at AbbVie in North Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
+ Implements, and maintains and make changes to create global solutions for a safe work environment and good manufacturing practices in accordance with procedural requirements.
+ Maintains training certifications as needed for assigned job tasks and takes responsibility to add new training diversification to meet broader team objectives.
+ Performs analytical or microbial test methods as written and performs data verification of laboratory results to support product and material release without error.
+ Understands laboratory techniques and principles performed and can independently troubleshoot and resolve analytical techniques and instrument issues.
+ Implements and ensures improvement ideas are completed to facilitate team objectives. Leads a smaller group of individuals on a broader team’s objectives.
+ Can work in multiple laboratory functional areas as assigned and can effectively perform a multitude of laboratory techniques for which they are trained on with minimal error, while adjusting to unforeseen technical or logistical obstacles to accomplish assignments.
+ Budgets their time effectively to carry out assigned tasks and makes recommendations for improvement. Takes initiative to be involved in team activities and decision making.
+ Recognizes obstacles to technical or process related issues and can independently resolve them. Consistently achieves commitments despite obstacles.
+ Accepts responsibility to complete assigned tasks as committed and proactively identifies and performs new tasks outside area of responsibility.
+ Bachelor’s Degree with at least 4 years of laboratory experience; Associate’s Degree with at least 6 years of laboratory experience; High School Diploma with at least 9 years of directly related lab experience.
+ Must have experience in Executing assay testing such as ELISAs and BCA. Performs microbial, analytical, and environmental testing to support product and material release.
+ Aseptic technique experience
+ Ability to work with general supervision but effectively manages their own time to multi-task based upon their completed training matrix.
+ Participates and contributes to assigned teams to meet broader business objectives.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer including disability/vets. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran or active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, or any other protected group status. We will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, individuals with a disability, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans or active-duty wartime or campaign badge veterans. The Affirmative Action Plan is available for viewing in the Human Resources office during regular business hours.
