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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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Job Description
Purpose
Uses scientific education and experience to perform complex laboratory testing within a good manufacturing practices environment to generate results. Interprets data output to determine conformance to specifications. Acts as a senior team member of a small group of laboratory analysts led by the QC Laboratory Group Leader in one of the following disciplines: API Laboratory Operations, Finished Goods Laboratory Operations, Raw Material/ In-Process Laboratory Operations, Sterilization Technology Operations, and Microbiological Operations.
Responsibilities
Performs complex analytical, microbial, or sterilization test methods as written and performs data verification of laboratory results to support product and material release.
Understands multiple and complex laboratory techniques and principles and can independently trouble-shoot and resolve analytical techniques and instrument issues.
Develops, implements and ensures improvement ideas are completed to facilitate team objectives.
Can readily and independently work in all QC Laboratory test locations (and potentially other operational sites) as assigned and can effectively perform a multitude of laboratory techniques for which they are trained on without error while adjusting to unforeseen technical or logistical obstacles to accomplish assignments.
Budgets their time independently and effectively to carry out assigned tasks and makes recommendations for improvement. Takes initiative to be a key player in team activities and decision making.
Recognizes obstacles to technical or process related issues and can independently and effectively resolve them. Consistently achieves commitments despite obstacles.
Accepts full responsibility to complete assigned tasks as committed and proactively identifies and performs new tasks outside area of responsibility.
Takes ownership of special projects as needed to support overall laboratory needs and requirements.
Offers analytical guidance and expertise to less experienced analysts to meet laboratory needs.
Interfaces with regulatory agencies during audit activities as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree with at least 6 years of laboratory experience; or Associate’s Degree with at least 8 years of laboratory experience; or High School Diploma with at least 10 years of directly related lab experience.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Additional Information
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.
Note: No amount of pay is a 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 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.