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 excited to hire our next Associate Director of Operations here at AbbVie Westport. Reporting to our Director of Operations this role will help deliver on strategy, planning, and performance of all aspects of, manufacturing and assembly within the department to ensure that cost, compliance – FDA, HPRA, EPA, safety, and customer requirements are met.
Our Westport manufacturing operations include Biologics, Botox, Eyecare, and New Product Introductions (NPI). Westport is an Aseptic manufacturing centre of excellence with up to 1400 employees’ site wide. It’s a key site in our operations network and a great opportunity to work with some of our leading products and technologies.
Westport is one of the Wild Atlantic Way’s most picturesque and family-friendly towns, serviced by Ireland West Airport and with director routes by rail and road to Dublin.
For all you will go on to achieve with AbbVie, we will offer you defined career pathways for your continued growth and success.
If all this sounds good to you, read on for more details on the role.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree (master’s Preferable) in an appropriate Technical Discipline (Engineering/Science)
• 8 years + Operations Experience (other equivalent discipline) in GMP highly regulated environment
• 5+ years of people management experience
• Knowledge of aseptic processing
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting the business
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  Additional Information
  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  AbbVie 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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• Provide and support the Business Unit Director to develop the strategic direction and vision for the relevant business unit
• Build and evolve a high performing team to ensure talent key talent and leadership succession for the AbbVie network (approx. 60-100 employees)
• Resource planning to ensure the required personnel are available to run manufacturing operations safely and efficiently
• Empower Managers/Supervisors to take accountability for high levels of employee engagement and performance
• Support the introduction of new products to the site while managing a complex portfolio of products and technology at the site to assure supply to the market while maximizing ROI.
• Represent the company at client and regulatory meetings and audits
• Ensure all activities in function are performed in accordance with compliance requirements, GMP, OPEX standards and relevant SOPs and policies
• Be an influential Operations Leader at the Westport site and within the department and extended leadership team, providing guidance and expert advice on key areas of responsibility
• Be a role model for change within the department and cross-functionally with other departments to ensure best in class processes are developed and implemented.
• Innovative thinking, where new and untested solutions are proposed, demonstrated and implemented on a regular basis leading to efficiencies
• Measurement, reporting and ownership of key departmental performance metrics, such as yield, rate, usage, attendance, overtime, etc.
• Ensure capacity model is adequate to achieve production volumes over LRP
• Ensure that customer orders and requirements are met/exceeded.
• Contribute to the formulation and execution of department strategy
• Establishing department goals, schedules, and timetables for activities
• Other adhoc duties as required by the business
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