Principal Scientist I - In vivo Preclinical Development

AbbVie Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. seeks a Principal Scientist, In Vivo Preclinical Development to lead IND-enabling data generation for tLNP drug candidates. You will develop and communicate robust bioanalytical strategies to achieve therapeutic goals and work across Research, CMC, Clinical, and Regulatory teams.

The role requires extensive in vivo experience, leadership in a matrix environment, and strong scientific publication track record. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in in vivo preclinical development.
• Proven ability to design and interpret complex bioanalytical data.
• Strong written and oral scientific communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Designs, optimizes, executes, and troubleshoots in vivo animal studies and bioanalytical endpoints.
• Develops protein detection assays via flow cytometry, ELISA, and derivative technologies.
• Develops robust assays for characterization of immune parameters such as phenotyping and cytokine expression.
• Coordinates with CROs and collaborative teams for bioanalytical assays.
• Maintains ALCOA+ notebooks, qualification, and documentation.
• Primary author and reviewer of publications, presentations and study reports/regulatory documents.
• Works cross-functionally to align product strategy with program and corporate goals.
• Presents data and participates in project team meetings.

Skills

Flow cytometry

Bioanalytical data analysis

Immunophenotyping

Publications & presentations

Leadership & PI responsibility

ELISA & related assays

Education

PhD with 6+ years

MS with 12+ years

BS with 14+ years

Tools

FlowJo

CellEngine

GraphPad Prism

Tableau

ddPCR

Luminex/MSD-based assays

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 at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

Principal Scientist, In Vivo Preclinical Development

The Principal Scientist, In Vivo Preclinical Development will play a key role in the pre-clinical team generating IND-enabling data for selection of targeted lipid nanoparticle (tLNP) drug development candidates for various indications, including autoimmune disorders. The individual will serve as a lead scientist developing, executing and communicating novel bioanalytical development strategies that achieve project specific and therapeutic modality development goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Designs, optimizes, executes, and troubleshoots in vivo animal studies and bioanalytical endpoints supporting these in vivo studies.
• Develops protein detection assays via multiple means including flow cytometry, ELISA, and derivative technologies.
• Develops robust assays for characterization of immune parameters such as phenotyping and receptor expression, cytokine expression profiling in blood and tissues from preclinical animal studies or in vitro experiments.
• Coordinates with contract research organizations (CROs) and/or collaborative research teams for the purpose of executing bioanalytical assays required for in vivo screening activities.
• Maintains good laboratory practice-like activities including ALCOA+ online laboratory notebooks, instrument and reagent qualification, and documentation.
• Primary author and reviewer of publications, presentations and study reports/regulatory documents.
• Works cross-functionally with other Research, CMC, Clinical and/or Regulatory functions to align the product strategy with program, portfolio, and corporate goals.
• Present data (written and oral) and participate in project team meetings and cross-departmental team meetings.

Qualifications

• BS or equivalent education and extensive, typically 14+ years of experience; MS or equivalent education with typically 12+ years of experience; PhD with typically 6+ years of experience in area or scientific area of discipline.
• Demonstrated proficiency with complex multi-color flow cytometry panel development and experience in phenotypic analysis of multiple immune cell populations and markers of activation/exhaustion.
• Experience in data analysis software including FlowJo, CellEngine, GraphPad Prism and Tableau.
• Experience in molecular biology techniques such as ddPCR or Luminex/MSD-based assays.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a principle investigator, generating original technical ideas and research or development strategies.
• Demonstrate creative 'out of the box' thinking to solve difficult technical problems and champion new technologies to achieve project goals.
• Recognized and sought out as an expert in his/her discipline within the company and possibly externally.
• Experienced and demonstrated success as primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents and/or primary inventor of patents.
• Demonstrated scientific communication and presentation skills by presenting at leading scientific conferences.

Salary and Compensation

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.

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees
• 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 unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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