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About AbbVie
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care. Its products include Humira, Skyrizi, and Rinvoq.
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Director, Engineering. HVAC & Mechanical serves as the enterprise-level discipline leader within Strategic Investments Engineering, providing technical governance and project enablement for critical infrastructure. This role oversees strategic capital investments by managing HVAC, mechanical static and rotating systems, Building Management Systems, and facility interfaces to ensure operational readiness and sustainability. The individual will develop engineering standards, oversee front-end engineering, manage technical risks, and drive consistent design principles across global projects. Key responsibilities include coordinating with cross-functional teams in quality, EHS, and manufacturing operations while managing external engineering partners and vendors. The role requires expertise in HVAC zoning, pressure cascades, environmental control strategies, and reliability. Candidates must navigate complex pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing environments to deliver scalable, compliant solutions for new facility builds and technology platform deployments through technical leadership and collaborative influence across a global matrix.
Establish and deploy engineering standards for HVAC, mechanical systems, and Building Management Systems across the global portfolio.
Provide technical governance and decision-making for capital projects involving new facility builds and infrastructure solutions.
Oversee design strategies for ventilation, pressure cascades, temperature control, and environmental monitoring in regulated manufacturing environments.
Manage project risks and escalate critical technical issues that impact safety, quality, compliance, or cost.
Coordinate technical inputs from internal cross-functional teams, external engineering partners, and third-party vendors.
Translate complex technical challenges into executive-ready recommendations regarding trade-offs and business impacts.
Mentor and coach staff to build technical capability and share best practices across the global network.
Drive continuous improvement of engineering playbooks, knowledge management, and project delivery processes.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a relevant technical discipline required; advanced degree preferred.
12 to 15+ years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, capital projects, technical operations, or regulated manufacturing.
Demonstrated technical capability in HVAC, mechanical static and rotating systems, facility interfaces, reliability, maintainability, and sustainability.
Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device, API, peptides, biologics, sterile, or similarly regulated manufacturing environments (preferred).
Demonstrated ability to work across global functions, manufacturing sites, project teams, suppliers, vendors, and external engineering partners.
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