Senior Principal Pathologist

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago seeks an experienced veterinary pathologist to assess safety data from in vivo and in vitro studies. You will integrate pathological findings to support early drug development and work within cross-functional teams to address toxicology questions.

The role requires DVM (or equivalent) with ACVP certification and 5–15 years in pharma, with strong communication and supervisory skills. A Ph.D. is preferred and participation in development programs is expected.

Qualifications

• DVM or equivalent with post-graduate training in veterinary pathology.
• ACVP board certification preferred.
• Ph.D. in pathology or related field preferred.
• Familiarity with pharmacology, toxicology and drug development.
• Experience supervising teams and collaborating across disciplines.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• 5–15 years of veterinary pathology experience in pharma.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific expertise as part of cross-functional teams.
• Design, direct, and evaluate in vivo toxicity studies across species.
• Integrate pathology data to generate comprehensive toxicology reports.
• Collaborate with toxicologists and pathologists to advance development compounds.
• Participate in regulatory queries and multi-disciplinary discussions.
• Lead issue resolution teams and contribute to due diligence.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Supervisory experience

In vivo / in vitro pathology knowledge

Education

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent

Board Certification in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology (ACVP)

Ph.D. in pathology or related discipline

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 on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Job Description

The primary function is to assess the safety of experimental compounds by evaluating their effects across available nonclinical safety models. Act as a scientific subject matter expert for preclinical safety data for other AbbVie departments as a member of cross-functional project teams. Develop and conduct those portions of study protocols that deal with anatomic and clinical pathology including not only the collection and evaluation of data regarding gross, microscopic, ultra-structural, and clinical pathology but, lastly, the preparation of comprehensive reports correlating these data. Integrate data sourced from in vivo studies as well as in vitro models and in silico predictions to generate a comprehensive safety assessment for early drug development programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific expertise to scientific staff of other departments as a member of cross-functional teams.
• In cooperation with the Toxicology Department, design, direct, and evaluate in vivo studies to determine the potential toxicity of experimental compounds in different species of animals. This includes advanced endpoints (molecular pathology, ultrastructure, imaging, -omics, etc)
• Integrates the anatomic pathology data, clinical pathology data and other study findings to generate a pathology report as a component of the Toxicology report.
• Partner with toxicologists, pathologists and other functions to develop optimal strategies to address specific toxicology issues as well as select and advance Development compounds.
• Ability to function in multidisciplinary teams to address regulatory queries.
• Serves and/or leads issue resolution teams and participates in due diligence teams.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or equivalent) plus post graduate training in veterinary pathology.
• Board Certification in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology (ACVP or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Candidates with a Ph.D. in pathology or related discipline are strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with related fields: pharmacology, toxicology and drug development.
• Seasoned experience in biological research, supervisory abilities, and the ability to work effectively with other people.
• Excellent oral and written skills with a proven record of scientific contributions to the scientific community.
• At least 5-15 years of experience as a veterinary pathologist in the pharmaceutical business is required.

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/vision insurance and 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.

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