Principal Research Scientist II at AbbVie North Chicago, IL

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

Principal Research Scientist II job at AbbVie. North Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities

• Develops and achieves discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and key scientific objectives.
• Collaborates with experts within function to integrate scientific objectives into activities associated with development of new/improved products or technology.
• Advances scientific expertise within function. Proactively advises and shares knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates peers and senior management. Mentors and trains functional colleagues and assesses current and emerging business challenges enabling functional goal achievement.
• Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major project plans within function through sound design early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Sources and identifies emerging scientific trends from multiple internal and external sources and assess relevance. Integrates trends into functional short-term objectives. Advances technology and direction within area of discipline.
• Applies imagination and innovation by creating inventing and implementing new or better approaches alternatives and breakthrough ideas that are valued by customers within the function.
• Presents scientific concepts and results for functional scientific and non-scientific leaders as well as potential and existing partners. Maximizes impact and value of expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Science related field with 16 years of related work; Masters Degree Science or PharmD with 14 years of related work; PhD in Science or related field with 8 years of related work experience.
• 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.

Additional Information

• 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.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-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 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.

Employment Type

Full-time