Senior Scientist I, Cell Culture Process Development

AbbVie; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Scientist to join the Cell Culture Process Development group at the AbbVie Bioresearch Center in Worcester or Waltham, MA. You will lead high-throughput cell culture workflows, manage data, and drive continuous improvement of analytical and operational capabilities.

The role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, development of SOPs, and adherence to GMP and safety standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years with Bachelor’s or 8+ with Master’s in chemical/biochemical engineering or PhD with no minimum years.
• Experience with high-throughput laboratory systems and related workflows.
• Hands-on mammalian suspension cell culture at bench-scale (deep-well plates, shake flasks, bioreactors).
• Experience with statistical data analysis and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Develop CHO cell culture processes for cGMP biotherapeutics within timelines.
• Support upstream activities, SOPs, and best practices for high-throughput workflows.
• Lead data collection and formatting for high-throughput processes using digital platforms.
• Enhance digital systems to improve efficiency and operations.
• Translate operational needs into functional system requirements.
• Adhere to GMP, safety, and corporate standards.

Skills

High-throughput systems

Data analysis

Programming interests

Education

Bachelor’s in chemical/biochemical engineering

Master’s in chemical/biochemical engineering

PhD (optional)

Tools

Statistical software

Design of Experiments

Cloud platforms

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

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

We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically driven Senior Scientist to join the Cell Culture Process Development group within PDS&T Biologics at AbbVie Bioresearch Center in Worcester or Waltham, MA. As part of the Cell Culture Development organization, you will play a central role in the execution, data management, and continuous improvement of high content experimental workflows. You will leverage and help enhance digital platforms to optimize team efficiency, and partner cross-functionally to expand our analytical and operational capabilities. This is an excellent opportunity for a scientific professional who thrives at the intersection of laboratory operations, data-driven process improvement and cell culture development.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and characterize highly-productive CHO cell culture processes suitable for cGMP biotherapeutic manufacturing within project timelines, performing technical transfer, and manufacturing support activities.
• Serve as the upstream subject matter expert for high-throughput systems, executing and supporting experiments to ensure consistent, high-quality scientific output. Develop and maintain SOPs and best practices related to high-throughput system usage and experimental workflows
• Lead data collection and formatting activities for high-throughput processes, utilizing existing digital platforms to ensure timely, structured, and analysis-ready outputs.
• Drive enhancements to cell culture process development digital systems to improve overall team efficiency and operational effectiveness by identifying gaps in current upstream workflows.
• Act as a liaison between scientific and technical stakeholders to translate operational needs into functional system requirements.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, documentation and GMP compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education with minimum 10 years of experience, orMaster’s Degreeor equivalent education with minimum 8 years of experience. Or PhD with no minimum years of experience, in chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience with high-throughput laboratory systems and associated experimental workflows
• Hands-on experience with mammalian suspension cell culture at different bench-top scales: deep-well plates, shake flasks, bioreactors.
• Experience in statistical data analysis tools such as design of experiments, multivariate data analysis and data modeling.
• Hands-on knowledge in programming languages and cloud platforms 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.

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