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The Director, Automation position has global responsibility for providing reliable, safe, and ... Manage all aspects of AbbVie's Talent Management process; coach and deliver ongoing performance ...

The Director, Automation position has global responsibility for providing reliable, safe, and ... Manage all aspects of AbbVie's Talent Management process; coach and deliver ongoing performance ...

The Director, Automation position has global responsibility for providing reliable, safe, and ... Manage all aspects of AbbVie's Talent Management process; coach and deliver ongoing performance ...

The Director, Automation position has global responsibility for providing reliable, safe, and ... Manage all aspects of AbbVie's Talent Management process; coach and deliver ongoing performance ...

Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Lead/Support the continuous ... Provides guidance, technical advice, planning and project management both within the group and with ...

Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Lead/Support the continuous ... Provides guidance, technical advice, planning and project management both within the group and with ...

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Do workers at AbbVie get paid breaks?

Yes. Most people get paid breaks.
67% of people say they get paid breaks.
Based on data from 60 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and August 2026.

Does AbbVie pay people when they’re sick?

Yes. Most people get paid when they’re sick.
83% of people say they would get paid if they were sick but scheduled to work.
Based on data from 42 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.

At AbbVie, are sick days and vacation days separate paid time off?

Sick days and vacation days are separate paid time off.
79% of people say they don’t have to use vacation days when they’re out sick.
Based on data from 38 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.

Is the health insurance from AbbVie affordable enough for their workers?

Most people say the health insurance costs are okay.
100% of people say the health insurance costs are okay
Based on data from 32 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2025 and August 2026.

Do people get paid time off at AbbVie?

Most people get paid time off work.
91% of people say they get paid time off.
Based on data from 43 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.

How far ahead of time do people find out their work schedule?

Most people find out their schedule less than four weeks ahead of time.
  • 71% of people with changing schedules find out their shifts one week or less ahead of time.
  • 14% of people with changing schedules find out their shifts two weeks ahead of time.
  • 0% of people with changing schedules find out their shifts three weeks ahead of time.
  • 14% of people with changing schedules find out their shifts four weeks or more ahead of time.

Based on data from 21 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and March 2026.

Do workers at AbbVie worry about hours?

Most people don’t worry about getting enough hours.
90% of people report they don’t worry about getting enough hours.
Based on data from 31 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2025 and March 2026.

Do AbbVie workers get to choose the shifts they work?

Some people don’t get to choose which shifts they work.
53% report that they don’t have enough control over which shifts they work.
Based on data from 32 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.

How easy is it for AbbVie workers to change shifts?

Most people find it easy to change shifts.
72% of people report that it’s easy to change shifts if they need to.
Based on data from 29 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.

How easy is it to get time off at AbbVie?

Most people find it easy to get time off.
84% of people report it’s easy to get time off.
Based on data from 38 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2025 and August 2026.

Do AbbVie managers change schedules at the last minute?

Most managers don’t change people’s schedules at the last minute.
87% of people say their manager doesn’t change their shift schedule at the last minute.
Based on data from 31 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2025 and March 2026.

Do jobs at AbbVie spill into time workers aren’t paid for?

Rarely. The job doesn't usually spill into unpaid time.
25% of people report that their job takes up time that they don’t get paid for.
Based on data from 32 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2025 and March 2026.

How easy is it to take sick days at AbbVie?

Most people find it easy to take sick days.
90% of people report that it’s easy to take time off if they are sick.
Based on data from 39 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2025 and August 2026.

Is working at AbbVie good if you’re a parent or caregiver?

Most parents and caregivers say this is a good place to work.
90% of people who care for a child or other relative report this is a good place to work.
Based on data from 40 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and August 2026.

Do people at AbbVie feel treated with respect by their managers?

Most people feel treated with respect by their managers.
87% of people say they’re treated with respect by their managers.
Based on data from 39 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.

Do people at AbbVie get to take their breaks without interruption?

Most people get breaks without interruption.
90% of people report that they get to take their breaks without interruption.
Based on data from 41 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2025 and August 2026.

Is it stressful to work at AbbVie?

Some people feel stressed here.
63% of people say they often feel stressed at work.
Based on data from 40 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2025 and August 2026.

Do people at AbbVie enjoy their jobs?

Most people enjoy their job.
81% of people report they enjoy their job.
Based on data from 37 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.

Do people at AbbVie recommend working with their team?

Only some people recommend working with their team.
41% of people report that they wouldn’t recommend working with their immediate team to a friend.
Based on data from 44 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.

Do people get enough training when they start at AbbVie?

Most people got enough training when they started.
73% of people report they got enough training when they started working here.
Based on data from 41 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2025 and August 2026.

Do people get support to advance at AbbVie?

Only some people are given support to advance their career here.
In the last year, 37% of people report not being given support to advance their career here.
Based on data from 43 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.

Do people think AbbVie’s headquarters understands what’s happening where they work?

Some people think headquarters doesn’t understand what’s happening where they work.
65% of people think that this employer’s headquarters or owners don’t have a good understanding of what’s really happening where they work.
Based on data from 37 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.

Do workers feel well informed about how AbbVie is doing?

Most people feel well informed about how the company is doing.
82% of people feel that they are kept well informed about how the company is doing as a whole.
Based on data from 38 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2025 and August 2026.
Infographic showing various Automation Manager job openings at Abbvie in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 81% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 16% Remote job distribution.

Senior Section Manager, Automation

AbbVie

North Chicago, IL • On-site

$124K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 9 days ago


AbbVie rating

8.7

Company rating: 8.7 out of 10

Based on 102 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

14th of 86 rated pharmaceutical


Job description

Company Description
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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
  • Set, direct, and control all department and financial goals, budget and objectives for the automation area assigned.
  • Drive and lead the automation department to meet the site/automation business strategies; accountable for cost center expenses, project budgets, and delivery of projects to support required plant/facility projects and programs.
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fall back strategies.
  • Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes.
  • Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
  • Recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance.
  • Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign automation resources required for execution.
  • Analyzes business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations) in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses. Independently executes, and/or directs others in the execution of: the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying novel automation theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline.
  • Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.
  • Provides daily leadership to the Automation Team. 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 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.

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Qualifications
  • 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.
  • Business acumen coupled with leadership experience is required to drive high performance.
  • DeltaV required
  • Pharmaceutical experience preferred
  • Change Management expert
  • Experience with large scale manufacturing expansions and builds
  • 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)
  • This job is eligible to participate in our short-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.
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.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
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About AbbVie

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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Industry

Scientific research and development services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

North Chicago, IL, US

Year founded

2013