated are compliant with worldwide Combination Product and Medical Device Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform QA activities related to Combination Product and Medical Device Development:
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Perform design control and risk management activities according to AbbVie's Quality System
• Partner within Quality and Operations to ensure design control documentation (Risk Management, Traceability/Linkages) & design change control requirements are met
• Perform 3rd party supplier management activities such as review 3rd party design control activities
• Support the creation of regulatory submission documentation
• Identify gaps/improvement opportunities within the Design History File and Risk Management and track to closure.
• Initiate assignments independently. Actively lead and participate on development and process improvement teams. Anticipate/resolve quality issues and take preventative actions.
• Actively monitor effectiveness of processes and quality of project work, propose and execute quality/process improvements.
• Apply knowledge of global regulations, guidance, and Corporate and Function standards.
• Lead/assist in the preparation of and support regulatory agency and internal audits.
• Conduct, lead, or participate in investigations for IRRs, NCRs, Observations, etc; ensuring that investigations are completed thoroughly and documented accurately.
• Participate in departmental Change Control activities, utilizing Design Control knowledge to perform design change impact assessments.
• Review and approve changes relevant to late-stage development projects.
• Support interactions with regulatory authorities (e.g., Notified Body audits)
• Write and revise procedures, forms, and other documents, as needed.
• Work with the cross-functional team to drive change and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Biology, Chemistry or Engineering
• 6+ years of overall experience in Manufacturing, Quality or Engineering
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Good interpersonal relations / communications skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Knowledge of quality / compliance management as well as regulations and standards affecting API, Bulk Drug or Finished goods manufacturing.

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 ofthis 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 anybonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's soleand 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 and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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