Associate Engineer, Drug Product

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

Purpose

An engineering professional who applies engineering and scientific knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to complete basic engineering assignments related to plant support in the Lake County Drug Product Pilot Plant (LC DPPP).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance with applicable regulations and standards for Quality, Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S) Global Policies, AbbVie Engineering Standards, and other governance areas as applicable. Identifies areas of risk with respect to compliance. Assists in development and revision of procedures and standards.
• Facilitates the definition of a project scope with stakeholders. Converts goals to tasks and steps. Within structure, plans own work, manages several, often concurrent, tasks to accomplish assigned tasks to meet or exceed expectations (cost, quality, efficiency). Participates in basic economic analysis and feasibility studies related to project alternatives under guidance. Jointly responsible for achieving the project’s financial targets in support of business objectives.
• Plans and conducts small-sized assigned projects within engineering specialty requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment. Implements plans; initiates execution of own work plan; monitors executions for adherence to plan, e.g. documents work status and reports to management with appropriate frequency. Coordinates with technical support personnel to conduct prototype or experimental runs of products or processes. 
• Participates and/or assists other engineers in the design of equipment/systems/ facilities by applying standard engineering theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline. Investigates, conducts tests, gathers data, performs preliminary analysis, report findings, and prepares and communicates recommendations and respective action plans.  Supports qualification of plant facilities, utilities, and equipment (FUE) systems for cGMP manufacturing and assists in end user training.. 
• Provides process and FUE engineering support for the manufacturing team.  Serves as a liaison between plant Technical Operations (engineering & maintenance) team and plant Manufacturing team.
• Authors master recipes and development modifications to support clinical drug product manufacturing activities.
• Performs line clearances following established procedures to ensure the manufacturing room, materials and equipment are in the appropriate state prior to use.
• Routinely collaborates with DPPP coordinators, formulation/PDS&T scientists, and manufacturing technicians to resolve manufacturing issues in order to meet projected plant manufacturing schedule.
• Interprets problems and either creates or modifies design solutions. Reviews existing layouts and standards and creates a proposed design. Applies standard engineering principles and methodologies to interpret, draw conclusions and recommend solutions for problems considering a broad range of factors. Improves methods/designs/processes. Recognizes and implements innovations and cost reductions.
• Builds relationships, initiates and cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, customers, contractors, and vendors by establishing rapport, developing an understanding of others’ needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments.
• Conveys information effectively through verbal, written, and presentations to stakeholders and team members, both internal and external to AbbVie, using appropriate communication protocols. Identifies ways to increase customer satisfaction. Documents agreements and commitments and keeps direct customers informed throughout the project or initiative.

• Bachelor’s Degree in chemical or mechanical engineering or closely related discipline is desired or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence.
• Entry level position, less than two years of experience is typical.
• Ability to quickly gain knowledge, understanding, or skill and willingly absorb and comprehend AbbVie processes, policies, and methods. Possess good human relation skills in both implementing and coordinating efforts involved across several disciplines.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationship with internal and external collaborators.
• Listens to and understands others’ points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one’s own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
• Works well with manufacturing technicians and other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment.
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.
• Ability to recognize risks versus the relative gains associated with actions.

Key Stakeholders 

Engineering Management
Operations Management
EHS Management

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 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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