AbbVie: PDS&T Director F/M — Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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 PDS&T Director F/M in Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, under reference R00152329. 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

• The PDS&T Director will play a key leadership role within the site, serving as a member of the Site Leadership Team and providing strategic direction for late-stage product and process development, commercialization, and lifecycle management
• In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate closely with site, global, technical, quality, regulatory, engineering, and R&D stakeholders
• Quality / delivery: that products, processes, laboratories, and technical activities meet applicable quality, regulatory, safety, operational, and business requirements
• This role has a direct impact on AbbVie’s exciting and rapidly growing portfolio of medical aesthetic products, with a major focus on dermal fillers
• Strategic & Technical Leadership
• Shape the site’s long-term technical strategy and roadmap, identifying future technologies, capabilities, risks, and opportunities
• Drive alignment between site priorities, product strategy, and asset governance
• Leadership: PDS&T budget and investment priorities in partnership with site and global stakeholders
• Late-Stage Development & Commercialization
• Leadership: the late-stage development and commercialization of strategic projects
• Define development strategies to ensure robust products and processes are successfully transferred to manufacturing
• Drive cross-functional execution against agreed development plans, timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements
• Represent PDS&T within key leadership and portfolio governance forums
• Product & Process Lifecycle Management
• Leadership: the optimization of manufacturing processes following product transfer, integrating quality, regulatory, productivity, safety, and operational requirements
• Support: market expansion through the implementation of global regulatory requirements

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Education and experience
• Master’s degree in general engineering, chemical engineering, process engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline
• At least 10 years of experience in product development, manufacturing, formulation, and/or technical roles
• At least 6 years of managerial experience within the pharmaceutical and/or medical device industry
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and complex cross-functional programs
• Technical and leadership capabilities
• Knowledge: process development, technology transfer, and manufacturing lifecycle management
• Understanding: risk management for microbiologically sensitive processes
• Industrial, technical development, and project management capabilities
• Knowledge: pharmaceutical and/or medical device standards
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate long-term objectives into actionable priorities
• Analytical, organizational, and decision-making capabilities
• Ability to lead both directly and through influence in a matrixed environment
• Communication skills, with the ability to influence, align, and engage executive, technical, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Fluency: both English and French

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Travel up to 25% both locally and internationally to help foster collaboration, evaluate next generation technologies and drive project deliverables
• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Employer details to confirm

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Pay and application dates

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How to apply to AbbVie

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official AbbVie posting below and match the title and reference R00152329.

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Practical preparation: manufacturing

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Relevant skills

• manufacturing
• laboratory testing
• investment
• stakeholder management
• partnership development
• microbiology
• pharmacy
• risk management
• project management