AbbVie Posted September 16, 2026

Quality Assurance Engineer (Temporary 12 months) Visa Required

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

The Quality Engineer is responsible for carrying out Manufacturing Quality Assurance functions within the plant including resolution of deviations, performance of product impact analysis and corrective and preventive action for events, leading and participating in investigations, approval of standard operating procedures, oversight of the plant calibration program, quality improvement programs, and assurance of cGMP and Abbott policy compliance for the manufacturing plant.

Supports the Quality Engineering group by auditing of commissioning and validation documentation completed by others, authoring and execution of newly identified qualification/validation protocols, review and approval of critical planned maintenance routines, and other quality assurance tasks assigned by the MQA Section Manager and/or the Plant QA Manager.

Responsibilities

Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Quality System.

Support the ensure that all quality goals are met, and all practices and procedures comply with company policies and applicable regulations for the Quality areas under his/her responsibility.

Ensures investigations of plant events are completed thoroughly and documented accurately and are included in the plant CAPA system. Performs product impact analyses for plant events and places product on QA hold where appropriate.

Maintains an effective liaison and cooperative relationship with other Quality areas and Plant departments.

Participates on the Validation Review Board as the Manufacturing Quality Assurance function.

Approves standard operating procedures; ensures procedures comply with policy and make sense.

Approves calibration requests and ensures that these requests have appropriate product/process limits assigned.

Auditing of commissioning and validation documentation.

Develops product quality plans, documents and systems by creating product specifications, quality specifications, quality plans, risk analyses and FMEA’s. Develops and implements statistical quality programs and process monitoring systems.

For specific U.S. manufacturing sites, performs batch release.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Biology, Chemistry or Engineering

6+ years of overall experience in Manufacturing, Quality or Engineering

English proficiency B2+

Visa and passport

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.

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 1008 comparable Quality roles across 131 biopharma companies.

1008Comparable roles tracked
957Currently active
131Companies hiring similar roles
48Countries represented

Salary context

193 of 1008 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.

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Lowest disclosed · Quality Control Stability Technician · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $19/hr – $30/hr (≈ $39,395–$61,610/yr)
Highest disclosed · Quality Assurance Specialist · Merck KGaA $65,100/yr – $976,000/yr
Peer group range $50,502 – $520,550 (median $136,700)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1008 comparable roles

United States350
Germany54
Ireland53
China53
Switzerland39
France38

+ 42 more countries

Seniority mix

498 of 1008 peers have a known seniority level

Manager160
Senior116
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc60
Associate Director40
Associate39
Director32
Principal23
Senior Director20
Executive/VP8

Therapeutic area mix

2 of 1008 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease1
Respiratory1

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