Systems Engineer, Technology – AI & Business Systems

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer, Technology – AI & Business Systems in Illinois to design and deliver AI-enabled solutions for External Innovation within CBSO M&A.

The role emphasizes practical AI, business systems analysis, and technology consulting to translate complex business needs into technical requirements. You will collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities, prototype AI solutions, and ensure compliant, secure, scalable delivery across the lifecycle, including

Qualifications

• Hands-on AI-enabled solution design, coding, testing, and demos.
• Knowledge of generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI governance.
• Experience turning business problems into technical requirements and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Opportunity Discovery with stakeholders to identify AI value.
• AI prototyping using approved code and AI services.
• Ensure secure delivery following AbbVie standards & privacy requirements.
• Manage stakeholder relations and communicate progress to executives.
• Define and manage business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Translate needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead AI initiatives from discovery to adoption, including risks and testing.
• Address risks, changes, and communications during delivery.
• Partner with architecture, security, and platform teams for production readiness.

Skills

AI solution delivery

Applied AI knowledge

Python

Cloud & containers

APIs & integration

Requirements gathering

Agile & SDLC

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's in Information Systems/CS or Life Sciences

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

Python

Cloud platforms

APIs

Enterprise integration

Job description

Systems Engineer, Technology – AI & Business Systems

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 84500
• Salary Max: 162000
• Workday Global Grade: 16
• Travel: Yes, 5% of the Time
• Compensation: USD 84,500 - USD 162,000 - yearly

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.

Help meet the technology needs of External Innovation teams within the Corporate Business & Strategy Office (CBSO). As part of the BTS Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team, you will be dedicated to supporting these teams’ technology needs.

Design and deliver technology and AI-enabled solutions to complex business challenges. In this role, you will bring equal strength in practical AI expertise and business systems analysis, supported by technology consulting and relationship management skills. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand their challenges and translate their needs into technical requirements.

As a technical expert, you will independently design, develop, integrate, test, and validate complex solutions. You will apply your expertise to translate emerging technologies into practical business outcomes.

You will bring knowledge of AI technologies, including generative AI, large language models (LLMs), machine learning concepts, AI governance, and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Opportunity Discovery: Partner with CBSO External Innovation stakeholders and BTS M&A teams to identify business problems, assess where AI adds value, and prioritize high-impact opportunities.
• AI Prototyping: Build and demonstrate AI prototypes using approved code, AI services, automation tools, application programming interfaces, and enterprise data.
• Technical Compliance: Apply AbbVie standards for secure software delivery, responsible AI, privacy, data protection, change management, and the software development lifecycle.
• Stakeholder Management: Build trusted relationships across business and technology teams, influence decisions, and communicate recommendations, risks, and progress to technical and executive audiences.
• Requirements Ownership: Define and manage business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Business Analysis: Translate business needs into user stories, process flows, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Delivery Leadership: Lead AI initiatives from discovery through delivery and adoption, including priorities, release outcomes, dependencies, risks, testing, and acceptance.
• Risk & Change Management: Manage delivery risks, issues, changes, and stakeholder communications.
• Production Readiness: Partner with architecture, engineering, security, privacy, and platform teams to turn successful prototypes into secure, maintainable solutions.

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related discipline plus 5years of experience; or a Master’s Degree plus 4 years of experience.
• AI Solution Delivery: Hands-on experience designing, coding, testing, and demonstrating AI-enabled solutions, including generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, workflow automation, intelligent agents, or similar capabilities.
• Applied AI Knowledge: Practical knowledge of generative AI, large language models, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, AI copilots, agentic AI, machine learning fundamentals, responsible AI, data quality, privacy, security, implementation risks, and limitations.
• Technical Toolkit: Proficiency in Python or another modern programming language, with familiarity using cloud platforms, containers, application programming interfaces, and enterprise integration patterns to build and troubleshoot working solutions.
• Consulting & Technical Experience: Ability to gather ambiguous business requirements and translate them into clear user stories, functional requirements, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria. Hands-on experience designing, prototyping, testing, or implementing AI-enabled or other technology solutions.
• Value Translation: Experience turning a business problem into a working solution and explaining its value, limitations, and implementation considerations to stakeholders.
• Delivery Methods: Understanding of software development lifecycle methods, Agile practices, and modern product delivery approaches.
• Problem Solving & Communication: Ability to learn quickly, solve ambiguous technical problems, collaborate across teams, and explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred

• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, or regulated industry experience.
• Experience supporting technology adoption, organizational change, or emerging technology initiatives.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal 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.