AbbVie Posted September 21, 2026

Associate AI Data Scientist I

North Chicago, IL Full-time
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About this opportunity

Company Description

About 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 including immunology, oncology, and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Associate AI Data Scientist I to join our innovative FAiM Team at AbbVie Pharmaceuticals. This position is an opportunity for an early career candidate to join a team and work at the intersection of machine learning and artificial intelligence within the Global Therapeutics space at AbbVie. In this role, you will leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to transform our clinical data operations and drive pharmaceutical innovation. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise with clinical science knowledge to develop solutions that accelerate drug discovery and improve patient outcomes.

This role will work collaboratively with technology and business groups to perform analyses and implement technologies to deliver precise, reliable, and reproducible solutions in a timely manner, under the direction of a more senior leader. Also, this role will need to demonstrate technical precision and strong data science skills.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and deploy AI-driven solutions to solve complex clinical and pharmaceutical challenges.

Develop and maintain backend systems using FastAPI for robust data processing pipelines.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including clinical scientists, IT, and business stakeholders.

Lead multiple concurrent projects while maintaining exceptional quality standards.

Translate complex technical concepts into accessible insights for non-technical stakeholders.

Stay current with emerging AI technologies and methodologies relevant to pharmaceutical research.

Independently design and develop business technology solutions to answer scientific or business questions through integration, visualization, and analysis of data. Demonstrate proficiency across a range of technologies related to storage, transfer, integration, visualization, and analysis of large and complex data sets.

Demonstrate knowledge of the pharmaceutical and healthcare business, and utilize this knowledge in the rapid advancement of agile, impactful, and cost-effective solutions.

Effectively organize and present project objectives and progress. Contribute to technical publications and presentations.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related technical field

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Hands-on experience using large language models and machine learning algorithms.

Strong programming skills in Python with emphasis on data science libraries

Backend development experience using FastAPI.

Preferred:

Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML in clinical or pharmaceutical contexts.

Experience building applications on AWS infrastructure.

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. ​

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. ​

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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Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
North Chicago, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Biostatistics & Data Science role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 48 comparable Associate Biostatistics & Data Science roles across 16 biopharma companies.

48Comparable roles tracked
47Currently active
16Companies hiring similar roles
8Countries represented

Salary context

19 of 48 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $58,656/yr – $103,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · 2027 Future Talent Program - Data Science - Intern · Merck $39,908/yr – $111,111/yr
Highest disclosed · Advisor - Project Statistician in Product Development · Lilly $153,000/yr – $246,400/yr
Peer group range $75,510 – $199,700 (median $159,000)

Where these roles are based

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United States41
Singapore1
India1
Germany1
Japan1
France1

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Seniority mix

48 of 48 peers have a known seniority level

Manager22
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc21
Associate5

Therapeutic area mix

5 of 48 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Immunology4
Neuroscience1

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