Lead Research Scientist — Drive Innovation & Strategy

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL seeks a Principal Research Scientist II to shape discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and to lead the development of new or improved products and technology. The role requires collaboration with experts across functions, mentoring colleagues, and driving high-impact scientific work.

The position emphasizes advancing scientific expertise, ensuring quality across major project plans, and presenting results to leaders and potential partners to maximize

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science-related field with 16 years of related work; Masters with 14 years; PhD with 8 years.
• Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved product releases.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

Responsibilities

• Develops and achieves discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and key scientific objectives.
• Collaborates with experts to integrate scientific objectives into development of new or improved products or technology.
• Advances scientific expertise within function; mentors and trains colleagues and assesses business challenges.
• Ensures quality and effectiveness of major project plans through risk assessments and fallback strategies.
• Sources and identifies emerging scientific trends and integrates them into short-term objectives; advances direction in the discipline.
• Applies imagination and innovation to create and implement new or better approaches and ideas valued by customers.
• Presents scientific concepts and results to leaders and potential partners to maximize impact of expertise.

Skills

Innovation mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors Degree in Science related field

Masters Degree in Science or PharmD

PhD in Science or related field

Job description

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL seeks a Principal Research Scientist II to shape discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and to lead the development of new or improved products and technology. The role requires collaboration with experts across functions, mentoring colleagues, and driving high-impact scientific work.

The position emphasizes advancing scientific expertise, ensuring quality across major project plans, and presenting results to leaders and potential partners to maximize