• Job Description

  Req#: b964f84c-4c23-49e9-bd68-40321da8ceda
  
  

  Company Description

  
  

  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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

  
  

  Job Description

  
  

  Biologics Drug Product Development (Bio DPD), a part of Development Sciences within AbbVie’s R&D, is a global organization that is responsible for drug product formulation and process development, and definition of the product presentation for biologics (proteins, conjugates, peptides, neurotoxins etc.) and genetic medicine (AAV, LNPs, Cell Therapy).

  AbbVie is seeking a highly motivated candidate for the position of Senior Scientist II / Principal Research Scientist I, Biologics Drug Product Development, located in North Chicago, IL. We are seeking an accomplished scientist with a proven track record in biologics formulation and process development, and characterization. This position will be an integral part of the product development and CMC teams and will have strong collaborations with several stakeholders, including discovery research, analytical research and development, bioprocess development, combination products development, science and technology, pilot plants and third-party manufacturers.

  Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and execution of biologics drug product formulation and process development, characterization and robustness studies.
  • Lead scale-up and technology transfer activities of bioproducts to internal and external manufacturing sites.
  • Keep abreast of the latest advances in biologics formulation and process technologies.
  • Initiate and/or support scientific initiatives to drive innovation, continuously enhance capabilities and platforms, and improve business processes.
  • Effectively and timely communicate development plans, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders and line management.
  • Lead matrix drug product teams for one or more projects and represent Bio DPD in the cross-functional Product Presentation and Device Strategy Team (PPDST) and the CMC Team.
  • May supervise and/or mentor junior level scientists and engineers.

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  Required Qualifications:

  • For Principal Research Scientist I: Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related disciplines with 14+ (Bachelors), 12+ (Masters), or 6+ (PhD) years of relevant industry experience.
  • For Senior Scientist II: Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related disciplines with 12+ (Bachelors), 10+ (Masters), or 4+ (PhD) years of relevant industry experience.
  • Proven ability to solve critical scientific problems.
  • Experience with biologics (proteins, conjugates, peptides and/or neurotoxins) and/or genetic medicine (AAV, LNPs, cell therapy) formulation and process development.
  • Experience with different biophysical and solid-state characterization methods.
  • Experience with predictive stability for bioproducts.
  • Experience with Design of Experiments (DoE), multivariate statistical analyses and data visualization tools.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Understanding of relevant cGMP and regulatory guidance.
  • Experience with sterile manufacturing unit operations (freeze-thaw, mixing, filtration, filling, and freeze-drying) development, characterization, scale-up and technology transfer.
  • Experience in managing third party manufacturers.
  • Experience with quality risk management and drug product control strategies.

  
  

  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. Salary: $106,500 - $202,500
  • 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 and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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• About the company

  AbbVie is an American publicly traded biopharmaceutical company founded in 2013.

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