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Senior Support Specialist- Lab Operations

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Engineering

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This role is at North Chicago. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with the location the posting states.

What would you do

A piece of equipment is needed urgently and the requisition is stuck. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting names ensuring timely delivery, which is mostly chasing.

You find something that would not stand up in an audit. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they raise it, which is what a quality system depends on.

How do you work with laboratory scientists who see validation as a delay?

What they are checking: The permanent friction of lab operations work.

About the work

Tell me about validation work you have planned and executed.

What they are checking: The posting's first duty is planning and executing validation activities.

What does keeping equipment in a validated state involve after the initial qualification?

What they are checking: The posting names maintaining equipment, utilities and facilities in a validated state.

Walk me through your part in a Validation Master Plan.

What they are checking: The posting names executing tasks to implement the Validation Master Plan.

Tell me about processing shopping carts and requisitions in SRM or ECC.

What they are checking: The posting names both systems specifically.

How do you make sure your work complies with company policy and applicable regulations?

What they are checking: The posting makes compliance in their quality areas a named responsibility.

How do you document validation work so someone else can follow it years later?

What they are checking: Documentation is the deliverable in validation, not a record of it.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Purpose: The Senior Support Specialist plans and executes validation activities, processes shopping carts and requisitions in SRM/ECC to ensure timely delivery of the goods and services required to support the business. Under the direction of the Laboratory Operations Support Lead, this role supports implementation of the QC Laboratories’ validation program. Key responsibilities include auditing commissioning and validation documentation; leading and documenting investigations; implementing corrective and preventive actions; drafting and reviewing QC Laboratory standard operating procedures; reviewing and approving critical planned maintenance routines; preparing laboratory samples for qualification; supporting the establishment of plant quality systems; creating RCEs; and managing purchasing activities. Responsibilities • Responsible for participating in implementation and maintenance of the effectiveness of the Quality System. • Ensures that all practices and procedures comply with company policies and applicable regulations for the Quality areas under his/her responsibility. • Executes tasks as assigned to implement the Validation Master Plan and maintain in a validated state the equipment, utilities, facilities, automated process controllers, information systems, cleaning processes, manufacturing processes, laboratory instruments and analytical methods to demonstrate that product will perform consistently as intended. • Maintains a change control program for the validated/qualified systems to assure their capability of continuing to meet quality requirements. • Ensures investigations of validation failures are completed thoroughly and documented accurately and are included in the plant CAPA system where required by policy. • Ensure completion of validation activities within the allowed time and cost. • Participates with plant and external engineering resources on new installations/systems to ensure that factory/site/commissioning documentation is in accordance with cGMP and supports validation. • Manage and process the SRM shopping cart / ECC requisition queue to ensure timely processing of POs. • Ensure shopping carts, requisitions, and POs include the required documentation, correct category code, and are compliant with purchasing policies and procedures. • Participate in invoice resolution regarding changing purchase orders as needed. • High School/GED is required. Technical school completion/certification preferred. • 6+ years of overall experience in Manufacturing, Quality or Engineering • Good verbal and written communication skills. • Good problem solving and analytical skills. • Good interpersonal relations / communications skills. • Good negotiation skills. • Knowledge of quality / compliance management as well as regulations and standards affecting API, Bulk Drug or Finished goods manufacturing. 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 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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