Technical Lead Container Closure Systems (all genders) - fulltime, permanent

Location: Ludwigshafen, RP, de

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

AbbVie's Product Development Science & Technology (PDS&T) organization is seeking a highly motivated, talented, and creative Principal Research Scientist I to be a key contributor within our Global Material and Parenteral Packaging Science team within PDS&T, offering advanced technical expertise in the field of Container Closure Systems (CCS), parenteral manufacturing and combination products.

This role demands leadership in the development and life cycle for primary packaging components and collaboration with manufacturing, quality, procurement, development, device teams and external partners to ensure successful development and commercialization of the drug product.

In your role as technical expert for CCS you will work collaboratively with experts in global multi-functional teams and serve as Technical Lead on your own projects and contribute CCS insights into multiple other projects from early development through to product launch, technical commercial support and life cycle management. 
 

As Technical Lead you will:

• Deliver technical expertise in the development of container closure systems, including vials, prefilled syringes, and prefilled cartridges, by employing cutting-edge methodologies to conduct comprehensive analyses and evaluations of their protection, safety, compatibility, and performance attributes
• Provide technical leadership of primary packaging selection and qualification for sterile dosage forms, development of specifications for primary packaging components, internal/external tech transfer and life cycle management for commercial products
• Additionally, the role requires partnering with device development teams to ensure that system-level requirements for combination products are meticulously developed, verified, and validated in alignment with design controls.
• Support continuity of supply for marketed products and ensure technical performance, processability and safety of the primary packaging components and systems
• Lead CCS related technical impact assessment for investigations, complaints and change control

Qualifications

This is how you make a difference:

• M.Sc. or Diploma (and 12+ years) or PhD degree (and 6+ years) in Parenteral manufacturing, Parenteral process development, Container closure and combination product development, Product Quality, Analytical, Material Sciences, or related fields

• Expert knowledge and practical experience in container closure system, e.g. profound knowledge in CCS materials, E&L concepts, functional CCS characterization, Container Closure Integrity testing
• Profound knowledge of quality and regulatory requirements for container closure systems for parenteral pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products, primary packaging materials and drug/device combinations products
• Practical experience and strong knowledge of Parenteral Fill finish processes is preferred and solid understanding of pharmaceutical development in a cGMP environment
• Strong leadership and communication skills, demonstrated through the successful establishment and management of cross-functional teams in a manufacturing setting
• The candidate must have strong analytical and problem solving skills and be able to work independently, respond to changing priorities and short lead times for multiple tasks;

Additional Information

Here's how we can move mountains together:

• with a diverse work environment where you can have a real impact
• with an open corporate culture
• with an attractive salary
• with an intensive onboarding process with a mentor at your side
• with flexible work models for a healthy work-life balance
• with a corporate health management that offers comprehensive health and exercise programs
• with company social benefits
• with a wide range of career opportunities in an international organization
• with top-tier, attractive development opportunities
• with a strong international network
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Multiple times, we have been globally recognized as a "Great Place to Work" and we are proud to provide our employees with the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We take our impact on the environment and our communities seriously and therefore focus on giving something back on a regular basis. We are committed to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EED&I) – a commitment that is fundamental to us. This includes appreciating different perspectives, creating an inclusive culture and treating all employees with dignity and respect.

At AbbVie, your individual contributions count – help us move mountains together. Be a part of our success, grow with us and accomplish more than you could have imagined. Sounds like the perfect career opportunity for you? We look forward to receiving your application! All you need is a complete CV – we will discuss everything else with you in person.

Have questions? Email [email protected]  – We look forward to hearing from you! 

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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