Pharmaceutical Technology Specialist III (Tech Ops)

at  AbbVie

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Job Description

SCIENCE IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF WHY WE DO IT.

At AbbVie Westport, we are excited to recruit a Pharmaceutical Technology Specialist III to join our Pharma Tech Operations team. This is a 1-year fixed-term contract role and a great opportunity to join AbbVie’s largest site in Ireland.

THE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND PREFERRED EXPERIENCE WE LOOK FOR:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, pharmacy, engineering, or a related scientific field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 5 years in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry.
• Prior knowledge of aseptic processing is considered an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory guidelines, quality systems, drug product manufacturing and validation.
• Well-developed technical writing, organisational, and communication skills required.
• Experience being an individual contributor and working well in project and team-based environments.

THE ROLE OF A PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST AT ABBVIE

Lead technical support activities across our small molecule product portfolio, including existing and new product technologies ((unit dose and multidose). As our technical expert, you will provide strong scientific leadership for all aspects of technology transfer, process scale-up, process monitoring and process troubleshooting for active pharmaceutical ingredient products (API) and drug product commercial manufacturing activities. The position will also involve leading cross-functional teams to support process development and technology transfer of products for clinical supply and successful regulatory approval of new product submissions.
We offer great benefits, including a competitive salary, healthcare and pension for this role, so if you are interested in learning more, read on and send your application to start the conversation.

KEY ACTIVITIES YOU WILL PERFORM IN THE ROLE:

• Participate in and lead cross-functional teams with other functions, including R&D, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations and Validation
• Support process development and technology transfer of products for clinical supply and successful regulatory approval of new product submissions
• Provide strong scientific leadership for ongoing marketed commercial products, providing technical support and expertise to troubleshoot and lead investigational enquiries where necessary.
• Review and author technical documents, including protocols, reports, batch manufacturing documents and CMC sections of regulatory dossiers.
• Manage assigned projects and tasks within timelines and on budget, including when part of cross-function teams.
• Deliver clear and effective communication of ideas and results, written and verbal, to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Active contribution of functional area continuous improvement initiatives.
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