R&D Scientific Safety Engineer (all genders)

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 .

The R&D Scientific Safety Engineer will serve as the single point of contact (SPOC), fully responsible for ensuring the implementation, completeness, and accuracy of laboratory equipment calibrations, maintenance, and legal inspections. This role involves creating and maintaining a comprehensive list of existing lab equipment to ensure data accuracy and completeness for internal and external audits and inspections. Additionally, the engineer will coordinate service contracts, liaise with external service providers, and regularly report process status to business partners and management.

This role is pivotal in ensuring that all laboratory equipment operates at peak efficiency and complies with legal standards under German law. Additionally, it involves maintaining adherence to GMP and GLP requirements, ultimately facilitating the seamless operation of laboratory activities and guaranteeing a safe working environment.

Make your mark :

• Full project responsibility and SPOC to ensure all relevant regulatory requirements, legal standards (German law), compliance in a GMP and GLP environment, user requirements, occupational safety regulations and EHS guidelines (Compliance, Environmental, Health, Safety, Quality Assurance) to guarantee safe and compliance working environment for all business partners.
• Responsibility to ensure compliance of external business partners.
• Close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders (business partners, quality assurance, controlling and purchasing).
• Create and maintain a thorough R&D Laboratory Equipment list and ensure completeness and accuracy of data for internal and external audits and inspections.
• Responsible for coordination of service contracts for Calibration, Maintenance, and Legal Inspection of Laboratory Equipment in close collaboration with business partners and purchasing.
• Regular reporting of project progress and status to business partners, management levels and R&D General Manager, also in English.
• Proactive participation in our continuous improvement process to constantly increase the efficiency of our processes.

This is how you make a difference:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent technical education or scientific background with technical experiences and mindset
• 5+ years related working experience
• Experience in coordinating maintenance and calibration services, preferably in a laboratory setting desirable with GLP and GXP knowledge
• A tech-savvy mindset as well as knowledge in project and document management
• Excellent organizational, networking and communication skills with a strong sense of personal integrity
• Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and conduct effective meetings
• Familiarity with legal standards and regulations regarding equipment maintenance and inspection as well as audit and inspection experiences
• Proficiency in using relevant software and tools for documentation and reporting (Maximo system knowledge preferred)
• Strong language proficiency in English and German, written and oral

What we offer you:

• with a diverse work environment where you can have a real impact
• with an open corporate culture
• with an attractive salary
• with an intensive onboarding process with a mentor at your side
• with flexible work models for a healthy work-life balance
• with a corporate health management that offers comprehensive health and exercise programs
• with company social benefits
• with a wide range of career opportunities in an international organization
• with top-tier, attractive development opportunities
• with a strong international network

At multiple times, we have been globally recognized as a "Great Place to Work" and we are proud to provide our employees with the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We take our impact on the environment and our communities seriously and therefore focus on giving something back on a regular basis. We are committed to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EED&I) – a commitment that is fundamental to us. This includes appreciating different perspectives, creating an inclusive culture and treating all employees with dignity and respect.

At AbbVie, your individual contributions count – help us move mountains together. Be a part of our success, grow with us and accomplish more than you could have imagined. Sounds like the perfect career opportunity for you? We look forward to receiving your application! All you need is a complete CV – we will discuss everything else with you in person.

Any questions? Feel free to email us at TalentAcquisition.de@abbvie.com – We look forward to hearing from you!

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