AbbVie Posted November 2, 2026

Senior Manager, CMC Dossier Management

North Chicago, IL Full-time
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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 Program Manager, CMC Dossier Management assists with the development and oversight of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) strategic project plans to support CMC regulatory deliverables such as INDs/IMPDs and Marketing Applications. Regulatory submission content plans, source document maps, internal audit plans (e.g. QDP) and timelines are created using standardized project management tools and processes.  Responsibilities include monitoring the progress of regulatory submissions deliverable against timelines, mapping and tracking source information which support regulatory submissions sections and maintaining accurate rosters.

Provide dossier support to CMC projects team, including creation and maintenance of content plans, source document maps, rosters, and timelines.  Supports the maintenance of multiple project plans in collaboration with CMC RA and functional area leads; assists with the identification, monitoring and analysis of business risks. Recognizes when corrective action and planning are necessary and conducts root cause analyses (escalating recommendations to Program Managers/CMC RA leads/Functional Area leads). Supports functional managers to ensure accurate resource estimates.

Skilled in coordinating diverse teams with varying priorities and working styles to achieve project goals.

Independently identifies opportunities for improvement of departmental work processes and contributes to a single large project or several small process improvement projects. Converts goals to tasks and coordinates activities to meet goals. Estimates and manages requirements to achieve defined objectives. Execute against defined objectives and keep management informed of progress and achieved project milestones.

Apply project management principles and techniques to the coordination and completion of assigned goals and tasks. Prioritize tasks with effective use of time.

Provide regular updates to CMC project team on progress of submission and after the content plan and timeline for the submission are set, ensure team is kept up to date if changes are made.

Provide general training support, administration and guidance regarding project management practices and systems.

Establish and maintain strong network within department and external stakeholders. Interacts with all levels of employees in support of project coordination.

Assesses progress against plans, processes, and practices to determine effectiveness and recommend areas for process improvement to Manager/Director within the Dossier Management group.

Qualifications

Bachelors with 12, Masters with 10, or PhD with 4 years of CMC functional experience including late-stage development experience.

Prior experience in a relevant laboratory-based CMC function (chemistry, analytical, formulation, etc.) in order to assist CMC project teams in the planning, preparation, review and approval of submission documents.

Create and maintain project management tools / templates in order facilitate the submission process.

Contribute to cross-functional discussions around submission-related risk mitigation strategies.

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 long-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
Manager
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
North Chicago, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

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

We currently track 596 comparable Manager Manufacturing & CMC roles across 98 biopharma companies.

596Comparable roles tracked
547Currently active
98Companies hiring similar roles
40Countries represented

Salary context

178 of 596 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 $124,500/yr – $236,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · Warehouse Associate I (M-F 11am-7:30pm) · AbbVie $16/hr – $29/hr (≈ $33,280–$60,320/yr)
Highest disclosed · Associate Director / Director - Biologics Drug Product Development · AbbVie $160,500/yr – $305,000/yr
Peer group range $46,800 – $232,750 (median $164,719)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 596 comparable roles

United States333
India50
Ireland24
Japan23
Netherlands19
China17

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Seniority mix

596 of 596 peers have a known seniority level

Manager350
Associate142
Associate Director104

Therapeutic area mix

6 of 596 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Rare Disease3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Immunology1

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