Director, Process Engineering
AbbVie
19 days ago
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
$160,500 - $305,000 USD yearly
Operations
Purpose
- Lead process engineering for multiple strategic biopharmaceutical capital projects as owner-side Design Authority.
- Provide technical governance/oversight of process engineering for large-scale manufacturing facility projects.
- Ensure process designs integrate with utilities, automation, commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness.
Responsibilities
- Lead SMEs and contractor schedule/deliverables; ensure timely review/approval for design or construction.
- Establish execution strategies and project process engineering standards; act as technical approval/gov for PFDs, P&IDs, cause/effect diagrams, schematics/system architecture, control narratives, and operations philosophy.
- Conduct multidisciplinary design reviews for completeness, operability, compliance.
- Ensure design consistency across process, mechanical, utilities, automation, and facility systems.
- Define process system architecture/boundaries; integrate with utility, automation/control, facility, cleanroom/environmental systems.
- Govern process fluid/line lists; stream classification; material compatibility, corrosion, and contamination risk.
- Review piping design (sizing/hydraulics, pressure drop/flow, line classification/specs) to support reliability, cleanability, maintainability, and sterility.
- Ensure PSM alignment: relief/overpressure analyses, PHA/HAZOP, resolve safety-critical calculations.
- Lead operations philosophy; support safe startup/shutdown/maintenance/cleaning; integrate human factors.
- Support long-term operability (Operations/MSAT), CQV turnover, and resolve issues during commissioning/qualification.
- Monitor contractor performance; oversee budgets/resources; develop cost/schedules; identify/mitigate project risks.
Qualifications
- BS (Engineering or equivalent); Master’s in Engineering or MBA preferred.
- 10+ years as Senior Engineering/Projects/Operations leader across multiple technologies.
- Leadership in mega-capital projects ($500MM–$1B+).
- Deep biopharmaceutical engineering system knowledge.
- Inclusive leadership of large cross-functional teams; ability to communicate with senior leadership and external authorities.
- Experience managing engineering contractors/global vendors; mentoring leaders.
- Results-oriented, strong negotiation, risk-based decision making.
- Travel in the US (and sometimes outside the US) required.
Benefits
- Paid time off; medical/dental/vision insurance; 401(k) (eligible employees); eligible for long-term incentive programs.
- Lead process engineering for multiple strategic biopharmaceutical capital projects as owner-side Design Authority.
- Provide technical governance/oversight of process engineering for large-scale manufacturing facility projects.
- Ensure process designs integrate with utilities, automation, commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness.
Responsibilities
- Lead SMEs and contractor schedule/deliverables; ensure timely review/approval for design or construction.
- Establish execution strategies and project process engineering standards; act as technical approval/gov for PFDs, P&IDs, cause/effect diagrams, schematics/system architecture, control narratives, and operations philosophy.
- Conduct multidisciplinary design reviews for completeness, operability, compliance.
- Ensure design consistency across process, mechanical, utilities, automation, and facility systems.
- Define process system architecture/boundaries; integrate with utility, automation/control, facility, cleanroom/environmental systems.
- Govern process fluid/line lists; stream classification; material compatibility, corrosion, and contamination risk.
- Review piping design (sizing/hydraulics, pressure drop/flow, line classification/specs) to support reliability, cleanability, maintainability, and sterility.
- Ensure PSM alignment: relief/overpressure analyses, PHA/HAZOP, resolve safety-critical calculations.
- Lead operations philosophy; support safe startup/shutdown/maintenance/cleaning; integrate human factors.
- Support long-term operability (Operations/MSAT), CQV turnover, and resolve issues during commissioning/qualification.
- Monitor contractor performance; oversee budgets/resources; develop cost/schedules; identify/mitigate project risks.
Qualifications
- BS (Engineering or equivalent); Master’s in Engineering or MBA preferred.
- 10+ years as Senior Engineering/Projects/Operations leader across multiple technologies.
- Leadership in mega-capital projects ($500MM–$1B+).
- Deep biopharmaceutical engineering system knowledge.
- Inclusive leadership of large cross-functional teams; ability to communicate with senior leadership and external authorities.
- Experience managing engineering contractors/global vendors; mentoring leaders.
- Results-oriented, strong negotiation, risk-based decision making.
- Travel in the US (and sometimes outside the US) required.
Benefits
- Paid time off; medical/dental/vision insurance; 401(k) (eligible employees); eligible for long-term incentive programs.