Principal Research Scientist II, Process Chemistry

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Process Chemistry is seeking a Principal Research Scientist II to lead and contribute to drug substance process development, including scalable synthesis strategies and cross-functional collaborations.

The ideal candidate will mentor staff, manage project timelines, and author key regulatory documents while advancing cGMP manufacturing capabilities across small molecule programs.

Qualifications

• Pharmaceutical laboratory experience with 8+ years in drug substance development.
• Proven leadership and ability to drive cross-functional teams.
• Experience with GMP drug substance manufacturing and process development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or participate in drug substance process development and characterization projects.
• Develop scalable drug substance processes from lab to pilot/scaled environments.
• Author and review regulatory documents, data, memos and reports.

Skills

Scientific leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring staff

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Chemistry or related field

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 onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

AbbVie Process Chemistry is responsible for the chemical development of AbbVie’s clinical candidates. We are looking for a highly motivated Principal Research Scientist II who can make scientific contributions and develop strategies, timelines and key activities across drug substance modalities, including small molecules. The candidate must be able to mentor and develop staff with experimental approaches to solve difficult scientific and technical challenges. The candidate will be an integral part of project teams and will be responsible for developing the synthetic process and executing activities required for drug substance process development. Working with cross-functional colleagues, the candidate will develop productive collaborations and communications with scientific teams.

Responsibilities:

• The candidate will participate and/or lead project teams associated with drug substance process development and characterization.
  • Develop and characterize drug substance processes in the laboratory and translate them to scalable processes.
  • Proactively advise and share knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentor staff in troubleshooting strategic and experimental issues.
  • Author and review key regulatory documents, laboratory data, technical memos and reports.
• The position involves multi-disciplinary interactions with organic chemists, analytical chemists, engineers, drug product development, and program management.
• The candidate will identify and nurture ideas for continuous improvement activities and initiatives within the department.
• The candidate will be responsible for setting project strategies, defining project responsibilities and timelines, developing control strategies, providing leadership in a matrixed team setting and developing robust processes for cGMP manufacturing.

Qualifications

• BS (16+ years); MS (14+ years) or PhD (8+ years) in Chemistry or allied field, with 8+ years of previous work experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory setting.
• Proven scientific leadership; strong interpersonal and communication skills for facilitating collaborations and a demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional process development teams.
• Experience with GMP drug substance manufacturing and process development.
• Experience in managing and developing scientific leaders.
• The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of modern organic chemistry, mechanistic theory, process development, control strategy development, and regulatory starting material strategies.

Key AbbVie Competencies:

Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators to enable higher performance.

• Learns fast, grasps the "essence" and can change course quickly where indicated.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.

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 thisposting 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 anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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