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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

We are now hiring a Supervisor for the QC lab in Manorhamilton Road, Sligo. The Supervisor QC will provide an effective testing and analytical service to the plant ensuring that products manufactured are tested to specification on time and plant quality and safety goals are met. Ensure that all raw materials, in-process, finished product, stability and contract testing and is carried out per schedule and records are maintained to appropriate requirements.

Ensure that technical and systems excellence is maintained in the laboratory by ensuring own skills are maintained, by coaching and training analysts to ensure right first time behavior and by implementing improved working practices in terms of efficiency, compliance and Right First Time. This position will take full responsibility for Compliance. Documentation, equipment maintenance and Training within the QC Lab.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure Laboratory Documentation and Computerized Systems compliance with Data Integrity policies and regulatory requirements.
• Understand Regulations and business processes required to maintain Laboratory Data Integrity.
• Ensuring that analysts working in the assigned cell or team are performing to the best of their ability, coaching and providing guidance where issues occur such as poor set-up or test execution performance.
• Improving the overall efficiency and velocity within the assigned team.
• Ensuring that the agreed compliance timelines, such as CAPA due dates are adhered to and identify recovery paths when required to bring test schedules back into alignment with plant requirements.
• Identifying opportunities in laboratory performance improvements and working with the laboratory manager to rectify.
• Resolving analytical OOS issues and/or deviations as they arise in a timely manner both
• Ensuring 6S excellence is maintained across the Laboratory.
• Instilling a quality culture of Zero, Believe it, Achieve it amongst the QC laboratory team
• Ensuring that all laboratory test equipment is utilised and maintained correctly.
• Executing and / or supporting projects as assigned by the laboratory manager.
• Developing and changing of in-house laboratory procedures as appropriate.
• Adheres to and supports all EHS & E standards, procedures, and policies.
• Ensuring adherence to Compendia testing requirements and implementing changes as required.
• Performance of document periodic reviews
• Development and review of training material.
• Ensuring all Laboratory equipment is calibrated on time and is fit for use at all times.
• Is responsible for setting annual goals, completing reviews, growth plans and performance management of the team.

Qualifications

• 3rd level qualification in a relevant Science discipline.
• Minimum 4 years analytical experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• 2 years experience demonstrating people leadership skills
• Proven track record in an analytical role. Must be expert in HPLC, GC, LCMS,
• GCMS, Automatic titration, Identification techniques.
• Strong knowledge on regulatory requirements.
• Proficient in using analytical equipment in the QC lab.
• Involvement in product transfers / method transfer experience preferred.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and 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.

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