Manager, Technical Manufacturing - Reagents
Abbott
- Scarborough, ME
- $95,000-190,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensures staff produces high quality critical reagents using Standard Operating Procedures and is the Subject Matter Expert in chromatography.
- Characterizes the performance of materials, processes and products.
- Coordinates the work of manufacturing and/or research engineers/scientists and technicians.
- Ensures staff Maintains good manufacturing/laboratory practices (GMP or GLP), orderly and accurate paperwork, quality systems, and maintaining the integrity of manufactured product.
- Makes advanced technically based decisions that are important to present and future products and is responsible for disseminating the technical findings to other functional areas of the company.
- Maintains and supports the critical reagents supply; maintains a level of material sufficient to execute the manufacturing schedule.
- Responsible for leading and managing product/process testing projects.
- Ensures staff assists in manufacturing production solutions as dictated by the production schedule and maintaining the raw bioreagent supply as needed to support this schedule.
- Supports Customer Complaint investigation.
- Supports Tracking and Trending Analysis Program.
- May conduct original research that furthers the objectives of the company.
- May conduct root cause analysis on product failures, including proposals for preventive actions.
- Schedules test programs and management of workload to help assure timely and satisfactory completion of projects.
- Maintains good verbal and written communication skills and provides timely and accurate reporting both internally and externally.
- Monitors scientific/medical literature relevant to innovative research and testing objectives.
- Understands Design of Experiments (DOE) principles and follows the scientific method.
- Consults with and provides technical evaluations for other departments (Manufacturing, Development, etc.)
- Supports R&D/Marketing with product development and consultation.
- May work with test requestors to develop test programs, formulate test protocols, and choose appropriate test equipment. This will include supervision of fabrication or selection of new equipment as needed.
- Master’s Bachelor's degree (MA or MSBA or BS) in biology, immunology, or chemistry or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 5 years laboratory experience with critical reagents used in diagnostics.
- PhD Master’s degree in biology, immunology, or chemistry.
- 10 years hands on experience with chromatography Familiarity with national and international testing standards related to mechanical and chemical testing.
Scarborough : 10 Southgate RdADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT: StandardTRAVEL: Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: NoSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Routine work with chemicals, Work in a clean room environmentAbbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf