Scientist I

ABBVIE; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Waltham, MA seeks a technically skilled professional to support late-stage process development of conjugated drug products. You will perform laboratory experiments, analyze data, and collaborate across disciplines to meet CMC strategy timelines.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree (5 years) or Master’s degree (2 years) with strong practical knowledge and the ability to communicate findings clearly. On-site role with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with typically 5 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Independently execute critical experiments and interpret results to meet project goals.

Skills

Laboratory experiments

Data analysis

Collaboration

Written & oral communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

• Compensation: USD 75,000 - USD 142,500 - yearly

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 , X and YouTube.

Job Description

Seeking talented and passionate individuals to join our growing team, working together to advance cutting-edge scientific research, experiments and analytics. This role is based at AbbVie Waltham’s new, state-of-the-art laboratory designed to enable next-generation innovation.

We are looking for a technical expert that will support late-stage process development activities of conjugated drug products. Ideally someone who can do the following:

• Independently execute laboratory experiments to address critical project needs, and identify opportunities for development and improvement in collaboration with supervisor.
• Continuously seek to improve existing laboratory methods and processes.
• Demonstrate mastery of experimental techniques and methods of data analysis used in day-to-day responsibilities.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional groups to support project goals

Responsibilities:

• Independently execute, and interpret critical experiments to answer scientific questions related to pharmaceutical development activities. Understand the broad objectives of the project as well as their role in achieving those objectives, and modify experimental plan when required.
• Meet experimental and project timelines in accordance with CMC strategy.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, including analytical chemists, process chemists, and manufacturing personnel.
• Support development projects with hands‑on laboratory experimentation, data generation, and analysis of results. As needed, provide support for technical transfer and scale‑up of laboratory process knowledge to manufacturing sites.
• Learn and understand new experimental techniques, and develop proficiency in techniques to serve as a resource for others.
• Maintain detailed and organized electronic laboratory notebook, and compile data into scientific presentations and reports to support project goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education with typically 5 years of experience, or Master’s Degree or equivalent education with typically two years of experience.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out the job functions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with developing biologics, ADCs, or other complex drug substances preferred
• (under Responsibilities) Write and review scientific documents in support of regulatory filings, as needed

Additional Information

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

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/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

This job is eligible toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount isearned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or anyother form ofcompensation and benefitsthat areallocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at the Company’s sole and absolutediscretion, consistent withapplicable 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.

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