AbbVie Posted September 21, 2026

Senior Manager, Quality Systems

Irvine, CA Full-time
Quality Manager
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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

Quality Systems and Compliance Manager with knowledge of quality systems management, supplier quality, compliance, inspection readiness, and site training, providing oversight to ensure consistently high levels of quality performance.

Responsibilities:

Oversee and manage all aspects of regulatory, quality, and corporate audits, and track resulting action items to ensure timely completion.

Ensure site complies with all applicable regulatory and current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements.

Ensure site implements and sustains all aspects of the quality systems defined in AbbVie policies and operational documents.

Maintain inspection readiness through ongoing evaluation and assessment of the compliance status site and personnel.

Develop and maintain an inspection management plan and roadmap, including room setups, area-specific subject matter expert (SME) assignments, SME training, and periodic refresher training for audits.

Perform periodic GEMBA walks across all areas to identify and address quality and compliance issues.

Author, implement, and maintain the BLI Inspection Readiness Plan.

Ensure site meets and sustains all training and compliance metrics; identify and implement improvements to the site training program, and train and guide resources in quality and training improvement techniques.

Manage the site supplier quality program in partnership with Global Supplier Quality to ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree with related health science or quality background.-Advance degree preferred.

Minimum 5 years pharma experience; 1-3 years should be quality and management experience

Experience managing supplier quality, delivering training, ensuring compliance with external regulatory requirements, and adhering to corporate quality systems

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
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Irvine, CA
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 238 comparable Manager Quality roles across 73 biopharma companies.

238Comparable roles tracked
227Currently active
73Companies hiring similar roles
29Countries represented

Salary context

55 of 238 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 · Quality Associate Scientist · Merck KGaA $25/hr – $39/hr (≈ $52,000–$81,120/yr)
Peer group range $66,560 – $208,845 (median $166,200)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 238 comparable roles

United States99
China24
Ireland14
India13
Japan10
Netherlands9

+ 23 more countries

Seniority mix

238 of 238 peers have a known seniority level

Manager159
Associate Director40
Associate39

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 238 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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