AbbVie

Specialist, Lab Services

AbbVie$75K — $95K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering or other relevant field preferred.
  • 4+ years of experience in quality assurance or quality oversight.
  • Familiarity with product testing and lab instrumentation capabilities.
  • Knowledge of QA systems and GMP compliance regulations for devices, biologics, and pharmaceuticals.
  • Proven ability in leading teams to achieve tactical objectives.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Effective interpersonal and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as compliance specialist for QC lab, assessing compliance and communicating findings to management.
  • Coordinate reviews of compendial changes and evaluate their impacts on verification testing.
  • Act as calibration coordinator, managing service requests and maintaining instrument qualification status.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure proper procurement and qualification of instrumentation.
  • Assess QC documents for regulatory compliance and identify gaps for improvements.
  • Lead project teams in preparation and approval of calibration-related quality documentation.
  • Participate in validation review board as the area validator for equipment qualifications.
  • Assist in designing quality systems and delivering training to labs.

Benefits

  • Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided.
  • 401(k) plan available to eligible employees.
  • Eligibility for short-term incentive programs.
Full Job Description
The Senior Specialist, Lab Services is responsible for planning, coordinating, and/or implementing initiatives that provide quality assurance support for QC Lab Operations. Specific areas of support may include: GMP/Compliance; Change Management, Lab Equipment/Instrument procurement, installation, calibration, validation/qualification, Training and other QC Lab support projects. This position will help to ensure that the QC Labs operate in compliance with corporate and governmental regulations. Responsibilities • Serve as compliance specialist for the QC lab including routine assessment of lab compliance, monthly communication to lab management regarding compliance concerns, ensure lab managers complete quarterly LIR and data review checklists, and serve as coordinator for any lab specific audits as needed. • Coordinate lab review of compendial changes to evaluate impact and assign verification testing as needed. • Serve as calibration coordinator for lab including approval and scheduling of service requests, impact assessment of demand maintenance on instrument qualification status, assignment, review, and approval of instrument related investigations, and creation of workorders in Maximo to capture vendor visits/maintenance as well as adding new instruments and decommissioning old instruments as needed. • Work collaboratively with multiple parties to ensure appropriate instrumentation is procured, installed, calibrated and qualified according to company procedures. • Perform assessments of QC documents (i.e. methods, qualification protocols, calibration documents, etc.) to determine compliance to processes and regulations to identify potential gaps. Mitigate and implement improvements within the quality system. • Lead project teams in planning, preparation, review, and approval of quality documentation related to calibration requests. • Participate on validation review board as area validation for equipment qualifications. • Assist in the design of effective quality systems, procedures, and/or processes within cross functional teams to ensure compliance as well as efficiency throughout our quality system. • May be asked to assist in development, revision, or implementation (including delivering training) of training modules, videos, and documents to the local and to global labs. Qualifications • Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering or other technical/ scientific area preferred. • 4+ years' experience in quality assurance, quality oversight or relevant experience. • Knowledge and familiarity with product testing, test method requirements, and capabilities of common lab instrumentation is preferred. • Knowledge of QA systems and GMP compliance requirements including regulations and standards affecting device, biologics, and pharmaceutical products preferred. • Experience leading teams to deliver tactical results. • Strong oral and written communication skills. • Good interpersonal skills. • Good negotiation 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 atthe time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors includinggeographic 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 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 aparticular 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.

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Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
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