Senior Scientist, I

AbbVie Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in North Chicago, IL seeks a Senior Scientist I to join the Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Process Development group. You will design and perform ADC conjugation and purification experiments, analyze data, and support process characterization, tech transfer, and regulatory submissions.

The role requires a strong technical background, effective communication, and cross-functional collaboration with Analytical, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education; Master’s Degree or equivalent education; PhD, with varying experience requirements.
• Candidate must possess strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience with ADC processes and analytical methods is advantageous but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform ADC conjugation and purification operations from lab to pilot scales.
• Design and perform experiments; analyze results from ADC processes.
• Author publications or patents and mentor others as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education

Master’s Degree or equivalent education

PhD

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.

Seeking a highly motivated candidate for the position of Senior Scientist I to join the Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Process Development group located in North Chicago, IL. This team is part of the Process Development Science and Technology (PDS&T) group at AbbVie. In this role, the candidate will support process development of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) and other conjugation modalities. The candidate will design and perform experiments related to ADC conjugation and purification unit operations, analyze experimental results and analytical dates from those experiments. This development work will support process characterization, technology transfer, and regulatory submissions for ADC programs in AbbVie’s pipeline. The candidate must possess a strong technical background, effective communication skills and an ability to work cross functionally with Analytical, Engineering, Manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Routinely demonstrate scientific initiative and creativity in research or development activities.
• Highly autonomous and productive in performing laboratory research or method development, requiring only minimal direction from or interaction with supervisor.
• 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.
• A primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents and/or primary inventor of patents.
• Demonstrates high proficiency across a wide range of relevant technologies.
• Maintain a high level of productivity in the lab and/or pilot plant.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, controlled drug and radioactive compounds, GxP compliance, and animal care where applicable.
• Direct mentorship of others.
• Perform ADC conjugation and purification operations at reaction scales ranging from lab to pilot-scale.
• Perform routine sample preparation and operation of HPLC-based analytical assays.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Chemical Engineering with hands‑on expertise of laboratory experimental techniques.
• Prior experience with ADC chemistry and HPLC-based analysis preferred but not required.

Compensation

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 short-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.

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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