AbbVie Posted September 1, 2026

Quality Assurance Associate

Waco, TX Full-time
Quality Associate
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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

The Quality Associate supports the Quality Function that they are responsible for within Operations. As a member of the Quality function, provides real-time shop floor oversight to the assigned operations. Partners with Site colleagues to create an environment of the highest performance standards for the operations. Drives continuous improvement in the Operations on site.

Responsibilities

Responsible for various aspects of quality assurance and quality control related to their functional area.

Ensures that product within the plant is consistently manufactured in conformance with AbbVie Quality System requirements and all applicable regulatory requirements.

Partners with Manufacturing SMEs and Shift Supervisors to drive performance of the shift team.

Completes real-time review of Batch Record documentation and Manufacturing logs.

Actively supports Quality investigations.

Completing training activities as required and actively coaching and mentoring colleagues who work in Cleanrooms.

Participates in routine leadership GEMBAs of Manufacturing and Laboratory areas.

Provides key input to the development and maintenance of the Site Contamination Control Strategy.

Provides key input to the assessment of EM data and trends.

Serve as an expert and as a consultant in clean room good practices and behaviors.

Qualifications

Associate Degree in a Science, Quality or Engineering discipline.

4+ years of experience in a pharmaceutical and/or medical device regulated environment

Knowledge of Regulatory Requirements

Excellent communication skills

B2 Shift: 5:45pm-6am,  Wednesday-Friday and every other Saturday

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 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.

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Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Waco, TX
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 216 comparable Associate Quality roles across 76 biopharma companies.

216Comparable roles tracked
204Currently active
76Companies hiring similar roles
33Countries represented

Salary context

35 of 216 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Quality Control Associate Scientist- Overnight Shift · Merck KGaA $27/hr – $46/hr (≈ $56,160–$95,680/yr)
Highest disclosed · Senior Manager, Quality Assurance · Gilead Sciences, Inc. $157,590/yr – $203,940/yr
Peer group range $75,920 – $180,765 (median $163,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 216 comparable roles

United States63
China22
Ireland16
India15
Japan12
Belgium8

+ 27 more countries

Seniority mix

216 of 216 peers have a known seniority level

Manager182
Associate22
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc12

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 216 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Rare Disease1

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