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QC Lab Supervisor I

AbbVie

North Chicago, ILJob$75K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$75K/yr
Location
North Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The QC Lab Supervisor I organizes, administers, and supervises laboratory employees and day-to-day operations. The role oversees chemical analysis and product release in compliance with quality criteria, deadlines, and cost expectations, while managing laboratory resources. It leads and develops a team, supports investigations and analytical data review, and helps ensure laboratory activities meet internal procedures, cGMP, safety, and audit-readiness standards.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Team LeadershipCoachingTraining Needs AssessmentLaboratory OperationsChemical AnalysisCorrective ActionsAnalytical Data ReviewLaboratory InvestigationsQC MetricscGMPAnalytical InstrumentationMicrobial InstrumentationGood Laboratory PracticesScientific KnowledgeTechnical WritingAnalytical Laboratory EquipmentCompendiaProblem-SolvingDecision-MakingTeamworkInfluenceNegotiationConflict ResolutionInclusive LeadershipCross-Functional CoordinationData InterpretationCorrective Action Planning

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree2+ Years QC Lab Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

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, (https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie/) Facebook, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/) , X (https://twitter.com/abbvie) and YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie)

Job Description

The QC Lab Supervisor I is responsible for the organization, administration, and supervision of Lab Analysts and other Lab employees; properly overseeing the day-to-day operations by prioritizing shop floor presence and receiving guidance and direction from more senior leaders. Oversees the processes of the chemical analysis and release of raw materials, in-process, and final products in compliance with current quality criteria while respecting deadlines and managing costs. Ensures effective and efficient utilization of laboratory resources through management of laboratory support activities.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for leading and developing a high performing team while prioritizing shop floor presence. This includes hiring, setting performance expectations, providing continuous and on-time performance feedback, coaching staff, assisting in problem-solving, and handling employee matters. Ensures that the department has the appropriate talent and level of performance to meet business objectives. Monitors administration of training, identifies training needs, and ensures development of team.

  • Oversees the operation and functions of the laboratory group which may include Raw Materials, Finished Products, Projects/validation samples, MEC, and stability samples. Organizes laboratory activity by coordinating the activity of personnel depending on the demands of planning. Controls the products (raw materials, intermediates, and finished products) by following procedures (general, specific, of analysis and use, and qualification of equipment) to meet the lab testing schedule. Oversees s

  • Identifies aspects of the tests or results warranting further attention and implements corrective actions.

  • Reviews and approves Analytical data (may relate to analytical product release depending on regional regulatory requirements).

  • Supports laboratory investigations, including out-of-specification test results, and ensures effective corrective actions are implemented.

  • Effectively understands, communicates, and presents QC Metrics. Attends and leads Tier meetings.

  • Ensures appropriate procedures are in place and that QC activities are executed in line with internal procedures, requirements of cGMP, and relevant safety standards. Assists in implementing continuous improvement actions to lab processes.

  • Assists analysts with analytical/microbial instrumentation. Assures instrumentation availability to achieve schedule and improves capacity by ensuring that preventive and repair maintenance as well as material qualifications are carried out in a timely matter. Plans the needs of instruments by maintaining permanent technical and technological intelligence. Applies systematic corrections and/or corrective actions that mitigate the risk of recurrent instrumentation failures.

  • Assists in the periodic inspection of laboratory facilities to ensure that they are operated and administered according to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practices, maintaining laboratory audit readiness. When required, support supplier, internal, and regulatory audits

  • May serve as a backup when the Lab Manager is unavailable. Generates and manages non-hazardous and hazardous waste, according with the internal operating procedures and in compliance with local and federal regulations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in a Scientific field (Chemistry, Microbiology, or Biology)

  • 2+ years of QC Lab experience required.

  • Demonstrated thorough scientific knowledge and technical expertise in chemistry, technical writing, investigations, analytical laboratory equipment, and laboratory operations required.

  • General knowledge in cGMPs, compendia, and regulations required

  • Effective problem-solving, decision-making, teamwork, influence, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills required. Ability to foster an inclusive environment.

  • Ability to work cross-functionally and coordinate work both within the department and with other departments.

  • Ability to interpret the impact of laboratory data for appropriate and effective actions.

  • Ability to identify, develop, communicate, and follow through to completion necessary corrective action plans to resolve problems.

Shift: Monday- Friday, 2pm-10:30pm CT

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 short-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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Salary: $75,000

How this job compares

Set against the 1,451 open Quality Control jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75K/yr
  • US median$83–126K/yr407 salary ranges

This rate, $75K, is 30% below the US median midpoint ($108K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Control salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 40 open Quality Control jobs in Illinois and 1,451 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Quality Control postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (999 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 340 of the 1,451 open Quality Control jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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