Senior Manager, Quality Control Laboratory

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn, Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X and  YouTube.

Job Description

We are now recruiting for a  Senior Manager Quality Control Laboratory  to lead the quality team at our site in Carrigtwohill, in Co. Cork.  

As Senior Manager, QC, you will be responsible for the QC department at our site. Embedding operational excellence principles and mindset across all processes and personnel, you will also be responsible for the analysis, review and release of raw materials, bulk products and finished products in compliance with current quality criteria, striving for efficient top class productivity 

So if you are ambitious and driven to make a real impact on a global scale, read on to find out more and apply…. 

Key Activities: 

• Lead, motivate and mentor your team to maximize their effectiveness by clearly communicating task details and goals to your team members, allowing them to work effectively 
• Embed an environment for continuous improvement and simplification 
• Foster a positive progressive culture within the lab that focuses on EED&I principles and encourages development for all personnel on a continuous basis 
• Drive for a digitalized lab with automated technology ensuring Data Integrity is at the fore at all times. 
• Deploy Visual management across all streams within the lab 
• Ensure lab equipment and lab software is qualified and maintained in a compliant manner 
• Ensure Lab is Audit Ready at all times. 
• Improve QC operations and develop systems. Focusing on efficiencies, cost, and compliance 
• Deploy best in class operational excellence processes for the QC labs 
• Participate in technical and scientific meetings, in training days, trade fairs, conferences...(technological intelligence) 
• Delegate activities giving responsibility to personnel appropriate to their experience/expertise 
• Maintain and develop the skills to ensure a multi-task team

Qualifications

• BS degree in Science or equivalent + 5 years of relevant experience in leadership roles
• Experienced and demonstrate high level of technical knowledge of analytical laboratory equipment, laboratory operations and a good understanding of related business processes 
• Experience working within a GMP-regulated environment 
• Proven track record in direct people management 
• Excellent conflict handling skills 
• Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for working across multi-functional teams  

So, does this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for? Then join AbbVie! 

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 thisposting 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 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 anduntil 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 and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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