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
AbbVie Product Development Science & Technology is seeking a Senior Scientist (Process Chemist) to conduct late-stage chemical process development, supporting projects from late clinical development through commercialization and throughout the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated scientist, with a proven track record of accomplishment in the field of organic synthesis, to work in a multi-functional team environment.
The candidate will be responsible for developing organic chemistry processes and executing on scale to provide practical access to potential therapies, which may include small molecules, peptides and/or antibody drug conjugates (ADCs).
The position involves multi-disciplinary interactions with organic chemists, analytical chemists, engineers, and solid-state scientists.
Responsibilities
Routinely demonstrate scientific initiative and creativity in development and commercialization activities.
Maintain autonomous and productive performance in laboratory experimentation, requiring only minimal direction from or interaction with supervisor.
Formulate conclusions and design follow-on experiments based on multidisciplinary data.
Pursue areas of investigation that are scientifically impactful to pipeline programs.
Effectively collaborate with cross-functional team members to drive pipeline and commercial programs.
Author publications, presentations, regulatory documents, and/or patents.
Demonstrate high proficiency across a wide range of relevant technologies.
Maintain a high level of productivity in the lab, pilot plant, and/or manufacturing support space.
Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, controlled drug and radioactive compounds, and GxP compliance.
Be a subject matter expert to other functions within the project team.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 10 years of experience, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience, PhD and no experience necessary.
A broad range of functional expertise in modern synthetic organic chemistry, compound purification, and spectral analysis/interpretation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Key Leadership Competencies:
Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
Learns fast, understands key objectives, and can change 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 the transition from innovation to implementation.
Adheres to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, quality, and appropriate handling of materials.
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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