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 Senior Validation Engineer/Analyst functions as the lead for maintenance, engineering, and validation activities within the assigned site/area of responsibility. Equipment, facility, utilities and cleaning are within the scope of responsibility. The incumbent is the primary liaison with the Operations, engineering services, and third party vendors for executing activities within area of responsibility. All responsibilities should be executed in a manner to ensure that product quality is maintained at the appropriate level to meet R&D and Corporate Quality Standards/Expectations.
Responsibilities
- Manage departmental capital projects and miscellaneous engineering activities. Work with in-house functional support and outside vendors to coordinate required services.
- Manage equipment, facility, utility and cleaning validation activities.
- Maintain the Validation Master Plan (VMP) as appropriate. Responsible for Validation Change Control documentation and managing the electronic tracking system.
- Identify and implement opportunities to reduce costs, increase flexibility, and generate additional capacity through process improvement initiatives.
- Ensure the integrity, quality, adequacy, and appropriateness of validation documentation through comprehensive document review.
- Ensure thorough investigation and timely resolution of issues related to equipment, facilities, and utilities.
- Manage validation related, quality improvement projects to foster compliance to regulatory, corporate and department requirements.
- Represent department in quality audits, both internal and external, in regard to validation and engineering compliance.
- Initiate change requests (CR) for Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in support of equipment and operations processes.
- Partners with all levels of key business functions to ensure equipment has functionality and is equipped to support new and ongoing clinical studies.
- Conform to EH&S management system requirements and compliance obligations, promote continuous improvement and consider EH&S aspects during the design and change process. Comply with all EHS procedures and policies including incident reporting, use of PPE, waste management and disposal and any program applicable according to the position duties.
- Bachelor’s Degree, a BS in engineering is preferred, or related science discipline.
- 6+ years combined work experience in validation and/or engineering positions within the pharmaceutical area.
- Knowledge/experience in creating and executing validation documents in Documents Management System (DMS).
- General understanding pharmaceutical and/or Bio-Pharm Industry Engineering Standards and Specifications.
- General understanding of pharmaceutical packaging equipment, Drug Products and BDS equipment.
This is a Temporary Position.
Additional InformationApplicable 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 and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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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.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree (science or engineering)
- BS in Engineering
- 6+ years validation and/or engineering experience within the pharmaceutical industry
- Experience creating and executing validation documents in a Documents Management System (DMS)
- Understanding of pharmaceutical/Bio-Pharm industry engineering standards and specifications
- Understanding of pharmaceutical packaging equipment, drug product and BDS equipment
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 — 401(k) contributions include a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6% plus an additional annual company contribution tied to age and service. Company-paid life insurance and other financial protections further strengthen long-term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave programs include up to 12 weeks at 100% for parental leave and separate paid caregiver leave, with eligibility after six months where noted. Adoption and surrogacy reimbursements and family-building resources add further support.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage begins on day one with medical, dental, vision, mental health, and prescription benefits, and preventive care covered at 100%. Options such as HSAs/FSAs and coverage for spouses/domestic partners and children up to age 26 broaden accessibility.
AbbVie Insights
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.
