AbbVie
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Transformation Project Automation Lead- API

Pay
$124,500 – $236,500 per year
Location
North Chicago, IL
Listed
5 days ago

About the role

The Operations Transformation organization's mission is to accelerate future-ready Operations through purposeful transformation and drive excellence through new technology and enhanced cross-functional collaboration. The Strategic Capital Deployment team leads AbbVie Operations' long-term strategic investments and investment roadmaps, while executing large-scale capital projects through optimized delivery, technology adoption, and cross-functional collaboration.

The Transformation Project Automation Lead will lead the project Automation sub-team on a Strategic Capital Project. They are accountable to the Project Director and will be responsible for driving the schedule, execution, risk management, and reporting for the team.

The Transformation Project Automation Lead will be responsible for identifying and developing automation technologies and Manufacturing control systems to improve site productivity and quality and safety performance. The Transformation Project Automation Lead will be the technical lead for automation development and the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for new and existing Manufacturing control systems.

Responsibilities

  • *Provides daily leadership to the Project Engineering department.
  • These responsibilities include personnel management, training management, department organizational structure and project management.
  • This position directly supervises the activities of Project Engineering personnel consisting of a mix of exempt, nonexempt, and contractors.
  • *Lead the project strategic planning of next fiscal year capital plan.
  • *Administer and lead the annual site capital plan and department budget.
  • *Deliver capital plan last best estimates (LBE) as per the established frequency by finance and project accounting.
  • *Makes difficult decisions regarding priorities between projects. Responsible for achieving the projects and capital plan financial targets in support of business objectives and life cycle costs.
  • *Administer asset management, project lifecycle, and energy sustainability Programs.
  • *Drive the site capital long range plan from development to submission.
  • *Assure fulfillments of corporate policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements and obligations.
  • Promote continuous improvement and consider EHS aspects during the project design and change process.
  • *Ensure that the required engineering and commissioning documents are filed in the Technical Library and drawing (CAD) repository system is up to date.
  • *Responsible of capital project definition, request capital expenditure (RCE) development, engineering cost estimate, design, project plan integration, construction, and compliance with commissioning and qualification requirements.

Qualifications & Requirements

*Bachelor's Degree in engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 10+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. A post-graduate education/degree is desired and may contribute towards the desired years of experience.

  • *Strong Engineering lead role experience in the Biopharma industry.
  • Demonstrated consistent technical contributions and accomplishments.
  • Significant contribution to product or process development or improvement through creative application of technical effort will equally be recognized.
  • *Able to interact and communicate with Senior Management and other groups within AbbVie engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and collaborators.
  • *Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.
  • *Computer literate including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Outlook), AutoCAD, SAP, among others.
  • *Listens to and understands other's point of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
  • Possesses a strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
  • Works on problems of complex scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors.
  • Exercises judgment and advises management as to the appropriate actions..

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
  • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

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.

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.

Read the original posting

From AbbVie's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 4, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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