AbbVie Posted September 1, 2026

Scientist- Bioinformatics, Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine

Worcester, MA 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

Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine (BGM), a part of Discovery Research within AbbVie’s R&D, is a global organization dedicated to the discovery and optimization of innovative drug candidate molecules for biotherapeutic modalities (monoclonal antibodies, multispecifics, proteins, conjugates, etc.) and genetic medicines (AAV, LNPs, siRNA, etc.) across all therapeutic areas.

We are seeking a driven and innovative scientist with expertise in bioinformatics to develop and optimize data capture workflows and visualization dashboards for biologics discovery.

Responsibilities:

Collaboratively design digital workflows or tools to streamline biologics discovery and evaluate improvements in operational efficiency

Test software solutions and identify opportunities for iterative improvements

Proactively identify scientist needs that further our digital transformation strategy and propose solutions to meet them

Pilot new software and AI tools to evaluate utility for BGM

Implement standard analyses and visualizations that balance customization and increased efficiency

Represent BGM to Informatics and external software vendor providers as a technical expert.

Collaborate across groups with different priorities

Understand and communicate nuance of wet-lab workflows to enable integrated, harmonized data capture.

Proactively communicate roadblocks and identify potential paths forward

Communicate impact, including workflow efficiency gains at internal and external forums

Qualifications

BS or MS degree in a related scientific discipline or bioinformatics, with typically 5-7+ (BS) or 2-5+ (MS) years of experience.

Strong foundational knowledge of molecular biology and binding and functional assays.

Hands-on experience with commonly used bioinformatics tools and platforms (e.g., Prism, Geneious, Genedata Screener, Dotmatics, Benchling)

Proficiency in Python and at least one other programming language (e.g., SQL, Java, or R)

Demonstrated expertise in data engineering, e.g. retrieving, shaping, preprocessing, and managing large datasets from databases

Proven ability to develop interactive data visualizations and dashboards (experience with Power BI, Tableau, D3.js, or Spotfire preferred)

Experience with collection and processing of assay data, preferably using automated liquid handlers.

Preferred: 

Practical experience utilizing relevant programming libraries and frameworks for custom application development (such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Streamlit)

Experience with the integration and automation of laboratory instrumentation for data acquisition and reporting

Familiarity with the antibody or genetic medicine R&D and drug discovery process

Proficient in use of agentic AI for bioinformatics engineering tasks

Position will be filled at level commensurate with extent of education, experience, and accomplishment - Scientist I or Scientist II

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
Not listed
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Worcester, MA
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 $84,500/yr – $162,000/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

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United States238
India32
United Kingdom22
China17
Germany11
Japan9

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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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