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 DescriptionThe QA Officer has an important supportive role in the quality assurance of distribution and logistics operations and to ensure that activities continue to meet the requirements of GDP and GMP regulations.
Contributes to the development and maintenance of the Company quality policies and systems to ensure that business objectives are met for the distribution programs for AbbVie Logistics.
Providing operational support to the planning and customer service department to ensure that shipments are prepared and facilitated in a compliant manner meeting all requirements.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the local quality system by participating and advising in new documentation change requests of procedures and SOP’s, contributing to internal audits and dealing with the investigation of distribution complaints and exceptions.
Highlighted Responsibilities:
- Continuously executes the operational processes related to the assigned quality system(s)
- Advises staff in relation to these systems, on how to execute the applicable activities in compliance with the GxP guidelines, AbbVie policies and other applicable regulations to ensure product quality and patient safety.
- Continuously evaluates the performance of the assigned quality system through performance management (metrics) and initiates and implements improvement programs accordingly.
- Maintains the documentation related to the assigned quality system, according to GDP/GMP guidelines and AbbVie policies.
- Supports and executes training on good distribution and manufacturing practices and based on AbbVie’s principles of quality assurance.
- Participates actively in QA projects and supports Continuous Improvement activities in the organization by participating in project working teams.
- Executes the appropriate change management impacting documentation, training, and quality systems.
- Contributes to the continuous improvement and compliance of the local quality system by participating and advising in new documentation change requests of procedures and SOP’s, contributing to internal audits and dealing with the investigation of exceptions.
- Bachelor with relevant specialization, preferably in pharmaceutics, biology or another life science.
- 2+ years’ experience with implementing and maintaining quality systems in a pharmaceutical (GDP) environment is preferred.
- Knowledge of Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and/or Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) is considered an advantage.
- Accurate, persuasive, honest, decisive, analytical, result-oriented;
- Excellent writing and communication skills in English.
- Preferably experience with working in SAP, or similar ERP system and TrackWise;
- Able to step up and take leadership to own challenges.
- Persistent and resilient when confronted with obstacles – finds the way.
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
- Bachelor’s degree with a relevant specialization, preferably pharmaceutics, biology, or another life science
- 2+ years of experience implementing and maintaining quality systems in a pharmaceutical GDP environment
- Knowledge of Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and/or Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
- Excellent English writing and communication skills
- Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system and TrackWise
- Ability to take leadership and own challenges
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.
