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 (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie) . Job Description The Micro Quality Control Laboratory Planner for the Quality Laboratory is responsible for the planning, and control of the testing schedule for all Westport manufactured product. The QC Planner is responsible for preparing short-term and long-term testing schedules and incorporating non-routine testing needs such as process validation testing, customer complaint testing, testing arising from non-conformances, etc into the QC testing schedules. The QC Planner serves as the key contact within the QC department for all Westport QC department customers on the status of testing and QC release, and for inclusion of new testing requests in the short-term and long-term testing schedules. The role requires the building of excellent relationships, within and outside of the QC department, to ensure the optimum testing schedule is agreed with all stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: + Coordinate with key stakeholders including Stability Management, QA to ensure timely testing for Stability product. + Coordinate with key stakeholders including QC Management and QC testing team, to ensure timely release of testing results to support the site Stability program. + Attend and represent QC at key Site meetings including but not limited daily QC Tier 1 meetings, QC Tier 2 meetings, weekly Site Scheduling meetings, QC Stability meetings, etc. + Host and chair the weekly QC Stability meeting, and develop short-term and long-term testing schedules in collaboration with the QC team, and with site stake holders. + Following the weekly QC Scheduling meeting, issue the weekly QC testing schedule to site stakeholders. + Work closely with QC Supervisors to develop and maintain Training Matrices for each testing team, to ensure proper coverage in the testing teams of the QC laboratory by trained, skilled QC Analysts, and to ensure adequate cross training, for testing capability within each testing team. + Work closely with QC Technical team to ensure adequate instrumentation availability, and optimized instrumentation utilisation in support of the testing schedules. + Work closely with QC Supervisors to optimize resource capacity and testing efficiency in suport of the testing schedules. + Work closely with Opex to analyse data for improvements. + Works with key stakeholders, internal and external, to QC, to identify and prioritise testing committments and provides updates on testing status and schedule changes, as needed. + Recommend solutions to improve workflow, testing capabilities, and testing efficiences. + Monitor and report laboratory performance metrics related to scheduling, schedule adherence, and performance against QC lead times. + Perform other duties within the QC function as directed by the QC Managers, QC Senior Managers QC Associate Director. Qualifications + Bachelor’s degree or above in Microbiology, a related Science, or a related planning and scheduling discipline. + 3-5 years of related pharmaceutical experience (QC, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, QA, etc). Other Requirements + Experience of planning or scheduling in a QC laboratory environment would be a distinct advantage. + Experience and understanding of testing in Quality Control laboratories. + Good understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. + Computer literate; proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite. + Understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts, and familiarity with Westport QC Laboratory Lean Laboratory model. + Must have demonstrated time management skills, organizational skills, project management skills, and administrative skills. + Effective communication skills with the ability to work cross functionally across different departments, and across different levels within the company, with a proven ability to build and develop strong relationships cross functionally. + Ability to influence positively and skillfully to find common ground with a wide range of stakeholders in order to achieve the optimum testing schedule. Additional Information Join AbbVie today and see the difference you can make. AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. 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 protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status. AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. 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