Senior Process Support Engineer

North Chicago, IL

G16, job code F832

Company Description

Abb Vie'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 Abb Vie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Serve as Process Engineer within the Abb Vie Technical Operations Function at the North Chicago Manufacturing site. Resolve issues associated with commercial API products and processes, including introduction of new products to the North Chicago site. Provides technical support to cross-functional teams within and outside of the site during development, commercial launch or problem solving for a given API. Accountable for test results, project reports and experiments in support of process development, validation activities and Technical Transfers while maintaining and meeting the highest standards in quality, customer service and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and integrates relevant engineering advances for improving or solving problems
• Understands the business implications of assigned products and processes and identifies engineering solutions compatible with business needs.
• Designs and executes experiments to test hypothesis related to project outcomes.
• Applies scientific knowledge to projects; determines priorities for experiments. Independently designs and executes experiments.
• Assures experimental quality through sound, independent, experimental design.
• Mentors less experience engineers and provides technical direction and feedback to others. May supervise interns and/or EPDP engineers.
• Present results of projects, both, internally and externally. Participates in project planning, process update; contribute to experimental design.
• Develops productive collaborations and communications across functions.
• Responsible for timely project completion. Designs experiments and documentation independently.
• May act as lead engineer, project leader, or project contributor.

• A Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a 5+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. Additional post-graduate education may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
• Has demonstrated competency within a discipline.
• Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
• Pharmaceutical experience desired.

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. ​

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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.

Abb Vie 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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Abb Vie'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 Abb Vie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.