Director, Process Safety and Design

Job Description Reporting directly to the Vice President of Global Engineering, this role will have high visibility to the Operations executive leadership team as a key leader and globally recognized Subject Matter Expert. You will share your knowledge and expertise to ensure that we deliver best-in-class process design in the projects that we execute and throughout our global manufacturing network. In this role, you will be expected to bring new ideas, industry best practices, and innovative solutions so that we continuously ensure our manufacturing facilities operate at the highest standards of engineering design and process safety. Responsibilities You will be a trusted partner and establish process safety strategy for the global manufacturing network, providing leadership with regular updates on the manufacturing sites and continuous improvement initiatives related to Process Safety Management (PSM). Successfully engage globally across all manufacturing sites, collaborating with site leadership to create defined timelines for the implementation of process safety recommendations and continuous improvement goals. You will have joint responsibility with Site Directors to ensure that timelines are achieved. With your team of SMEs, you will be accountable to drive global network Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) efforts, capital project design reviews, process safety training, and other process safety initiatives. Design, develop, implement, and monitor the process safety roadmap for the global network with an overarching focus on driving standardized processes, reducing risk, eliminating failure modes, and ensuring global compliance. Leveraging your background in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related technical field, provide technical support to a global network of sites on design and process safety related issues. Drive continuous improvement of process safety culture across the network. Be a visible leader for AbbVie’s Zero. Believe it. Achieve it (ZBA) philosophy. Lead process safety reviews during design and startup for major capital projects across the global network. Provide technical input for Requests for Capital Expenditure (RCE) to ensure that significant safety and environmental aspects are properly integrated during the front-end planning design process for new product introduction, product transfer between sites, and changes to existing processes and equipment. Lead the hazard screening process for tech transfers and new product introductions. Develop a network dashboard of process safety related KPIs to measure continuous improvement progress. Maintain currency with industry best practices, Best Available Technologies (BAT), and trends. Share this knowledge with peers and leadership. With your team, support the process safety element of internal EHS audits to ensure compliance with applicable standards and policies, adoption of best practices to identify and manage risk, and conformance to company directives. Demonstrated experience as a people leader with proven responsibility for talent selection, talent development, and performance management. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree required in Chemical Engineering, or another technical field preferably in engineering or life sciences. Master’s degree not required, but preferred. Experience leading and coaching a diverse team to success, adapting your leadership style as needed to excel. Ability to partner with, influence, and guide decision making at global senior leadership level. 15+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and/or chemical industries in an engineering or manufacturing support environment. Demonstrated experience in process engineering, process design, or a technical safety discipline. 30% travel due to the global nature of the position. Additional Information 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. 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 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 employer remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. Employment Statement 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: #J-18808-Ljbffr Initial Therapeutics, Inc.