Senior Scientist, II - 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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Drug Product Development is responsible for developing manufacturing processes that enable delivery of AbbVie’s candidate molecules in a dosage form which is intended for product commercialization. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Scientist in the Process Engineering group based in North Chicago, IL.

AbbVie is seeking a highly motivated, collaborative scientist with a proven track record that can define/optimize manufacturing processes and lead projects for small molecules.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Lead the drug product manufacturing process optimization for small molecule development candidates within the AbbVie pipeline.
• Collaborate with drug product development CMC teams to ensure formulation and manufacturing process are amenable with the intended commercial manufacturing sites.
• Advance scientific expertise within function.
• Ensure development of technologies and scientific innovation that improve the capability to formulation small molecules within the AbbVie pipeline
• Collaborate with other functions within AbbVie to align a broad range of strategies that directly support drug discovery and development programs
• Ensure compliance with AbbVie safety, quality and regulatory policies and government regulations.

Basic:

• Degree in chemical engineering or equivalent scientific/engineering degrees and relevant industry experience
• Senior Scientist I minimally requires a BS (+10 yr experience), MS (+8 yr. experience) or PhD (no experience necessary)
• Senior Scientist II minimally requires a BS (+12 yr experience), MS (+10 yr. experience) or PhD (+4 yr experience)

Preferred:

• Project leadership experience for dry solid oral drug product development.
• Understanding drug product manufacturing platforms including direct compression, wet & dry granulation, and hot melt extrusion.
• Understanding of powder material properties and their impact on drug product manufacturability and final product performance.
• Ability to apply/interpret models during drug product development to optimize development.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot process/material issues.
• Apply techniques to scale-up the development process to commercial equipment.
• Displays technical awareness in various aspects of drug development, adherence to rigorous scientific method, and commitment to the scientific process.
• Strong drive for learning new techniques and technologies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team setting.

Key AbbVie Competencies:

• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of the team to enable higher performance.
• Learns fast, grasps the “essence” and can change the course quickly where indicated.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.

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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-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, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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