AbbVie Posted October 5, 2026

Senior Manufacturing Technician

Sligo, SO 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

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  X ,  Facebook ,  Instagram ,  YouTube ,  LinkedIn  and  Tik Tok .

Innovate with intention.

Science is at the heart of what we do. People are at the heart of why we do it.

Welcome to AbbVie!

We are a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company that combines the focus and passion of leading-edge biotech with the expertise and capability of an established pharmaceutical leader. Redefining what is possible is our business and our passion. Our goal is to help patients live healthier lives and we are proud to be a Great Place to Work.

We are recruiting a Senior Biologics Technician to join our site in Ballytivnan, Sligo. This role will require shift work.

Are you intrigued? Do you want to learn more?

A snapshot of your key responsibilities as a Senior Biologics Technician would be:

To work as a team member to support biologics operations in line with all safety, regulatory and organizational requirements.

Provide support on change controls, investigations, tasks and CAPAs for the Biologics Operations Department.

To support the Operations Lead in line with safety, regulatory and organisational requirements when delegated responsibility.

Co-ordination between shift teams to ensure excellence in GMP/ safety and manufacturing activities

Point of Contact for Manufacturing issues which arise and if escalation to Supervisor is required.

Efficiently operate all biologics processes minimizing material loss.

Operate Fill Line, Autoclave, Equipment Washer, Headspace Analyzer, Filtration Systems, Equipment Cleaning and Sterilization, Equipment Pressure Tests, Equipment/Filters Integrity Tests, Water Baths, Isolators and Lyophiliser, as applicable.

Perform Operations Batch Review as Required

Perform final product visual inspection, as required

Perform product intermediary packaging, as applicable.

Assemble and inspect equipment in the manufacturing area to confirm its operational status.

Perform all in process testing methods.

Material receipt from warehouse, verifying all pertinent documentation & completion of all relevant transactions on SAP/POMS

Completion of Inventory Counts, as required

Transfer of final material to warehouse inventory.

Perform process tests and participate in qualification and validation activities as required.

Ensure all manufacturing documentation is completed on a timely manner without errors, following cGMP’s

Diagnose and resolve events or exceptions of production equipment and processes.

Disposal of domestic, biomedical, and hazardous waste from their respective area as applicable, ensuring compliance with regulations following the procedures and policies of the plant, division, and the corporation.

Keep detailed records, manual or electronic, of the operations carried out during the work shift.

Active Participation in Factory Acceptance testing, Site Acceptance Testing and commissioning and qualification of equipment.

Adhering to all relevant policies relating to Quality & Safety.

Ensure successful external inspections, and Division and Corporate audits.

Active participant in the development of batch records and electronic batch records for the site & primary reviewer for the batch records in development.

Qualifications

What you will need: 

3rd level qualification in a relevant Science discipline

3+ years experience in a Biologics position

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.

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit  https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

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Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Sligo, SO
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 687 comparable Senior Manufacturing & CMC roles across 84 biopharma companies.

687Comparable roles tracked
617Currently active
84Companies hiring similar roles
36Countries represented

Salary context

269 of 687 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 · Senior Technician Calibration - Maintenance · Mylan Technologies, Inc. $37,000/yr – $80,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Principal Scientist, Oral Formulation Sciences · Merck $173,200/yr – $272,600/yr
Peer group range $58,500 – $222,900 (median $151,700)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 687 comparable roles

United States461
India35
Ireland27
Netherlands24
United Kingdom15
Switzerland12

+ 30 more countries

Seniority mix

687 of 687 peers have a known seniority level

Senior430
Principal138
Associate Director119

Therapeutic area mix

6 of 687 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease3
Oncology2
Dermatology & Aesthetics1

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How we calculate "similar"

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