Project Manager - Durham, NC
About The Position
AbbVie is recruiting a Project Manager for its core start-up leadership team at its new manufacturing campus in Durham, North Carolina. The campus will support production of immunology, oncology, and neuroscience medicines and include manufacturing facilities, laboratories, a warehouse, administrative offices, and employee wellness facilities. The Project Manager plans, designs, and delivers engineering projects supporting manufacturing, R&D, and infrastructure needs. The role leads cross-functional efforts to implement systems, equipment, and technologies while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards. The Project Manager manages project scope, schedule, and budget to deliver operational improvements and business value. The position leads technical workstreams, develops actionable methods and analyses, integrates technical solutions across their lifecycle, and advises on complex technical decisions and risks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a similar related discipline.
- Seven or more years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience in drug substance, drug product, biologics, and/or aseptic sterile fill finish.
- Project management experience.
- Ability to partner cross-functionally with successful teams in a GMP manufacturing environment.
Nice To Haves
- Project management experience in start-up environments.
- PMP certification.
Responsibilities
- Define project design and engineering planning for assigned projects.
- Lead system, equipment, and technology installations, ensuring safe integration, commissioning readiness, and on-time delivery.
- Assess project processes and resolve operational or technical issues.
- Deliver operational improvements, business value, and site production efficiency through effective project execution.
- Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate systems, equipment, and technologies.
- Deliver high-quality technical outputs for complex projects and programs; define and validate methods, document results and key assumptions, ensure adherence to applicable standards and controls, and communicate technical progress, impacts, and recommended mitigations to project leads and stakeholders.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k).
- Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
