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Quality Systems Associate Specialist

AbbVie

North Chicago, ILJob$66K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$66K/yr
Location
North Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Quality Systems Associate Specialist provides quality assurance support for manufacturing processes involving pharmaceutical products, medical devices, combination products, and biologics. The role supports quality activities from raw material inspection through final-product shipment to ensure compliance with corporate and governmental regulations. Areas of support may include documentation, device QA, labeling, validation, training, and CAPA.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quality Assurance, nice to haveQuality Oversight, nice to haveQuality, nice to haveRegulatory, nice to haveProcess Sciences, nice to haveManufacturing Operations, nice to havePharmaceutical Product Knowledge, nice to haveBiological Product Knowledge, nice to haveDevice Product Knowledge, nice to haveQA Systems, nice to haveGMP Compliance, nice to haveTeamwork, nice to haveIndependent Work, nice to haveTime Management, nice to haveOral Communication, requiredWritten Communication, requiredInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveProject Management, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Technical or Scientific Area, nice to have3+ Years Quality Assurance Experience, required

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

Purpose:

The Quality Systems Associate Specialist is responsible for providing quality assurance support for some or all of the following manufacturing processes: pharmaceutical products, medical devices, combination products and biologics. Specific areas of support may include the Document Center, Device QA, Labeling, Validation, Training and CAPA. This position will ensure that all product, process or system related quality activities from raw material inspection through shipment of final product are in compliance with Corporate and governmental regulations.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with proper integration and support of quality regulations: drug, biologics, device and/or combination products.

  • Assist project teams in planning, preparation, review and approval of quality documentation.

  • Complete and route change requests for process document creation, maintenance, and implementation.

  • Create quality system documentation and specifications with guidance from technical teams following approved templates and guidelines.

  • Assist with or co-lead audits of documentation, facilities and equipment.

  • Assist in the design of effective quality systems, procedures and/or processes within cross functional teams to ensure compliance as well as efficiency throughout our quality system.

  • Perform assessments to determine compliance to processes and regulations to identify potential gaps and mitigate and implement improvements within our quality system.

  • Participate in training and education programs for various aspects of quality assurance.

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering or other technical/ scientific area preferred.

  • 3+ years’ experience in quality assurance, quality oversight or relevant experience.

  • Technical knowledge in as many of the following areas as possible: Quality, Regulatory, Process Sciences, Manufacturing Operations.

  • Knowledge and familiarity with product, process, equipment, and facilities of pharmaceutical, biological or device related products preferred.

  • Knowledge of QA systems and GMP compliance requirements including regulations and standards affecting device, biologics, and pharmaceutical products preferred.

  • Experience working in both team setting and independently. Works well with manager guidance to complete tactical objectives while able to manage own time effectively.

  • Strong oral and written communication skills needed.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills a plus.

  • Runs small projects to deliver tactical results.

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: $65,500

How this job compares

Set against the 4,782 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$66K/yr
  • Illinois median$87–132K/yr89 salary ranges
  • US median$88–143K/yr2,139 salary ranges

This rate, $66K, is 44% below the Illinois median midpoint ($118K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Assurance salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 147 open Quality Assurance jobs in Illinois and 4,782 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,683 postings).
Education
1,634 of the 4,782 open Quality Assurance jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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