Director, Engineering Strategy & Engineering Standards

AbbVie

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
North Chicago, IL
Salary
$182,000–$346,000 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Similar $248k
This role $264k
$162k most similar roles pay here $366k

This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $208,800–$288,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $264k versus about $248k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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.

AbbVie currently has 297 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $109,500–$208,500 across 271 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Engineering Strategy & Engineering Standards

The Director, Engineering Strategy & Engineering Standards provides enterprise leadership for engineering standards oversight and long-range technical strategy. This individual is responsible for governing the engineering framework to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective execution of capital and operational priorities. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing governance for engineering standards and SOPs, conducting periodic reviews of procedural compliance, and developing multi-year plans for infrastructure, capacity, and utility needs. The role requires a candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and extensive experience in capital planning and engineering governance within a regulated industry. Key competencies include strategic thinking, executive-level communication, and project lifecycle management. This position solves the challenge of aligning technical roadmaps with business growth while ensuring all activities meet rigorous quality standards and regulatory requirements across a complex manufacturing network.

What you'll do

  • Own governance for engineering standards, specifications, and SOPs across the assigned scope.
  • Ensure all engineering procedures are current and compliant with regulatory and corporate requirements.
  • Lead the periodic review, approval, revision, and retirement of technical standards.
  • Develop multi-year long-range engineering plans aligned with business strategy and capital priorities.
  • Identify infrastructure, capacity, technology, and utility needs over a multi-year horizon.
  • Perform scenario planning and gap analysis to support future site and network requirements.
  • Translate long-range planning outputs into actionable roadmaps and capital planning inputs.
  • Champion a culture of compliance and risk-based decision-making in all engineering activities.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10-15+ years of progressive engineering experience including leadership in capital planning and governance.
  • Experience leading standards development and long-range capital or infrastructure strategy in a regulated industry.
  • Strong knowledge of engineering systems, project lifecycle management, and cross-functional governance.
  • Expertise in strategic thinking, enterprise planning, and policy development.
  • Ability to communicate effectively at the executive level and influence stakeholders.
  • Deep understanding of engineering design, capital project planning, and operational readiness.
  • Proven skills in change leadership, stakeholder management, and analytical decision-making.

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