Manager, Quality Control Laboratory
AbbVie
July 02, 2026
On-site
Waco, TX
$109,500 - $208,500 USD yearly
Operations
Job Description
Ensures quality control and quality assurance compliance across the manufacturing site. Serves as an integral member of site leadership team with a focus on ensuring quality system requirements are achieved. Leads the site quality control unit and serves as the primary backup to the QA Site Director.
Responsibilities
- Manages the Quality Control (QC) laboratory including direct reports and budgetary responsibilities
- Member of the Laboratory Center of Excellence (COE)
- Serves as the standalone laboratory systems and site Maximo administrator
- Reviews and approves raw materials and commodities including ERP approval
- Exception Report (ER) investigation, writing, review, and approval including ensuring effective CAPAs
- Qualification and validation protocol writing, review, and approval
- Actively participates in Periodic Validation Reviews, Annual Product Reviews, internal audits, and process data reviews
- Provides front room and laboratory SME support during regulatory agency and internal inspections
- Manages change related to compendia, supplier/service provider notifications, material specifications, analytical test methods, test method validation, SOPs, batch records, and site service requests
- Leads the implementation of Quality-related projects including metrics
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of pharmaceutical Quality experience (preferably in QC) or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Benefits (as stated)
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k)
- Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs
Ensures quality control and quality assurance compliance across the manufacturing site. Serves as an integral member of site leadership team with a focus on ensuring quality system requirements are achieved. Leads the site quality control unit and serves as the primary backup to the QA Site Director.
Responsibilities
- Manages the Quality Control (QC) laboratory including direct reports and budgetary responsibilities
- Member of the Laboratory Center of Excellence (COE)
- Serves as the standalone laboratory systems and site Maximo administrator
- Reviews and approves raw materials and commodities including ERP approval
- Exception Report (ER) investigation, writing, review, and approval including ensuring effective CAPAs
- Qualification and validation protocol writing, review, and approval
- Actively participates in Periodic Validation Reviews, Annual Product Reviews, internal audits, and process data reviews
- Provides front room and laboratory SME support during regulatory agency and internal inspections
- Manages change related to compendia, supplier/service provider notifications, material specifications, analytical test methods, test method validation, SOPs, batch records, and site service requests
- Leads the implementation of Quality-related projects including metrics
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of pharmaceutical Quality experience (preferably in QC) or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Benefits (as stated)
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k)
- Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs