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AbbVie's Compliance function spans FDA regulatory affairs, healthcare law adherence, and internal audit across its pharmaceutical and biologic portfolio. The company has a consistent track record of sponsoring international professionals in this function, supporting multiple visa pathways for qualified candidates.
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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
The Associate Director, Global Quality and Compliance Excellence uses advanced subject matter expertise of global quality standards, cGMP, and external agency regulations to lead preparedness for regulatory inspections and audits at AbbVie sites across the global network. Drives the development and maintenance of a quality culture by closely collaborating with AbbVie Manufacturing Site leadership, Quality Lab leadership, global functional groups, and Third Party Manufacturers to conduct mock audits, coach site leadership on opportunities identified, maintain roles and responsibilities, identify potential project gaps, and obtain an in-depth understanding of the quality, compliance, and resource needs at each site. Responsible for effectively providing guidance on quality concerns and preparing all global sites in the areas of small molecule pharmaceuticals, biologics, combination products, medical devices, tissue, and cosmetics for future inspections and audits.
Responsibilities
- 50-75% Travel Required - can be located anywhere in the US due to this travel requirement.
- Leads preparedness for regulatory inspections by ensuring AbbVie sites are compliant with global standards and regulations, conducting mock audits, and coaching site leadership on how to address opportunities identified.
- Coaches site leadership and employees during external regulatory inspections and audits to empower successful audit outcomes and ensure regulatory approvals are obtained.
- Develops updated audit plans, due diligence plans, inspection readiness plans, audit observations and responses, and ensures corrective actions are appropriate.
- Provides consultation, guidance, and strategic input to site and global leadership teams on initiatives that enable them to set priorities, advance quality culture, and maintain sites in an inspection-ready state while sustaining compliance.
- Closely collaborates with AbbVie plant leadership, global functional groups, Third Party Manufacturers, etc., to maintain roles and responsibilities, identify potential project gaps, obtain an in-depth understanding of the quality, compliance, and resources needs at each site, and provide guidance on quality concerns.
- Ensures the delivery of all quality elements needed to facilitate new product launches, including Third Party Manufacturer’s that provide products directly to distribution centers, or to AbbVie domestic and international plants for further packaging and/or testing.
- Provides technical and regulatory guidance to compliance-related events across the network (i.e. observations, significant events), a key component of AbbVie’s overall compliance strategy.
- Collaborates with Quality Centers of Excellence in reviewing regulatory intelligence and assessing company vulnerabilities against regulatory agency inspection findings.
- Serves as a key stakeholder for cross-functional teams to ensure we as a company achieve on-time compliance and quality deliverables, high customer value, and profitable results.
- Ensures business objectives are met while maintaining compliance with local, divisional, and corporate policies as well as global external agency regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Life Science or other technical area required. Graduate degree desired. Advanced technical and analytical expertise required for problem resolution of technical, quality, product, and/or engineering related issues.
- 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Operations, or Technical Support in a pharmaceutical or medical device setting required. Experience working in a regulatory agency preferred; direct interaction with regulatory inspectors required. 6+ years of direct Plant leadership in a pharmaceutical setting preferred.
- Experience working with third party external manufacturers preferred.
- Strong leadership background with an ability to make agile and decisive decisions.
- Comprehensive understanding of biological and/or pharmaceutical (sterile, biological, liquid, ointments, devices, solid tablets and caplets, suspensions, granulations, soft elastic capsules, gel caps, extended-release products, coating solutions, and/or active pharmaceutical ingredients), medical devices or combination products technologies.
- Strong influential skills and ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced, complex organization, apply strong analytical problem-solving skills, and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong quality assurance/control, manufacturing, laboratory, technical support, regulatory, and/or validation background is required.
- Ability to navigate global structure with various ways of working and provide consistent leadership when faced with obstacles to provide solutions that satisfy Corporate, Divisional, regional, and local objectives.
- 50-75% travel required.
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.
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
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
The Associate Director, Global Quality and Compliance Excellence uses advanced subject matter expertise of global quality standards, cGMP, and external agency regulations to lead preparedness for regulatory inspections and audits at AbbVie sites across the global network. Drives the development and maintenance of a quality culture by closely collaborating with AbbVie Manufacturing Site leadership, Quality Lab leadership, global functional groups, and Third Party Manufacturers to conduct mock audits, coach site leadership on opportunities identified, maintain roles and responsibilities, identify potential project gaps, and obtain an in-depth understanding of the quality, compliance, and resource needs at each site. Responsible for effectively providing guidance on quality concerns and preparing all global sites in the areas of small molecule pharmaceuticals, biologics, combination products, medical devices, tissue, and cosmetics for future inspections and audits.
Responsibilities
- 50-75% Travel Required - can be located anywhere in the US due to this travel requirement.
- Leads preparedness for regulatory inspections by ensuring AbbVie sites are compliant with global standards and regulations, conducting mock audits, and coaching site leadership on how to address opportunities identified.
- Coaches site leadership and employees during external regulatory inspections and audits to empower successful audit outcomes and ensure regulatory approvals are obtained.
- Develops updated audit plans, due diligence plans, inspection readiness plans, audit observations and responses, and ensures corrective actions are appropriate.
- Provides consultation, guidance, and strategic input to site and global leadership teams on initiatives that enable them to set priorities, advance quality culture, and maintain sites in an inspection-ready state while sustaining compliance.
- Closely collaborates with AbbVie plant leadership, global functional groups, Third Party Manufacturers, etc., to maintain roles and responsibilities, identify potential project gaps, obtain an in-depth understanding of the quality, compliance, and resources needs at each site, and provide guidance on quality concerns.
- Ensures the delivery of all quality elements needed to facilitate new product launches, including Third Party Manufacturer’s that provide products directly to distribution centers, or to AbbVie domestic and international plants for further packaging and/or testing.
- Provides technical and regulatory guidance to compliance-related events across the network (i.e. observations, significant events), a key component of AbbVie’s overall compliance strategy.
- Collaborates with Quality Centers of Excellence in reviewing regulatory intelligence and assessing company vulnerabilities against regulatory agency inspection findings.
- Serves as a key stakeholder for cross-functional teams to ensure we as a company achieve on-time compliance and quality deliverables, high customer value, and profitable results.
- Ensures business objectives are met while maintaining compliance with local, divisional, and corporate policies as well as global external agency regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Life Science or other technical area required. Graduate degree desired. Advanced technical and analytical expertise required for problem resolution of technical, quality, product, and/or engineering related issues.
- 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Operations, or Technical Support in a pharmaceutical or medical device setting required. Experience working in a regulatory agency preferred; direct interaction with regulatory inspectors required. 6+ years of direct Plant leadership in a pharmaceutical setting preferred.
- Experience working with third party external manufacturers preferred.
- Strong leadership background with an ability to make agile and decisive decisions.
- Comprehensive understanding of biological and/or pharmaceutical (sterile, biological, liquid, ointments, devices, solid tablets and caplets, suspensions, granulations, soft elastic capsules, gel caps, extended-release products, coating solutions, and/or active pharmaceutical ingredients), medical devices or combination products technologies.
- Strong influential skills and ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced, complex organization, apply strong analytical problem-solving skills, and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong quality assurance/control, manufacturing, laboratory, technical support, regulatory, and/or validation background is required.
- Ability to navigate global structure with various ways of working and provide consistent leadership when faced with obstacles to provide solutions that satisfy Corporate, Divisional, regional, and local objectives.
- 50-75% travel required.
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.
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
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Align Your Credentials to FDA Requirements
AbbVie's Compliance roles often require familiarity with FDA regulations, GxP standards, and pharmaceutical audit frameworks. Before applying, make sure your resume reflects specific regulatory experience, not just general compliance work, since hiring managers screen for industry context.
Target Roles That Match Your Visa Category
AbbVie sponsors multiple visa types, including H-1B, E-3, and TN. Check whether the specific Compliance role you're targeting requires a specialty occupation determination, since some compliance analyst titles have faced USCIS scrutiny and need strong degree-to-role alignment documentation.
Search AbbVie's Compliance Pipeline on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter open Compliance positions at AbbVie by visa type and location. This lets you prioritize roles where AbbVie has an active sponsorship pattern before spending time tailoring your application materials.
Prepare for Behavioral Questions on Ethical Judgment
AbbVie's Compliance interviews frequently probe real-world scenarios involving vendor misconduct, off-label promotion risk, or audit findings. Prepare documented examples from pharmaceutical or biotech settings, since generic corporate compliance experience tends to be weighted lower.
Clarify the LCA Timeline Before Accepting an Offer
Once you receive an offer, your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with the DOL before USCIS can process your H-1B petition. Ask the recruiting team which immigration counsel they use and how long internal approval processes typically take, so you can manage your current status deadlines.
Account for Your OPT or Grace Period Window
If you're on F-1 OPT, AbbVie can begin the H-1B cap-subject process, but there's a 60-day grace period after employment ends. Start the conversation with your recruiter about timing as early as possible to avoid a gap in work authorization during USCIS processing.
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Find Compliance at AbbVie JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does AbbVie sponsor H-1B visas for Compliance roles?
Yes, AbbVie sponsors H-1B visas for Compliance positions. Because many Compliance titles in the pharmaceutical industry involve regulatory interpretation and legal analysis, they typically qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS standards. You'll need a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field, such as law, life sciences, or a compliance-specific discipline, to support the petition.
Which visa types does AbbVie commonly sponsor for Compliance positions?
AbbVie sponsors a range of visa categories for Compliance roles, including H-1B, H-1B1 for Chilean and Singaporean nationals, E-3 for Australian citizens, TN for Canadian and Mexican professionals, and Green Card pathways through EB-2 and EB-3 classifications. F-1 OPT and CPT are also supported, making AbbVie an option at multiple career stages for international candidates.
What qualifications does AbbVie expect for Compliance roles?
AbbVie's Compliance positions typically require a background in life sciences, law, healthcare administration, or a related regulated-industry field. Experience with FDA regulations, GxP compliance frameworks, internal audit, or healthcare law is commonly expected. Senior roles often require prior pharmaceutical or biotech industry exposure, since AbbVie operates across immunology, oncology, and neuroscience therapeutic areas with distinct compliance obligations.
How do I apply for Compliance jobs at AbbVie?
Browse open Compliance positions at AbbVie through Migrate Mate, which filters roles by visa sponsorship type so you can confirm eligibility before applying. Once you identify a relevant role, apply directly through AbbVie's careers portal. Tailor your application to highlight pharmaceutical regulatory experience and specific compliance frameworks you've worked within, as AbbVie's recruiters screen for industry-specific context early in the process.
How do I manage timing between an AbbVie offer and my visa filing?
After receiving an offer, AbbVie's immigration team will initiate the Labor Condition Application with the DOL, which must be certified before USCIS can process your petition. The H-1B cap-subject process has an October 1 start date tied to the annual lottery, so if you're applying outside of that cycle, ask whether a cap-exempt pathway or a different visa category applies to your situation.
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