Company 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 and LinkedIn.

Pharmaceutical Research & Development

AbbVie pharmaceuticals combines advanced science with expertise to make strides in drug and treatment discovery, making a remarkable impact on people's lives

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Microbiologist at our Manorhamilton Site in Sligo.

This is a permanent position and also a job share role. The candidate will be rotating working weeks of : 2 days one week and 3 days the next week.

The candidate will provide an effective microbiological service to the plant ensuring that biological and environmental monitoring procedures are met. And also to ensure that Microbiological Laboratory is organized to carry out all routine microbiological testing.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and comply with Laboratory Documentation and Computerized Systems
• Data Integrity requirements.
• Understand Regulations and business processes required to maintain Laboratory
• Data Integrity.
• Carry out environmental and product microbiological tests as required.
• PQ’s.Define and update procedures for plant relative to microbiological and
• environmental testing.
• Train laboratory staff in operational tests.
• Carry out training as per training plan.
• Validation of equipment and test methods for microbiological tests.
• Test method transfer of microbiological methods.
• Develop microbiological laboratory procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date, complete and precise records of all tests performed.
• Adheres to and supports all EHS & E standards, procedures and policies.

Qualifications

• Third level qualification in microbiology.
• A good knowledge of aseptic processes manipulation together with experience within a GLP/GMP environment and knowledge of current EU/FDA/ICH/HPRA guidelines.
• Experience is a relevant industry is desirable.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html