Associate Director, Clinical Process Engineer

Job overview

The Associate Director, Clinical Process Engineer role is onsite in San Francisco, CA, and compensation is not specified. The role supports Clinical Development Operations at AbbVie, whose mission is to deliver medicines and solutions for serious health issues. The position establishes and evolves the function’s process-engineering methods, standards, governance, and talent capability. It helps Clinical Development Operations build scalable, compliant, inspection-ready processes and align process design with enterprise strategy, technology transformation, and operational goals.

What you'll do

• Own clinical process-engineering methodology, standards, and tools
• advise senior leadership on process strategy and capability investments
• oversee end-to-end process design and governance
• lead process assessments, analyses, workshops, and governance forums
• establish compliance, inspection-readiness, and quality-by-design frameworks
• govern process-to-system programs and performance measures
• set documentation and decision-record standards
• may manage 0–5 direct reports.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

associate director

clinical process engineer

san francisco ca

abbvie

clinical development operations

process engineering

clinical operations

process governance

inspection readiness

quality by design

process transformation

lean six sigma green belt

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• eligible for long-term incentive programs.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience in a regulated environment; Green Belt required, while Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent and an advanced degree are preferred. Benefits include paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), and eligibility for long-term incentive programs.

About the employer

AbbVie is hiring for this role. Industry: Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing. Sector: 32.