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Senior Design Verification Engineer I

North Chicago, IL · On-site

$100K - $138K/yr

Company Description About AbbVie AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines ... Support data analysis using statistics, experience with MiniTab is a plus. * Develop, validate, and ...

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Director, Global Automation Engineering

AbbVie

North Chicago, IL • On-site

$182K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 24 days ago


AbbVie rating

8.6

Company rating: 8.6 out of 10

Based on 101 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

15th 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
Position Summary
The Director, Global Automation Engineering is AbbVie's enterprise-wide authority for automation architecture, process control systems, and digital infrastructure across the global manufacturing network. This executive-level role carries full financial accountability for approximately $100 million in annual automation operating spend and provides strategic and technical leadership to a high-performing, enterprise-distributed team of automation and capital project engineers.
The Director is accountable for the development and execution of AbbVie's enterprise automation strategy, governing automation investments for a portfolio exceeding $3 billion over a five-year horizon. This leader establishes, owns, and continuously advances AbbVie's Factory of the Future automation vision - embedding its requirements into every new capital project and site modernization program to ensure consistent, compliant, and cutting-edge automation solutions are delivered across the enterprise.
The role serves as Design Authority for all automation and digital systems enterprise-wide, providing governance over standards, specifications, vendor qualification, and operational readiness throughout the full project lifecycle. As a member of AbbVie's senior engineering leadership community, this role exerts direct influence on enterprise technology direction, regulatory strategy, and long-range digital transformation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Automation Leadership
  • Serve as AbbVie's enterprise automation authority and senior-most engineering leader for automation, process control, and digital infrastructure across all manufacturing sites globally.
  • Define, own, and continuously evolve AbbVie's Factory of the Future automation strategy, ensuring its requirements are embedded in every new capital project, site modernization program, and technology investment decision.
  • Exercise Design Authority for automation and digital systems across the enterprise manufacturing network, ensuring all technical decisions align with enterprise strategy, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
  • Provide owner-side leadership for automation architecture, process control systems, and digital infrastructure supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing capital projects with a total portfolio value exceeding $3 billion.
  • Drive enterprise-wide harmonization of automation standards, specifications, and engineering practices across all AbbVie manufacturing sites, eliminating fragmentation and reducing compliance risk.
  • Deliver executive-level technical direction on automation technology selection, platform architecture, and long-range digital infrastructure roadmaps in support of enterprise business objectives.

2. Capital Project Ownership & Oversight
  • Lead and provide owner-side oversight for automation scope across AbbVie's enterprise capital project portfolio, with full financial accountability for approximately $200 million in automation capital spend.
  • Define automation deliverables, design requirements, and technical specifications for all capital projects, ensuring alignment with GxP, cybersecurity, and data integrity requirements from project inception through operational handover.
  • Govern the selection, qualification, and performance management of automation vendors, system integrators, and engineering contractors enterprise-wide across all capital programs.
  • Ensure Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, qualification, and verification (CQV) activities are executed to the highest quality and regulatory standards at every project site.
  • Oversee operational readiness and startup support for automation systems on all major capital projects, ensuring seamless transition from project completion to sustained manufacturing operations.

3. Technical Systems Ownership & Governance
  • Own end-to-end automation architecture and enterprise-wide technical governance for Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), batch automation, SCADA, OSI-PI / data historian platforms, Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS), Building Automation Systems (BAS), and associated digital infrastructure.
  • Provide strategic oversight of cybersecurity programs for Operational Technology (OT) environments enterprise-wide, ensuring compliance with AbbVie cybersecurity policy, OT/IT convergence frameworks, and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Champion data integrity across all automated systems, ensuring design, validation, and lifecycle management practices meet current regulatory expectations including FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, and GAMP 5.
  • Lead the development and governance of enterprise automation standards, specifications, User Requirement Specifications (URS), Functional Design Specifications (FDS), and engineering best-practice libraries applicable across all sites.
  • Drive integration of automation systems with enterprise digital platforms, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), ERP, and cloud-based data solutions in support of AbbVie's Factory of the Future strategy.

