Company DescriptionAbbVie'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 DescriptionPurposeUses scientific education to perform laboratory testing within a good manufacturing practices environment to generate results and interprets the data output to determine conformance. Has experience and command of multiple laboratory techniques to perform them with minimal error and implements new technologies or processes that do not currently exist within the laboratories. Takes responsibility for completing assigned work tasks and goals and can independently prioritize work schedule in order to meet both objectives.Responsibilities
Performs Quality Control laboratory testing to ensure patient safety. This work is performed within a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) environment in support of one or more of the following areas: active pharmaceutical ingredients, incoming/raw materials, in-process product, finished product, stability, and/or validation.
Interprets data output to determine conformance with product specifications and records results.
Understands, implements, and maintains a safe work environment for themselves and others in accordance with procedural requirements.
Conducts testing in accordance with USDA, IACUC and AVMA guidelines.
Conducts terminal phase rodent studies including body weight measurements, necropsy, collection of tissue samples.
Basic husbandry duties along with animal health observations may be required.
Proficient in the use and understanding of basic laboratory equipment, maintenance and troubleshoot instrument issues.
Maintains training as needed. Accepts responsibility for acquiring knowledge and experience to support continual personal development.
Communicates proactively with supervisor and team members on a frequent basis to ensure timely product release.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree with at least 4 years of laboratory experience; Associate’s Degree with at least 6 years of laboratory experience; High School Diploma with at least 9 years of directly related lab experience.
Ability to work with general supervision but effectively manages their own time to multi-task based upon their completed training matrix.
Participates and contributes to assigned teams to meet broader business objectives.
AALAS Certification (ALAT, LAT or LATg) or progress to certification preferred.
Additional InformationApplicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is a considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.