Project Manager

New to North Carolina. Known for pursuing breakthroughs in medicine.
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At AbbVie, we bring together talented people and innovative science to develop medicines that help patients. Now, we’re bringing that commitment to Durham, North Carolina, with a new manufacturing campus that will expand our ability to produce medicines and create opportunities in the Research Triangle.
The campus will integrate advanced manufacturing, laboratory technologies and AI to support the production of immunology, oncology and neuroscience medicines. The first phase will include manufacturing facilities, next-generation laboratories, a warehouse, administrative offices and employee wellness facilities.
To learn more about this investment, please visit https://www.abbvie.com/abbvie-north-carolina-manufacturing.html
We are now recruiting our Project Manager as part of the core start up leadership team. In this role, you will responsible for planning, designing, and delivering engineering projects that support manufacturing, R&D, and infrastructure needs. You will lead cross-functional efforts to implement new systems, equipment, and technologies while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards. You will manage project scope, schedule, and budget to deliver operational improvements and business value.
Key Responsibilities
As Project Manager, you will lead technical workstreams and contribute to program outcomes by developing actionable methods and analyses, collaborate with cross‑functional partners to integrate technical solutions throughout the lifecycle, and advise on complex technical decisions and risks. You will:
Define project design and engineering planning for assigned projects.
Lead system, equipment, and technology installations, ensuring safe integration, commissioning readiness, and on-time delivery.
Assess project processes and resolves operational or technical issues.
Deliver operational improvements, business value delivery, and site production efficiency through effective project execution.
Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring integration of systems, equipment, andtechnologies.
Deliver high‑quality technical outputs for complex projects and programs; defines and validates methods, documents results and keyassumptions, ensures adherence to applicable standards and controls, and communicates technical progress, impacts and recommendedmitigations to project leads and stakeholders
You will have in-depth knowledge typically obtained through advanced education and experience; with a Bachelors degree in Engineering or similiar related discipline and 7 + years relevant industry experience.
Experience in drug substance, drug product, biologics and/or aseptic sterile fill finish is required
Project Management experience is required with specific experience in start up is preferred (PMP certification is preferred)
You will have demonstrated your ability to partner cross functionally with successful teams in a GMP manufacturing environment
Travel up to 50% during the initial start up phase of the project

Skills
HTML/CSS, Project Management

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid