Senior Data Scientist, Analytical R&D & AI Lead

AbbVie Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Analytical Research & Development (Analytical R&D) seeks a Principal Research Scientist I to provide scientific and technical leadership for analytical data science, AI/ML, and data automation within pharmaceutical development. You will collaborate with analytical scientists to frame questions, build models, and deliver scalable data products that accelerate decision-making.

The role requires deep data-science expertise, strong domain awareness in pharma, and the ability to mentor teams

Qualifications

• Strong background in data science, AI/ML, and analytics for pharma R&D.
• Experience with Python or R and data visualization.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with scientists and stakeholders.
• Experience delivering production-quality analytical applications and dashboards.
• Knowledge of data governance, software development practices, and reproducible workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and technical leadership for analytical data science, AI/ML, advanced analytics, visualization, and data automation initiatives supporting pharmaceutical development.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of data products and analytical solutions, including problem framing, data acquisition, model development, validation, and deployment.
• Mentor and develop data scientists and scientific colleagues; drive cross-project collaboration.
• Establish reusable standards, coordinate global initiatives, and foster cross-functional execution across Analytical R&D and IT.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, data-integrity, and privacy requirements.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

Data visualization

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Data Science or related

Tools

Streamlit

Shiny

SQL

Git

Cloud platforms

Job description

AbbVie Analytical Research & Development (Analytical R&D) seeks a Principal Research Scientist I to provide scientific and technical leadership for analytical data science, AI/ML, and data automation within pharmaceutical development. You will collaborate with analytical scientists to frame questions, build models, and deliver scalable data products that accelerate decision-making.

The role requires deep data-science expertise, strong domain awareness in pharma, and the ability to mentor teams