Senior Scientist I, Drug Delivery & Biomaterials - job 1 of 2

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.

As Senior Scientist I, within AbbVie Drug Delivery Sciences, you will work as a key part of a talented, multidisciplinary, and cross-functional team to build cutting-edge capabilities for the delivery of biologics and advance new products through early R&D.  The ideal candidate must have experience working with different chemical modalities, with a solid foundation is organic and polymer chemistry, have outstanding oral and written communication skills, and have the desire and capacity to grow as part of a dynamic, high performing team.

Responsibilities

• Independently plans, designs, coordinates, and executes formulation synthesis and analytical characterization in alignment with project goals.
• Lead the design, characterization and testing the performance of new sustained release formulations for biologics and small molecules.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities with key stakeholders.
• Represents function within cross-functional teams and may lead cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.
• Contribute to AbbVie's patent estate.
• Authors manuscripts for internal and external publication and presentations.
• Responsible for compliance with all applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.

Essential Skills and Abilities

• A thorough knowledge of organic chemistry, bioconjugation and polymer chemistry
• Hands-on experience in conjugation and characterization of macromolecules such as proteins, polymer and hydrogel-based systems.
• Excellent scientific approach and strong problem-solving skills.
• A solid track record of peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national-level conferences.
• Good interpersonal and team skills.
• An ability to operate in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• A desire and capacity to learn, drive continuous improvement, and develop novel solutions to problems.

Key Leadership Competencies

• Deals comfortably with risk and ambiguity, changing course when needed.
• Lives AbbVie values. Acts consistently with our ethics, obligations, and the law.
• Acts respectfully yet courageously.

• Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience or PhD and typically 0-2 years of experience. PhD in Chemistry is preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• 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. ​

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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, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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