Labs Systems Engineer

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

Come to work each day with an inclusive and collaborative Business technology team! As a Labs Systems Engineer in AbbVie Business Technology Solutions (BTS), you'll have opportunities to contribute to the digital transformation of a leading biopharma company, helping to create solutions that impact patients and their communities for the better.

***This is a hybrid role based in Lake County, IL***

The AbbVie Quality Labs BTS team is dedicated to accelerating the Integrated Digital Lab of the future through establishing innovative solutions and harnessing the power of digital data to optimize lab efficiencies and quality. This role is responsible for technology enablement relating to Lab Execution Systems (LES) and Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN) for all AbbVie QA labs. A successful candidate will establish development standards, develop re-usable submethods and drive acceleration through parent method authoring. This role works closely with QA Labs Business Owners, Manufacturing Sites and the broader BTS organization to conduct advanced business analysis, evaluation, ideation and development of a robust solutions portfolio to meet the needs at the intersection at Global Labs Business and evolving technology.

Responsibilities

• Develops and promotes business cases for key projects. Responsible for design and development of digital test methods within the Sample Manager 21 platform. He/she is expected to work effectively across various IT shared services teams, manufacturing site representatives, and QA Labs business stakeholders.
• Ensures re-usability of developed sub-methods and streamlines approach for lab notebook configuration to meet the needs of the business.
• Collaborate with other delivery teams and solution vendors to minimize production issues, ensure continuity of business solutions, assure alignment with architecture & technology standards, and ability of product to scale to meet AbbVie requirements.
• Communicates and educates the technical and business communities on current technologies and industry trends.
• Identify current and emerging business needs and evaluate technology solutions to balance short term and long-term objectives. Understands both data and technology capabilities already in use across AbbVie and recommend appropriate solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years technical experience, or Master's degree plus 4 years' experience.
• A strong knowledge of cGMP and regulatory requirements relating to the pharmaceutical industry is required for this role.
• The position requires a high level of both personnel and time management skills to effectively deliver and execute technical solutions in line with all quality, safety, environmental and operational requirements.
• Experience of operating in a team environment with active participation in proactive improvement programs is required.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written are required for the execution of this role.
• Strong interpersonal skills are required including ability to build consensus and collaborate.
• Strong understanding of LIMS systems with experience deploying & configuring (preferably SampleManager)
• Other Lab Systems experience is expected (ELN, CDS, Inventory/Asset Management).

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.

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 and until 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, 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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