AbbVie Posted October 20, 2026

Data Scientist, Risk Based Quality Management Analytics

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

Risk Based Quality Management (RBQM) Analytics is an ambitious team of Data Scientists and Data Engineers with a unique blend of Business, Scientific, and Machine Learning expertise that seeks to unleash the full potential of AbbVie’s data assets by bringing technology and/or data and insights to the forefront of decision making via fit-for-purpose solutions. The Data Scientist role is a key role to enable application of advanced analytics techniques across clinical development continuum. Drives Analytics innovation and experimentation to enable data-driven insights for complex business problems across R&D by deploying advanced analytics techniques like Machine Learning and Visual Analytics.

Responsibilities

For assigned projects, works with the cross-functional team to enable fit-for-purpose analytics solutions.

Works with team to ensure analytical work product is consistent across projects where appropriate and that user experience is optimized and follows the design principles and standards established by the team

Leverages proven statistical methodologies and those methodologies established as standard by the team; in addition to leveraging proven statistical methodologies and standards established by the team, experiments and recommends additional techniques to solve business problems

Enables data-driven insights to support of assigned projects

If assigned, participates in functional innovation and process improvement initiatives;

Ensures adherence to federal regulations and applicable local regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), ICH Guidelines, AbbVie Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and to functional quality standards.

Identify business needs and support the creation of standard KPIs, reports, and statistical analyses

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree statistics, analytics, bioinformatics, data science or equivalent field. Master’s degree preferred

Must have 2-3 years of Data science and analytics-related experience

Complete or Full / Career proficiency in R, Python, SQL, or other statistical packages. Intermediate-level knowledge of statistical and data mining techniques

Intermediate proficiency with visualization tools like Spotfire, Tableau, Microstrategy or equivalent

Experience with Machine Learning and other advanced analytics techniques preferred

Demonstrated effective communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate analytical and technical concepts in layman’s terms

Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills

Demonstrated history of successful execution in a fast-paced environment and in managing multiple priorities effectively

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 roleat  the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors  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 isearned,  vested,  and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that areallocable 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 absolutediscretion,  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
Not listed
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 386 comparable Biostatistics & Data Science roles across 44 biopharma companies.

386Comparable roles tracked
354Currently active
44Companies hiring similar roles
26Countries represented

Salary context

169 of 386 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject $96,500/yr – $183,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · 2027 Future Talent Program - Data Science - Intern · Merck $39,908/yr – $111,111/yr
Highest disclosed · Executive Director, Biostatistics · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $271,600/yr – $407,400/yr
Peer group range $75,510 – $339,500 (median $159,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 386 comparable roles

United States238
India32
United Kingdom22
China17
Germany11
Japan9

+ 20 more countries

Seniority mix

313 of 386 peers have a known seniority level

Senior86
Manager53
Principal46
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc40
Associate Director37
Director28
Associate12
Senior Director8
Executive/VP3

Therapeutic area mix

39 of 386 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology21
Immunology8
Rare Disease7
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1
Neuroscience1
Cardiovascular / CVRM1

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