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 Overview: Lead/Support the continuous operation within the AbbVie Bioscience Lab Irvine Automation and Engineering Group. Responsibilities: + The incumbent is responsible for complying with AbbVie policies/standards, plant procedures, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cGMP regulations and requirements. + Acts as the lead technical expert for Automation Applications, Process Control and Manufacturing Execution Systems. Maintains system availability, Monitor and evaluate systems performance, and works with stakeholders and users to ensure that service objectives are met. + Responsible for administration of Operation Technology (OT) equipment and account recertification. + Monitors, ensures compliance, and conforms to all regulatory and company mandates. + Provides guidance, technical advice, planning and project management both within the group, global automation, and with outside consultants and vendors. + Project management - tasks require to establish project management techniques in monitoring, reporting and controlling projects according to size, criticality and established priorities and meet budget financial cost. + Validation - evaluates projects needs to determine validation activities. Process all assigned system changes according to established change control procedures to maintain validation status. + Troubleshooting – automation engineer IV performs hardware and software troubleshooting to all systems assigned to him. + Required Computer Platforms Experience - Factory Talk applications (View, Asset Centre, Admin Console, etc.), KepServerEX, OSI PI system (ICU, AF, Vision, RtReports, etc.), Proficy iFix. + Preferred Computer Platform experience - Rockwell PLC (RS Logix 500/5000, Studio 5000, etc.), Siemens Apogee Insight, Tridium KMC Workbench, Visual Basic for Applications, WIN-911 + Conform to EH&S management system requirements, promote continuous improvement, and consider EH&S aspects during the design and change process. + Provides training for onsite Users / Engineers in Automation technologies and applications. + Provides after hours (on call) support as needed on a regular rotation. Qualifications Qualifications + Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience required. + Minimum of 5 years work relevant experience required. + Experience administering and/or configuring in data historian systems such as OSIsoft PI required. The incumbent must also have experience with commissioning and qualification, and computerized systems validation. + Proficiency in Factory Talk applications (View, Asset Centre, Admin Console, etc.). Proficiency in KepServerEX and Prof icy iFix. + Solid understanding of manufacturing processes under Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) + Experience with PLCs (such as Allen-Bradley ControlLogix), programming in ladder logic and instructional texts, and HMI screen development and management would be a plus. + Ability to lead project initiatives. + Excellent communication and analytical skills. + Proven ability to recognize symptoms, analyze system data, and take corrective actions when problems arise. + Must be able to acquire security background clearance from US Department of Commerce, FBI and CDC 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 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, 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html Salary: $91,500 - $173,500