About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job DescriptionWe are seek an NPI Engineering Team Lead – Medical Devices to join our Engineering Team in Ballytivnan. In this role,you will lead a team of engineers and technicians responsible for introducing new medical device products, technologies, equipment, materials, and manufacturing processes.
You will work closely with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, suppliers, and cross-functional project teams to deliver projects from concept through design, commissioning, validation, and handover to production.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the NPI engineering team, supporting capability building and technical development.
- Manage new product introduction projects to meet quality, budget, schedule, and compliance requirements.
- Provide technical leadership in injection moulding, automated assembly, tooling, equipment, and process development.
- Support equipment and process trials, troubleshooting, qualification, and validation activities.
- Introduce and optimise manufacturing technologies, automation, and ancillary equipment.
- Partner with Operations to improve yield, downtime, equipment performance, and production delivery.
- Work with equipment suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues.
- Support knowledge transfer, training, continuous improvement, and Maintenance Excellence initiatives.
- Ensure documentation and activities comply with cGMP, ISO, FDA, EHS, and site requirements.
- Level 7 qualification or higher in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- At least three years’ experience in a high-precision manufacturing environment.
- At least two years’ experience in regulated manufacturing.
- Strong experience in injection moulding, including process setup, development, debugging, and validation.
- Experience with medical device components, automated assembly, tooling, and equipment introduction.
- Knowledge of thermoplastics, cleanroom manufacturing, and validation documentation.
- Proven ability to lead teams and work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, organisational, and decision-making skills.
- Commitment to quality, compliance, safety, and Right First Time principles.
Desirable: Experience with PLC programming, Lean or SMED methodologies, statistical analysis, Microsoft Project, and Maintenance Excellence programmes.
Additional Information
This is a site based role
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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Skills Required
- Level 7 qualification or higher in Engineering or a related technical discipline
- At least three years of experience in a high-precision manufacturing environment
- At least two years of experience in regulated manufacturing
- Strong experience in injection moulding, including process setup, development, debugging, and validation
- Experience with medical device components, automated assembly, tooling, and equipment introduction
- Knowledge of thermoplastics, cleanroom manufacturing, and validation documentation
- Proven ability to lead teams and work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving, communication, organisational, and decision-making skills
- Commitment to quality, compliance, safety, and Right First Time principles
- Experience with PLC programming
- Experience with Lean or SMED methodologies
- Experience with statistical analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Project
- Experience with Maintenance Excellence programmes
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.
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What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
