AbbVie Posted September 8, 2026

Engineer, QA II (Temporary 12 months)

Heredia, Heredia Province Full-time
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About this opportunity

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

Ensure that our product is functional and safe for the end customer by understanding, developing and applying quality control systems, as well as analyzing, proposing and implementing improvement of quality and manufacturing processes, thinking about improving defects in a timely and efficient manner

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES ( List up to 10 main responsibilities for the job. Include information about the accountability and scope):

Evaluate, propose and implement low complexity improvements in processes in the process quality area, seeking to strengthen processes while improving their efficiency, guided and advised by the area manager.

Search for solutions to problems identified in the areas of manufacturing and process quality through the application of Lean tools.

Support assigned root cause investigations (NCRs), as well as the development of action plans and the implementation of corresponding actions, during the established period of time. Review and Approve documents for Low Impact NCR.

Review and approve quality plans and First Article Plans related to the production process with low to Low complexity, as well as propose changes to PFMEAs, this for those projects where you are assigned as a Quality representative.

Perform reviews to OT Core System documents as well as validation/qualification protocols (IQ, PPQ, IOQ, IO, PR, etc.) where assigned as a quality representative for simple equipment/system.

Provide support to key company projects, including definition and implementation of controls aimed at ensuring product quality.

Ensure the order and cleanliness of the areas under your responsibility. (5's) and comply with quality GO's in the corresponding period.

Do the other functions inherent to the position and those assigned by your immediate manager.

Meet compliance with corporate and legal EHS requirements, by complying with internal policy and procedures. In addition, ensure compliance through the adoption of necessary strategies, internal controls, communication and training.

Continuously maintain EHS results through leadership, commitment and participation in all EHS-related initiatives

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, Bussiness Administrator or related career.

Desirable CQE (CERTIFIED QUALITY ENGINEER certification) given by ASQ.

English proficiency: B2+

Experience of at least 1-3 years in the Manufacturing/Quality/NPI department

Desirable medical industry experience

Additional Information

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.

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Heredia, Heredia Province
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1075 comparable Quality roles across 129 biopharma companies.

1075Comparable roles tracked
955Currently active
129Companies hiring similar roles
54Countries represented

Salary context

197 of 1075 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Exp Tech Quality Control · Johnson & Johnson $38,500/yr – $61,985/yr
Highest disclosed · Vice President, Quality Assurance - GMP · Exelixis Inc $315,500/yr – $366,500/yr
Peer group range $50,243 – $341,000 (median $151,100)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1075 comparable roles

United States330
Ireland61
Germany55
China55
India51
Japan44

+ 48 more countries

Seniority mix

475 of 1075 peers have a known seniority level

Manager182
Senior130
Associate Director42
Director38
Principal24
Associate23
Senior Director20
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc12
Executive/VP4

Therapeutic area mix

2 of 1075 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Rare Disease1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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