Associate Scientist II - Develop Ability

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a motivated scientist to join the Biologics CMC Developability Team, developing and characterizing drug product formulations for biologics in clinical trials. You will apply biophysical analyses to support early-stage candidate assessment and help shape stable manufacturing processes.

The role requires the ability to manage multiple projects, challenge the status quo, and solve problems independently while documenting results meticulously in electronic notebooks.

Qualifications

• Degree in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, chemical engineering or related field with industry experience.
• Experience with pharmaceutical biologics and related analytical methods and instruments.
• Strong communication and scientific writing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proficiency in multiple analytical techniques and adjust protocols as needed.
• Generate precise, reliable data and place results in scientific context.
• Learn new experimental techniques and manage changing priorities.
• Troubleshoot issues with experiments and instruments.
• Interpret data and note deviations for project decisions.
• Support cross-functional initiatives and contribute to workflow improvements.

Skills

Analytical techniques

Biopharmaceutical analytics

Scientific writing

Team player

Independent problem solving

Python (advantageous)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 3+ years experience

Masters degree or equivalent (no additional experience)

Tools

HPLC

CE‑SDS

icIEF

DSF

DSC

Viscometers

Empower

Job 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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

The Development Sciences Biologics Drug Product Development organization within AbbVie develops and characterizes drug product formulations and manufacturing processes to provide clinical dosage forms to enable the development of AbbVies pipeline. AbbVie is seeking a highly motivated person to join the Biologics CMC Developability Team. Our team utilizes start-of-the-art biophysical and analytical instrumentation to support the early-stage assessment of candidates coming out of the Discovery pipeline with the opportunity to influence the design and development of stable drug product formulation and manufacturing processes for biologics used in clinical trials.

The primary responsibilities of this role include performing efficient biophysical analytical assessments of candidate molecules in a laboratory environment, documenting results in an electronic notebook system in an organized manner, contributing to cross-functional initiativesinthe development of cutting-edge predictive molecular models,andidentifying ways to improveexisting workflows. The role requires an individual capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously, challenging the status quo, and independent problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate technical proficiency in multipleanalyticaltechniques and appropriately modify protocols, as required, to suit the changing needs of research/development sciences
• Independently generate precise, reliable,and reproducible data in a timely manner
• Place data in proper scientific context by consulting relevant literature
• Learn and understand new experimental techniques
• Respondto changing priorities and short lead times for multiple tasks; identify problems and work toward solutions
• Data interpretation, criticallyassesscollectedresultsandnotepotential deviations
• Data analysis, using in-house and self-developed tools to expedite routine workflows and facilitate rapid project turnaround times
• Troubleshootissues encountered duringexperimentationand while using scientificinstruments

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree, or equivalent education, with typically 3 or more years experienceORMasters Degree or equivalent education (no additional experience) in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, chemical engineering, bioengineering,or related disciplines with industry experience.
• Prior experience withpharmaceuticalbiologics and related analytical methods, instruments, and software(HPLC, CE-SDS, icIEF, DSF, DSC, viscometers,Empower,etc.)is required.
• Experience with coding (Python)would be advantageous.
• Excellent oral communication skills in a scientific setting as well as sound technical writing and documentation competencies.
• Must be a strong communicator, team player,curious,andopen to suggestions/experimentation for improvement.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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