Senior Manufacturing Manager

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.

The Senior Manufacturing Manager is responsible to organize, manage, control, plan, and administer manufacturing within the Pharmaceutical/ OSD operations. 

Responsibilities:

• Compliance with AbbVie policies and procedures, Regulatory Agencies, cGMP regulations and requirements also including Labor Law's requirements. Assure that product is manufactured following approved regulations. Assure that deviations from approved procedures are documented and investigated. Develop and implement corrective actions to prevent deviation recurrence. Approve Standard Operating Procedure (SOP’s) and Production Control Records (PCR).
• Evaluate proposed changes to product, process, equipment, and facilities. Pre and Post Approve Validation Protocols. Identify personnel needs and establish strategy for recruiting and training of key manufacturing personnel required to support operation. Manage the manufacturing area personnel through the accomplishment of common objectives by enforcing teamwork. Assure employees are properly trained and proper training programs are established for the area personnel.
• Coordinate activities with support areas such as: Maintenance, Warehouse, Laboratories, Utilities, Technical Support, and Quality Assurance to maintain continuity and efficiency of the operations.
• Plan and control the manufacturing operation to meet business commitments and Plant throughput maintaining cost, manpower utilization, raw materials, equipment, and utilities usage within the approved budget. Assist upper management to develop and prepare the annual operating budget of the area.
• Assure that manufacturing facilities and equipment are maintained in conditions that will comply with Government and Company regulations. Identify capital needs and participate in the implementation of capital projects and projects related with cost reduction, yield improvement, energy conservation, product quality, safety, and industrial hygiene to improve the overall operations.
• Effectively communicate Master Production Schedule or process changes to affected personnel in a timely manner. Develop and implement changes that will improve equipment performance and consequently product quality in the areas of responsibilities and reduce manufacturing costs.
• Assure fulfillments of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements and compliance obligations, promote continuous improvement, and consider EHS aspects during the design and change process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Science with a major in Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or Biotechnology preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of manufacturing experience in the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical or Health Care industry.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing direct reports.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in both English and Spanish. Strong Interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Computer literate including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong Financial acumen and budget management. Capable of handling multiple priorities at the same time.
• Strong problem solving, strategic and negotiation skills.

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. ​

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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