AbbVie: Manager, Combination Products and Medical Devices (all genders) (fulltime, regular) — Ludwigshafen, RP, Germany

About AbbVie

AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical business focused on discovering and delivering medicines and related health solutions. Its employer introduction identifies immunology, oncology and neuroscience among its therapeutic areas, alongside the Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. The organisation's stated mission connects current health problems with the development of treatments for future medical needs. Its activities therefore have both scientific and product-delivery dimensions, with different functions supporting research, medicines and services within the named therapeutic and aesthetics areas.

The position and its setting

AbbVie lists Manager, Combination Products and Medical Devices (all genders) (fulltime, regular) in Ludwigshafen, RP, Germany, under reference R00151331. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 23 October 2026
• Brands: AbbVie

Responsibilities and work described

• Welcome to AbbVie!
• As part of an international company with ca. 57,000 employees worldwide and around 3,500 employees in Germany, you will have the opportunity of addressing some of tomorrows unmet medical needs in close collaboration with your colleagues
• Are you passionate about improving global health care?
• Do you want to contribute to improving patients' quality of life through your expertise?
• In a challenging work environment that offers opportunities of developing and increasing your own skills?
• Youve come to the right place!
• Together, we break through – as Manager, Combination Products and Medical Devices (all genders)
• Make your mark:
• Assure proper integration and support of device, drug and biologics regulations
• Leadership: product team members through the design process providing guidance while working closely with research organizations to ensure potential product issues are identified and addressed to ensure robust product requirements
• Quality / delivery: design control documentation as well as design change control requirements are met by assessing the impact of a change on the safety, efficacy of the combination product/device
• Execution: 3rd party supplier management while reviewing and approving supplier design control activities, assess supplier changes, provide input to quality agreements, and maintain appropriate balance between internal oversight actions and supplier controls
• Partner with third party vendors, manufacturers and laboratories to ensure that combination products/devices follow internal and regulatory agency standards, including supplier site visits and support of supplier audits
• Foster close global collaboration with R&D, Operations and Commercial Operation functions to identify and mitigate product risks while performing risk assessment of changes on safety and efficacy, utilizing risk control tools such as FMEA
• Identify gaps in existing processes as well as the need for new processes in the cross-functional collaboration
• Technical guidance: project development in global and local product development teams to proactively address quality-related issues, advise internal business partners and cross-functional groups on QA expertise as well as medical device/combination product regulations

Essential requirements and candidate background

• This is how yo make a difference:
• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, or another relevant technical or scientific discipline
• Minimum 6+ years of industry experience in Quality Assurance, development or healthcare related field
• Medical device experience required
• Less experience considered with advanced degree
• Understanding: regulations and standards affecting combination products and medical devices required
• Must have negotiation skills and have been seen to take a position on Quality issues and standards and must be capable of clearly and logically justifying such positions
• Sound technical understanding of product development (e.g. approaches for definition of requirements and specification setting for verification and validation) and/or practical experience in design control
• Well-versed in risk management methodologies and their application
• Able to take the initiative to identify and implement new approaches to resolve problems, able to challenge scientific arguments - analytical approach to identify problem areas and effective solutions
• Work independently and in a global team environment, and with all levels of personnel within the organization
• Knowledge: the English and the German language (spoken and written)

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Combination Product and 3rd party supplier management experience preferred

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Ludwigshafen, RP, Germany

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• With a diverse work environment where you can have a real impact
• With an open corporate culture
• With an attractive salary
• With an intensive onboarding process with a mentor at your side
• With flexible work models for a healthy work-life balance
• With a corporate health management that offers comprehensive health and exercise programs
• With company social benefits
• With a wide range of career opportunities in an international organization
• With top-tier, attractive development opportunities
• With a international network
• At AbbVie, your individual contributions count – help us move mountains together
• Be a part of our success, grow with us and accomplish more than you could have imagined

Conditions requiring the complete notice

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Pay and application dates

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How to apply to AbbVie

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Open the official AbbVie posting below and match the title and reference R00151331.

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Practical preparation: audit

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Relevant skills

• audit
• mechanical engineering
• quality assurance
• risk management
• commercial negotiations