Specialist, Scientific Compliance

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This role within R&D Development Sciences will ensure compliance in a GMP, GLP and GCP environment with global regulatory, inspecting agency, corporate, ICH, and Office of Ethics and Compliance requirements.  This role must remain current with major compliance trends and application within the pharmaceutical industry. The role requires proactive evaluation of organizational compliance needs and recognition of opportunities to improve business efficiency and productivity.
 

Key responsibilities

• Act as a compliance liaison on behalf of DevSci scientific personnel conducting pipeline development research and product development activities, working with Business Technology Solutions (BTS), QA, and other R&D functions
  • Fulfill various roles for Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) and GxP computer-based systems (CBS), including Business System Administrator and Business System Owner
  • Execute GLP Archivist delegate responsibilities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure LIS and CBS concurrently meet end user needs and remain compliant with GxP data integrity, data governance, and AbbVie Quality System requirements
  • Support instrument qualification and software validation activities
  • Support audit and inspection activities, including fulfilling pre-audit/inspection requests, acting as an SME during an audit and developing and completing audit commitments
  • Learn new skills and contribute where needed within the team to support an “All for One AbbVie” approach
• Support Compliance/Business/QA partnership needs and initiatives for continuous improvement to enhance efficiency and compliance
  • Provide input to regulatory and compliance requirements/expectations
  • Identify and appropriately escalate potential compliance risks and/or issues as they arise
  • Use sound and balanced judgment to discern the criticality of issues and act upon them accordingly
  • Identify potential compliance risks and provide potential solutions, including implementation of solutions
  • Manage compliance and process improvement projects to enhance efficiency and compliance
  • Contribute to the development and shaping of quality system policy, process, and procedure
• Work in a team-based, cross-functional environment for daily activities, decision-making, and project focus while exhibiting a “one-compliance” voice approach
  • Identify and recommend practical solutions for improved business process efficiency
  • Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously while ensuring all timelines are met
  • Anticipate and respond to urgent and/or unexpected events and changing business needs with minimal impact on productivity
  • Ability to work to identify and solve issues as they arise with minimal supervision
  • Create an open and trusting environment through constructive communication and demonstrated behaviors

• BS degree in a scientific or IT discipline and 0+ years of experience OR Associates degree and 2+ years of relevant experience
• Preferred qualifications professional from a scientific discipline who has a minimum of two years of experience supporting IT systems, potentially serving as a Business System Administrator for laboratory equipment. OR Someone with a strong IT background who has experience working within or supporting scientific environments and systems.
• Good oral, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Ability to facilitate meetings and work well in a project team environment
• Experience working within GLP, GMP and GCP regulations preferred
• Experience working in an R&D environment is preferred
• Working knowledge of drug development process or general scientific terminology preferred
• Experience with laboratory systems/software, SNOW and/or KNEAT, and platforms (e.g., Microsoft365, and/or SharePoint applications) preferred
• Experience with software validation and understanding of Software Lifecycle Management preferred

Competencies for Position

• Build strong working relationships with team members and cross-functional business partners
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation, and manages innovation to reality
• Create an open and trusting environment through constructive communication and example
• Learns fast, grasps the "essence”, and can quickly change course when applicable
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​​

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• 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. ​​

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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. 

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