Technical Operations Scientist - Investigations

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

Job Summary

Serves as a lead investigator and technical writer with responsibilities in operations, production, process, laboratories and equipment at the Waco facility.

Job Details

This position is responsible for the following:

• Investigation of significant events within the production process relating to process, equipment, and product quality. 
• Technical writing of investigations reports and risk assessments
• Prioritization of non-conformances based on site needs.
• Track performance of the Investigations group related to closure rates, repeats, record aging, etc.
• Work with the Operation / Engineering stakeholders and Quality Assurance to determine effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Assist with the implementation of certain corrective and preventive actions.
• Outline and implement process improvements to increase quality, efficiency, and compliance.
• Tracking and providing appropriate updates on status.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Minimum requirements for this position are:

• Education - Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering/Operations Management, the sciences or related field.
• Experience: Technical - Three (3) years of experience with a minimum of three (3) years working in relevant areas such as Operations, Engineering, or Quality Assurance. 
• Experience: BT Systems - Proficient in Microsoft Office.  Familiarity with Trackwise system required.
• Experience: Regulatory - Experience working in a GMP regulated environment required.
• Experience: Aseptic - Experience working in an Aseptic Production environment