Director, Manufacturing QA

AbbVie

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Waco, TX
Salary
$160,500–$305,000 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Aug 31, 2126

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This role $233k
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This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$258,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $233k versus about $214k for comparable roles.

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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.

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TL;DR · Director, Manufacturing QA

Director, Manufacturing QA leads a professional quality team responsible for end-to-end product quality across the new product introduction supply chain. This role serves as the primary quality and global supply chain representative for third-party manufacturing partnerships, ensuring all products—including small molecule pharmaceuticals, biologics, combination products, and medical devices—comply with international regulations and corporate policies. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing product transfers, overseeing site audits, developing regulatory strategies, and negotiating technical agreements to mitigate compliance risks while balancing operational costs. The ideal candidate possesses a technical or analytical background in life sciences, pharmacy, or engineering, with extensive experience in manufacturing environments and direct interaction with regulatory inspectors like the FDA and EMA. Key competencies include expert knowledge of sterile and solid dosage forms, high-level problem solving, and the ability to manage complex projects involving diverse stakeholders and global supply chain requirements.

What you'll do

  • Manage end-to-end product quality for pharmaceuticals, biologics, and medical devices while ensuring compliance with global regulations.
  • Lead a team of quality professionals responsible for product transfer activities and departmental budget management.
  • Serve as the primary quality representative for third-party manufacturing (TPM) partnerships and supply chain operations.
  • Develop and implement global Product Quality Assurance strategies to support new product introductions and existing portfolios.
  • Negotiate and approve legal supply agreements, technical contracts, and quality agreements with external manufacturing partners.
  • Oversee audit plans, due diligence activities, and pre-approval inspection readiness for regulatory agencies like the FDA and EMA.
  • Resolve complex quality, compliance, and technical issues for sterile, biological, liquid, and solid products.
  • Coordinate with internal departments such as R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Supply Chain to align strategic initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Life Science, Pharmacy, or Engineering is required.
  • Graduate degree (preferred).
  • Technical or analytical background for resolving technical, quality, product, and engineering issues.
  • At least 15 total years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biologics, device, or chemical industry.
  • Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience and 4 years of experience in QA, R&D, and/or S&T.
  • Minimum of 6 years of management and supervision experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience in a direct plant pharmaceutical setting with regulatory inspection experience.
  • Expert knowledge of biological and pharmaceutical technologies including sterile products, devices, and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

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