at AbbVie
Location
North Chicago, IL, United States
Compensation
$161k–$305k USD
Type
full time
Posted
1 weeks ago
Market range · company + function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=16
Posted $305k · in the market band
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Purpose:
The Director of Automation provides owner-side leadership for automation architecture, process control systems, and digital infrastructure supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing capital projects of total value > $2B. The role serves as the Design Authority for automation and digital systems, ensuring manufacturing control systems, data infrastructure, and digital platforms are designed to meet operational, regulatory, and data integrity requirements. This position ensures effective integration of process automation, facility control systems, and enterprise digital platforms supporting modern pharmaceutical manufacturing. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that the automation systems are designed, integrated, and implemented in alignment with corporate engineering standards, regulatory expectations, and operational requirements. This role provides technical oversight of specialist contractor engineering activities and ensures that core automation engineering deliverables meet the technical, safety, and operational standards required for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. This role shall also ensure effective integration of process design with utilities, automation, commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness activities. The role also supports integration of technology with AI and digital innovation teams such as the Factory of the Future. The incumbent will report to Director, Engineering in the Operations Transformation organization.
Responsibilities:
Key Stakeholders: ME&C, PDS&T, R&D, Procurement, Global Engineering, EHS, Facilities, AI and Digital Transformation,
About AbbVie
AbbVie'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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
Note: No amount of pay is 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 an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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