Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
AbbVie
August 22, 2026
Remote friendly (Branchburg, NJ)
United States
$84,500 - $162,000 USD yearly
Operations
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer responsibilities:
- Monitor supplier performance continuously and escalate potential issues to supplier quality management.
- Support supplier risk assessments and update the supplier quality database accordingly.
- Maintain accurate, timely supplier quality database updates (evaluation criteria maintained; supplier files current).
- Compile Supplier Quality System metrics for internal stakeholders, tier boards, and Quality System Management Review.
- Communicate supplier quality-related risks to LifeCell business management.
- Support internal/regulatory audits with supplier quality-related requests.
- Manage supplier nonconformity process (NCRs): ensure timely processing/closure; communicate NCRs/SCARs and follow-up actions to suppliers per procedure; obtain supplier documentation to support material release.
- Coordinate review/approval of supplier NCRs/SCARs; ensure supplier investigations and CAPAs drive to root cause.
- Ensure supplier change notifications are created timely in Global TrackWise; communicate shared-supplier notifications to Corporate Supplier Management timely.
- Assign assessment actions to SMEs and coordinate cross-functional SME/supplier completion.
- Provide supplier feedback on change notifications; ensure required internal changes are implemented timely.
- Coordinate review/approval and closure of supplier change notifications; communicate assessment results to suppliers.
- Support supplier audits as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (preferably Biology, Chemistry, or Engineering).
- 6+ years in Manufacturing, Quality, or Engineering.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong interpersonal/communications skills.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of quality/compliance management and regulations/standards affecting API, Bulk Drug, or finished goods manufacturing.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- 5 years in Supplier Quality, Supplier Change Notification, Supplier Audits, New Supplier Qualification, and risk-based supplier management.
- Experience in Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industries.
Additional note:
- Willingness to travel domestically as needed (~10%).
- Monitor supplier performance continuously and escalate potential issues to supplier quality management.
- Support supplier risk assessments and update the supplier quality database accordingly.
- Maintain accurate, timely supplier quality database updates (evaluation criteria maintained; supplier files current).
- Compile Supplier Quality System metrics for internal stakeholders, tier boards, and Quality System Management Review.
- Communicate supplier quality-related risks to LifeCell business management.
- Support internal/regulatory audits with supplier quality-related requests.
- Manage supplier nonconformity process (NCRs): ensure timely processing/closure; communicate NCRs/SCARs and follow-up actions to suppliers per procedure; obtain supplier documentation to support material release.
- Coordinate review/approval of supplier NCRs/SCARs; ensure supplier investigations and CAPAs drive to root cause.
- Ensure supplier change notifications are created timely in Global TrackWise; communicate shared-supplier notifications to Corporate Supplier Management timely.
- Assign assessment actions to SMEs and coordinate cross-functional SME/supplier completion.
- Provide supplier feedback on change notifications; ensure required internal changes are implemented timely.
- Coordinate review/approval and closure of supplier change notifications; communicate assessment results to suppliers.
- Support supplier audits as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (preferably Biology, Chemistry, or Engineering).
- 6+ years in Manufacturing, Quality, or Engineering.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong interpersonal/communications skills.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of quality/compliance management and regulations/standards affecting API, Bulk Drug, or finished goods manufacturing.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- 5 years in Supplier Quality, Supplier Change Notification, Supplier Audits, New Supplier Qualification, and risk-based supplier management.
- Experience in Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industries.
Additional note:
- Willingness to travel domestically as needed (~10%).