Company Description

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.

Job Description

Purpose:

Responsible for providing leadership, support, management, guidance and supervision for the API operations team to ensure that all day-to-day activities of operations run smoothly and seamlessly.Responsible for ensuring that all performance metrics and workload deliverables are completed in alignment with the site’s business modelBuilds and maintains collaborative relationships with other team members within the site and departments.

Major Responsibilities:

Operational and Technical

Responsible for the supervision of API manufacturing and overall plant operations during the 12-hour working shift.Manage human-error related  non-conformance as required, ensuring appropriate communication within the team and with cross-functional teams. Provide input to investigations.Resolve complex technical issues surrounding on-going processes and process equipment during the 12-hour working shift.Closely monitors the process of critical steps and ensures flawless executionAuthors or revises standard operating procedures and JSTMHost Tier 2 meetings and escalate any production related matters to other cross-functions in a timely manner.Drive operational and process related improvements to achieve site business targets and manufacturing excellence.Performs daily GEMBA walks with Manufacturing Manager/Lead/Supervisor to identify operational gaps or areas for improvementsAssists Manufacturing Manager/Lead in planning and leading area activities.Assume the role of deputy in the absence of Manufacturing Manager/LeadRepresent functional area during cross functional meeting where assigned by manager

Safety

Assumes the role of lead  of the Emergency Response Team and Site Incident Commander when on shift.Builds and promotes strong safety culture and oversees that ensures Positive Interventions and recommendations are regularly highlighted and acted upon.Maintain a safe work environment in accordance with regulatory and global/local EHS policiesLeads safety risks assessments or participates in process hazard analysis as an operations representative(PHA)

Quality

Responsible for the completeness and accuracy of all recordsEnsures that all batch related document errors are resolved in a timely manner to avoid batch review and release delaysCommunicates all events/issues effectively with relevant stakeholdersDrive performance to ensure execution is carried out flawlessly to ensure Human Error related events are preventedProvide inputs for investigation – impact assessment and appropriate CAPAResponsible for overall plant upkeep during the shift and ensuring plant is always in audit ready mode

Schedule

Oversees deliverables ahead, anticipates complexities and prevents potentialEnsures processes are running as per planned schedule with minimal delays. Highlights effectively to shift supervisor if delays are expected.

People and Culture

Identify and develop talents; manage performance and oversees the overall development direct reportsInvolved the recruitment of  Pharmatechnologists in the teamSets a positive team environment and amplifies the AbbVie Ways We Work behaviors and driving culture and engagementCoaches and trains Pharmatechnologists as a qualified / certified trainer
Qualifications
Degree in Chemical Engineering/Chemistry or equivalent technical related degree is requiredAt least 10 years of experience in working in a GMP manufacturing environment requiredAt least 2 years of people management experience is preferredAble to work comfortably in 12-hour rotating shift (Day/Night)Leadership experience in training less experienced chemical technicians required
Additional Information

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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