Sr. Manager, Automation Engineering

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

The Sr. Manager, Automation is responsible for leading the technical group dedicated to Branchburg site automation. Responsibilities include the creation and implementation of an automation strategy for the Branchburg site, including the creation of business cases and the identification and development of automation technologies and Manufacturing control systems to improve site productivity and quality and safety performance.

The Sr. Manager, Automation will manage the site Automation Engineers responsible for technical leadership of the design, implementation, and functional verification of automation development projects in compliance with corporate and industrial standards and applicable regulations while serving as site Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) for new and existing Manufacturing control systems.

• Propose, implement, and maintain the site automation system strategy, ensuring delivery of robust, sustainable system solutions.
•  Provide SME guidance on new technology and automation trends for process control.
• Identify opportunities for automation improvements to Manufacturing productivity, quality, and EHS (environmental, health, and safety), including technology options, vendor identification, and project business cases.
• Manage Automation Engineers through the development of automation technologies, including defining operations requirements and specifications, design for manufacturing, writing specifications and SOP’s, validation strategy and planning, execution of qualifications and validations, successful transfer into the Manufacturing environment, and ensuring compliance with corporate and industrial standards and applicable regulations.
• Serve as Project Sponsor for automat