Senior Scientist – ADC Process Development

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Scientist I to join the ADC Process Development group. You will support conjugation and purification unit operations for Antibody Drug Conjugates, contributing to characterization, tech transfer and regulatory submissions.

The role requires a strong technical background, effective communication, and the ability to work across Analytical, Engineering and Manufacturing teams. Collaborative mentorship and publication involvement are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 10 years of experience, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience, PhD and no experience necessary.
• Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline.
• Maintains their certifications as needed for assigned job tasks.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills and logical thought process.

Responsibilities

• Routinely demonstrate scientific initiative and creativity in research or development activities.
• Formulate conclusions and design follow-on experiments based on multidisciplinary data.
• May initiate new areas of investigation that are scientifically meaningful, reliable, and can be incorporated directly into a research or development program.
• Direct mentorship of others.
• Perform ADC conjugation and purification operations from lab to pilot-scale.
• Perform routine sample preparation and operation of HPLC-based analytical assays.

Skills

Effective communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Laboratory research

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education

Master’s Degree or equivalent education

PhD and no experience necessary

Tools

HPLC analysis

Conjugation techniques

Purification techniques

Job description

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Scientist I to join the ADC Process Development group. You will support conjugation and purification unit operations for Antibody Drug Conjugates, contributing to characterization, tech transfer and regulatory submissions.

The role requires a strong technical background, effective communication, and the ability to work across Analytical, Engineering and Manufacturing teams. Collaborative mentorship and publication involvement are expected.