Senior Scientist I, Analytical Chemistry

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive program

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL, seeks a Senior Scientist to independently develop and execute analytical methods supporting manufacturing processes for clinical and commercial products. You will work closely with process development, CMC, quality assurance, and manufacturing teams to ensure robust methods and reliable data.

The role emphasizes autonomous laboratory work, data interpretation, and communication of findings to multidisciplinary colleagues, contributing to product quality and patient

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry with 0–4 years of related industry experience preferred.
• Understanding of cGMP and current regulatory requirements preferred.
• Hands-on experience with HPLC/GC and modern spectroscopic techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement analytical control strategies for pipeline candidates.
• Lead analytical aspects of projects including method development, validation, and regulatory submissions.
• Support technology transfer and investigations related to analytical methods.

Skills

Chromatography knowledge

HPLC/GC analysis

Spectroscopic techniques

Data handling & statistics

Written and oral communication

Independent working

Education

Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

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.

Company Description

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

Purpose The Product Development Science and Technology (PDS&T) Analytical organization is currently seeking a Senior Scientist to join our team. As a Senior Scientist, you will have the opportunity to independently develop and execute analytical methods to support robust manufacturing processes development for clinical phase and commercial products. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and efficacy of our products, making a direct impact on patient health and well-being. This position involves highly collaborative work where you will have the chance to work closely with cross-functional teams including process and product development, CMC, process engineering, internal and external manufacturing, quality assurance, supply chain, and Operations Manufacturing Sites. This collaborative environment will allow you to expand your knowledge and skills while making meaningful contributions to our organization.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for method development, testing procedures, and implementation of analytical control strategies to help the advancement of pipeline candidates.
• Leads the analytical aspects of a project including method development and validation, control strategy development, specification justification, data generation, regulatory submissions, technology transfer, and investigations.
• Apply analytical separation and detection modes for complex impurity profiling of pharmaceutical products to further the understanding of emerging cGMP manufacturing processes.
• Utilize understanding of a range of analytical techniques to conduct research and development studies related to synthetic molecule drug products, active pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates, starting materials, impurities and impurity profiling.
• Support new product development with advanced methods development and validations, technical transfer packages, and generation of technical data in support regulatory requirements.
• Highly autonomous 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 development program.
• Process, interpret, and visualize data to facilitate project team decisions.
• Communicate and collaborate with cross‑functional groups and departments.
• Routinely demonstrate scientific initiative and creativity in development activities and maintain a high level of productivity in the lab.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, controlled drug and radioactive compounds, and GxP compliance, where applicable.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry with 0 to 4 years of related industry experience highly preferred. Advanced degree in Analytical Chemistry preferred.
• 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.
• Understanding of cGMP and current regulatory requirements highly preferred.
• Practical knowledge of organic structures, chemical reactions, functional groups, and modern spectroscopic techniques as applied to small‑molecule analytical analysis preferred.
• Strong chromatography knowledge and proven ability to independently develop, troubleshoot, and improve methods.
• Hands on experience with HPLC/GC analysis and method development along with expertise and fundamental understanding of spectroscopic techniques.
• Self‑motivated, hard‑working, detail‑oriented individual able to work in a fast‑paced team environment.
• Experience in the use of computerized data handling systems, data analysis and statistical approaches.
• High‑quality written and oral communication skills and ability to interact effectively with interdisciplinary scientists and engineers.
• Familiarity/experience with measuring drug release from complex drug delivery matrices is a plus.

Additional Information

• 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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