Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company · 11 hours ago
Senior Manager, Software Quality Engineering
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$121K/yr - $230K/yr
7+ years expAbbVie is a company focused on innovative medicines and solutions in the healthcare sector. They are seeking a Senior Manager for Software Quality Engineering to lead the integration of Software Quality Assurance and Compliance teams, ensuring that regulatory requirements are embedded into technology practices and CI/CD pipelines.
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Responsibilities
Lead as the primary liaison between SQA and Compliance leaders and BTS technology enablement teams; broker services, align stakeholders, and resolve interdependencies across multiple business areas
Responsible for analyzing business strategies, processes, and regulatory drivers across business units to identify needs and opportunities for quality and compliance improvement enabled by technology
Accountable for interpreting and translating compliance and quality requirements (GxP, CSV, Part 11, Annex 11, SLC) into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, functional specifications, and process changes
Lead development, maintenance, and validation of traceability matrices linking requirements, controls, system design, and verification evidence; ensure inspection-ready documentation
Partner with development, DevOps, and automation teams to embed compliant quality controls into TSL tools, including risk profiling, requirements/design management, CI/CD, testing, deployment, and monitoring
Lead significant cross-functional improvement programs, including shift-left testing, risk-based validation, automation, and process simplification
Responsible for ensuring compliance with Corporate and Divisional policies, standards, and governance; evaluate solution alternatives using standard IS methodologies and assess regulatory impacts
Lead integration efforts with BTOs/BTS teams, maintain strong cross-functional relationships, broker services, manage interdependencies, and support customer engagement
Lead a significant area of work with technical, financial, and quality accountability; establish objectives, delegate assignments, develop talent, and deliver training and awareness on compliant quality engineering and regulatory changes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree with 8 years experience; Master's Degree with 7 years experience; PhD with 3 years experience
Exercises latitude in the approach to problem solving
Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than formal review by superiors
Familiarity with key regulatory domains (GxP, SOX, PCI, Privacy, Toxins, Security, Cybersecurity, NIS2, AI, Accessibility, etc)
Experience with controls frameworks
Preferred
Experience working across multiple business areas within BTS/BTO
Experience supporting audits/inspections and leading CAPA remediation
Experience driving automation, compliance modernization, or validation transformation programs
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Company
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company
At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products.
1001-5000 employees
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Nicole Mowad-Nassar
Senior Vice President, AbbVie and President, Global Allergan Aesthetics
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