Associate Director, Global Quality and Compliance Excellence

Purpose

The Associate Director Global Quality and Compliance Excellence uses advanced subject matter expertise of global quality standards cGMP and external agency regulations to lead preparedness for regulatory inspections and audits at AbbVie sites across the global network. Drives the development and maintenance of a quality culture by closely collaborating with AbbVie Manufacturing Site leadership Quality Lab leadership global functional groups and Third Party Manufacturers to conduct mock audits coach site leadership on opportunities identified maintain roles and responsibilities identify potential project gaps and obtain an in-depth understanding of the quality compliance and resource needs at each site. Responsible for effectively providing guidance on quality concerns and preparing all global sites in the areas of small molecule pharmaceuticals biologics combination products medical devices tissue and cosmetics for future inspections and audits.

Responsibilities

• 50-75% Travel Required
• Leads preparedness for regulatory inspections by ensuring AbbVie sites are compliant with global standards and regulations conducting mock audits and coaching site leadership on how to address opportunities identified.
• Coaches site leadership and employees during external regulatory inspections and audits to empower successful audit outcomes and ensure regulatory approvals are obtained.
• Develops updated audit plans due diligence plans inspection readiness plans audit observations and responses and ensures corrective actions are appropriate.
• Provides consultation guidance and strategic input to site and global leadership teams on initiatives that enable them to set priorities advance quality culture and maintain sites in an inspection-ready state while sustaining compliance.
• Closely collaborates with AbbVie plant leadership global functional groups Third Party Manufacturers etc. to maintain roles and responsibilities identify potential project gaps obtain an in-depth understanding of the quality compliance and resources needs at each site and provide guidance on quality concerns
• Ensures the delivery of all quality elements needed to facilitate new product launches including Third Party Manufacturers that provide products directly to distribution centers or to AbbVie domestic and international plants for further packaging and/or testing.
• Provides technical and regulatory guidance to compliance-related events across the network (i.e. observations significant events) a key component of AbbVies overall compliance strategy
• Collaborates with Quality Centers of Excellence in reviewing regulatory intelligence and assessing company vulnerabilities against regulatory agency inspection findings
• Serves as a key stakeholder for cross-functional teams to ensure we as a company achieve on-time compliance and quality deliverables high customer value and profitable results.
• Ensures business objectives are met while maintaining compliance with local divisional and corporate policies as well as global external agency regulations.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in relevant Life Science or other technical area required. Graduate degree desired. Advanced technical and analytical expertise required for problem resolution of technical quality product and/or engineering related issues.
• 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance Regulatory Operations or Technical Support in a pharmaceutical or medical device setting required. Experience working in a regulatory agency preferred; direct interaction with regulatory inspectors required. 6 years of direct Plant leadership in a pharmaceutical setting preferred.
• Experience working with third party external manufacturers preferred.
• Strong leadership background with an ability to make agile and decisive decisions.
• Comprehensive understanding of biological and/or pharmaceutical (sterile biological liquid ointments devices solid tablets and caplets suspensions granulations soft elastic capsules gel caps extended-release products coating solutions and/or active pharmaceutical ingredients) medical devices or combination products technologies.
• Strong influential skills and ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced complex organization apply strong analytical problem-solving skills and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong quality assurance / control manufacturing laboratory technical support regulatory and / or validation background is required
• Ability to navigate global structure with various ways of working and provide consistent leadership when faced with obstacles to provide solutions that satisfy Corporate Divisional regional and local objectives.
• 50-75% travel required

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. 

• 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 Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys 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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