AbbVie · 1 day ago
Technical Lead Container Closure Systems (All Genders) - Fulltime, Permanent
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. They are seeking a Technical Lead for Container Closure Systems who will provide advanced technical expertise and leadership in the development and lifecycle management of primary packaging components, ensuring successful commercialization of drug products.
BiotechnologyFinancial ServicesHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Deliver technical expertise in the development of container closure systems, including vials, prefilled syringes, and prefilled cartridges, by employing cutting-edge methodologies to conduct comprehensive analyses and evaluations of their protection, safety, compatibility, and performance attributes
Provide technical leadership of primary packaging selection and qualification for sterile dosage forms, development of specifications for primary packaging components, internal/external tech transfer and life cycle management for commercial products
Additionally, the role requires partnering with device development teams to ensure that system-level requirements for combination products are meticulously developed, verified, and validated in alignment with design controls
Support continuity of supply for marketed products and ensure technical performance, processability and safety of the primary packaging components and systems
Lead CCS related technical impact assessment for investigations, complaints and change control
Qualification
Required
M.Sc. or Diploma (and 12+ years) or PhD degree (and 6+ years) in Parenteral manufacturing, Parenteral process development, Container closure and combination product development, Product Quality, Analytical, Material Sciences, or related fields
Expert knowledge and practical experience in container closure system, e.g. profound knowledge in CCS materials, E&L concepts, functional CCS characterization, Container Closure Integrity testing
Profound knowledge of quality and regulatory requirements for container closure systems for parenteral pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products, primary packaging materials and drug/device combinations products
Practical experience and strong knowledge of Parenteral Fill finish processes is preferred and solid understanding of pharmaceutical development in a cGMP environment
Strong leadership and communication skills, demonstrated through the successful establishment and management of cross-functional teams in a manufacturing setting
The candidate must have strong analytical and problem solving skills and be able to work independently, respond to changing priorities and short lead times for multiple tasks
Preferred
Practical experience and strong knowledge of Parenteral Fill finish processes is preferred and solid understanding of pharmaceutical development in a cGMP environment
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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