Senior Scientist I — Molecular Profiling & Drug Delivery

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 96,500 - 183,500; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Scientist I to lead molecular profiling and solid-state drug delivery efforts within MPDD. You will drive solid form development, apply computational modeling, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance candidates through development stages.

Ideal candidates have strong experience in physical chemistry, materials science, and analytical techniques, with a proven ability to use automation and data mining to answer critical questions in drug formulation and

Qualifications

• PhD/MS/BS with strong background in pharmaceutical solids or related field.
• Experience with solid form development and material properties.
• Familiarity with computational tools for physicochemical assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead solid form development projects across discovery to development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish structure-property relationships.
• Apply automation tools to scale experiments and data analytics.
• Present findings and influence development decisions.

Skills

Solid state chemistry

Molecular modeling

Biopharmaceutics

Analytical techniques

Automation tools

Data mining/analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Scientific leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

PhD in Physical Chemistry

MS in Material Sciences

Tools

PXRD

HPLC

Thermal analysis

Microscopy

Particle size analysis

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Scientist I to lead molecular profiling and solid-state drug delivery efforts within MPDD. You will drive solid form development, apply computational modeling, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance candidates through development stages.

Ideal candidates have strong experience in physical chemistry, materials science, and analytical techniques, with a proven ability to use automation and data mining to answer critical questions in drug formulation and