4. People Leadership & Organizational Development
  • Build, lead, develop, and retain a high-performing enterprise team of automation engineers, capital project engineers, and site automation leads operating across a matrixed, globally distributed organization.
  • Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability throughout the enterprise automation function.
  • Establish clear performance expectations, structured development pathways, and robust succession plans to ensure long-term organizational capability and resilience.
  • Mentor and coach engineers at all career stages, with particular emphasis on cultivating next-generation automation leadership talent across the enterprise network.
  • Manage enterprise-level resource planning, workload allocation, and staffing strategies to meet the dynamic demands of a large global capital portfolio.

5. Governance, Standards & Compliance
  • Own and maintain AbbVie's enterprise automation standards program, ensuring specifications and engineering guidelines are current, compliant, and consistently applied across every manufacturing site.
  • Provide enterprise-wide governance and audit support for automation systems, including readiness for internal audits, regulatory inspections (FDA, EMA, and other global health authorities), and third-party assessments.
  • Lead the development of enterprise automation training programs and competency frameworks to build and sustain capability across the full global manufacturing network.
  • Oversee enterprise procurement strategy and support sourcing activities for automation hardware, software, and services, ensuring value delivery, quality assurance, and supply continuity.
  • Ensure all automation activities are executed in full compliance with applicable GxP regulations, ISPE guidelines, ISA standards, and AbbVie Quality System requirements.

Qualifications
Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering or scientific discipline is required.
  • Master's degree or equivalent advanced qualification in a relevant engineering or technical field is preferred.

Experience
  • Minimum 20 years of progressive experience in automation engineering, with a demonstrated track record of increasing leadership responsibility across enterprise-scale organizations.
  • Significant experience within the biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is required; experience spanning both biologics and small molecule manufacturing environments is strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience leading automation scope on large-scale capital projects ($50M+) in an owner-side or engineering leadership capacity across multiple sites or business units.
  • Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-wide, matrixed engineering teams across multiple sites and time zones.
  • Extensive hands-on and leadership experience with DCS, PLC, batch automation, SCADA, OSI-PI, EMS, BAS, and related process control technologies.
  • Deep knowledge of GxP regulatory requirements, data integrity frameworks (21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11), and CQV / commissioning practices in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in OT cybersecurity strategy and enterprise-wide implementation within regulated manufacturing environments.
  • Track record of defining or making material contributions to digital transformation and Factory of the Future initiatives within a global manufacturing organization.

Competencies & Skills
  • Executive presence with a strong ability to influence, communicate, and engage at all organizational levels, including C-suite and regulatory authorities.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex technical challenges into clear, actionable enterprise roadmaps.
  • Proven financial acumen and experience managing large capital budgets and enterprise automation program spend.
  • Exceptional people leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to build, inspire, and retain world-class technical teams across a distributed organization.
  • Strong vendor and stakeholder management capabilities in a complex, matrixed, enterprise-wide environment.
  • High personal standards for quality, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Stakeholders
Internal Stakeholders; Stakeholder
Nature of Engagement
  • VP, Global Engineering & Technology
  • Direct reporting line; strategic alignment, enterprise program oversight, and investment governance
  • Site VPs / General Managers
  • Primary internal customers; enterprise automation strategy deployment and capital project delivery at site level
  • Global Capital Projects Leadership
  • Joint ownership of enterprise capital project automation scope, schedule, and budget accountability
  • Manufacturing Operations Leadership
  • Alignment on operational readiness, system performance, reliability, and continuous improvement priorities
  • Quality & Regulatory Affairs
  • Automation leadership for GxP compliance, data integrity standards, and regulatory inspection readiness
  • IT / OT Security
  • Coordination on enterprise cybersecurity strategy, OT/IT convergence architecture, and digital platform integration
  • Global Procurement / Supply Chain
  • Automation vendor strategy, preferred supplier agreements, and enterprise procurement governance
  • MEC, PDST, R&D, EHS, Facilities, AI & Digital Transformation
  • Cross-functional enterprise collaboration on capital projects, automation standards, and innovation initiatives

External Stakeholders
Stakeholder; Nature of Engagement
  • Automation Vendors & System Integrators
  • Enterprise-level technical oversight, qualification management, and performance governance across the capital portfolio
  • Regulatory Authorities (FDA, EMA, and other Health Authorities)
  • Inspection readiness; direct engagement as enterprise technical subject matter expert as required
  • Industry Bodies (ISPE, ISA, and others)
  • External benchmarking, industry standards development, and enterprise thought leadership

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.
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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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