Giuseppe Mirra
Director, Facilities & Engineering Abbvie
Giuseppe Mirra is Director of Facilities & Engineering for the San Francisco Bay Area at AbbVie, where he oversees facility operations and engineering strategy supporting pharmaceutical research and development. With over 25 years of experience across R&D and manufacturing environments, Giuseppe brings deep expertise in equipment design, commissioning, validation, maintenance, and operational reliability. Prior to joining AbbVie, he held senior engineering and site operations leadership roles at AstraZeneca, Bayer, and Sanofi. Known for building high-performing teams and driving operational excellence, Giuseppe plays a key role in optimizing facility performance, supporting strategic site leadership, and ensuring robust infrastructure for complex pharmaceutical operations.
Seminars
- Discover how reorganizing lab spaces based on function, adjacency, and real usage data can improve efficiency, safety, and collaboration
- Learn how instrument-usage analytics and sensor data are enabling smarter decisions around equipment redundancy, space optimization, and resource reallocation
- Explore the operational and cultural challenges of centralizing shared infrastructure (e.g. freezers, cryo storage) and practical strategies to drive adoption
