Lead AI Automation Engineer

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Lead AI Automation Engineer to design and implement AI-powered automation solutions that drive measurable ROI across Corporate Services and HR. You will bridge business needs and technical execution, architect end-to-end solutions, mentor the team, and deliver scalable MVPs in a hybrid on-site role in Lake County, IL.

You will lead cross-functional work, advance AI integrations, and ensure solutions deliver tangible efficiency gains for stakeholders across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 7 years of experience; Master's Degree with 6 years; or PhD with 2 years.
• Python proficiency— expert-level ability to write production-quality code for automation, AI/ML implementations, and enterprise integrations.
• Familiarity with LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent technologies.
• Proficiency in designing and deploying AI integrations using Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) concepts.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks and understanding of LLM orchestration, agentic workflows, and prompt engineering.
• Proven ability to deliver and maintain production-grade software in enterprise environments, including ongoing support, monitoring, and iterative improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and diagnostic skills with ability to understand business processes and identify automation opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Engage deeply with Corporate Services and HR stakeholders to understand current-state processes, pain points, constraints, to-be business requirements, and success metrics; translate these into technical solution designs that deliver measurable efficiency gains.
• Engineer and implement scalable AI automation solutions; delivering clean, scalable, production-ready code that integrates with enterprise systems and optimizes business partner workflows.
• Prioritize rapid prototyping and iterative development, building working MVPs quickly to validate solutions with stakeholders, then refining based on feedback to accelerate time-to-value.
• Cultivate cross-team relationships while continuously expanding technical knowledge; identifying existing capabilities, shared platforms, and collaborative opportunities that maximize internal resources and drive productivity gains.

Skills

Python proficiency

AI/ML frameworks

Production-grade software

Communication skills

Problem solving

Enterprise integration

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

MCP

RAG

Job description

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, XandYouTube.

Job Description

As aLead AI Automation Engineer, you will drive measurable business impact by designing and implementing AI-powered automation solutions that transform how our Corporate Services and HR business partnersoperate.You willserve as the critical bridge between complex business needs and technical execution—deeply understanding current-state processes, translating inefficiencies into innovative automation opportunities, andleveragingenterprise tools and AI agents to deliver rapid ROI. This role uniquely combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic thinking:you willarchitect end-to-end solutions, build working prototypes, mentortheteam in design thinking and agentic development, and ensure every solution drives tangible efficiency gains and value for stakeholders.

This role reports to the Associate Director, BTS CorporateServiceswithin the Business Technology Solutions department.We set the vision for how data, analytics and AI automation enhance our enterprise systems. We work closely with business partners and technical implementors to bring that vision to life.This is a hybrid role required to be on-site Tuesday through Thursday every week in Lake County, IL.

Responsibilities:

• Engage deeply with Corporate Services and HR stakeholders to understand current-state processes, pain points,constraints,to-bebusiness requirements, and success metrics; translate these into technical solution designs that deliver measurable efficiency gains.
• Engineer and implement scalable AI automation solutions;deliveringclean, scalable, production-ready code that integrates with enterprise systems and optimizes business partner workflows.
• Prioritize rapid prototyping and iterative development,building working MVPs quickly tovalidatesolutions with stakeholders, then refining based on feedback to accelerate time-to-value.
• Cultivate cross-team relationships while continuously expanding technical knowledge;identifyingexisting capabilities, shared platforms, and collaborative opportunities that maximize internal resources and drive productivity gains.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with 7years of experience;Master's Degreewith 6years; or PhD with 2years of relevant experience.
• Pythonproficiencyrequired— expert-level ability to write production-quality code for automation, AI/ML implementations, and enterprise integrations.
• Familiarity with modern AI orchestration frameworks such asLangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent technologies.
• Proficiency in designing and deploying AI integrations usingModel Context Protocol (MCP)andRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)concepts.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks and tools and understanding of LLM orchestration, agentic workflows, and prompt engineering.
• Proven ability to deliver andmaintainproduction-grade software in enterprise environments, including ongoing support, monitoring, and iterative improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and diagnostic skills withabilityto understand business processes andidentifyautomation opportunities.
• Broad technicalproficiencyacross software development, data integration, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems — withabilityto rapidly learn and applynew technologies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Operatewith high autonomy and minimal supervision—proactively managing stakeholder expectations and keeping leadership informed through clear, concise verbal and written communication.
• Experience in working with international development teams across multiple time zones.
• Demonstratedability to mentor technical staff, lead cross-functional teams, and drive initiatives to completion.

Preferred:

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or other highly regulated environments is preferred.
• Understanding ofSDLC methodologies,GxPcompliance, and validation requirements is a plus.
• Exposure to graph databases and GraphQL a plus.

Additional Information

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

• 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 the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, 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 toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

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

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