Director, Technical Operations

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

The Operations Process Development Science & Technology department supports technical and scientific activities related to the late-stage development and manufacture of pharmaceutical products in AbbVie facilities or in contract facilities. The director establishes goals that are consistent with development, manufacturing and customer requirements, implements plans/policies, assigns duties and responsibilities, and controls subordinates performance to meet division goals and commitments. The director through his/her people leaders and direct reporting lines will manage a technically diverse staff of highly specialized scientists and technicians. He/she is a key link between development organizations and operations/third party contract manufacturers and ensures a seamless link between pilot scale and full-scale manufacture. The director is accountable for all the activities of the department and provides technical/scientific and business leadership for the department.

Responsibilities:

• Provide mature, credible CMC leadership at AbbVie
• Provide a positive leadership model for scientists within Operations Science & Technology. Maintain and direct a highly diversified cross functional staff of professionals to ensure that all aspects of CMC life cycle management are completed on time, within budget and meet highest scientific, regulatory, quality, marketing and commercial standards
• Evaluate and introduce new technology with applications in development and manufacturing while assuring the incorporation of knowledge of current regulations, guidance documents and competitive environment into decisions and strategy
• Provide rapid and accurate evaluation of new business opportunities
• Balance company needs against available resources
• Develop and communicate cost estimates, business plans, timelines and contingency plans
• Identify and recruit resources to accomplish project and departmental objectives within agreed time scope, and operating in an open communication environment whilst stressing scientific/compliance excellence
• Planning, maintaining and managing project budgets
• Participate in capital planning and capital project execution to advance the department
• Make go/no-go decisions related to project responsibilities
• Represent AbbVie to regulatory agencies (US/ROW as appropriate) by supplying verbal or written information and/or participation in face-to-face meetings for responsible activities Establish, maintain and foster good working relationships with Technical Operations customers: Operations and other functional areas. Provide effective technical and business leadership at the R&D/Operations interface.

• Bachelor’s Degree (18 years), Master's Degree (16 years) or PhD (10 years) of experience in a related scientific field is required.

• The incumbent would be expected to have10+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical/Eye Care development / manufacturing, formulation, analytical chemistry and/or technical services roles, including at least 6+ years of managerial experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Strong background and expertise in drug development, marketed product support, technical issue resolution & related technical, manufacturing, regulatory and compliance fields.

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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-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. 

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