AbbVie

Scientist l, Lab Manager

AbbVie • $95K — $115K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant scientific field with experience in industry
  • 5+ years of lab operations experience or 2+ years with a Master's degree
  • Proficiency in managing lab equipment, inventory, and operational workflows
  • Strong organizational skills to handle multiple priorities
  • Excellent communication skills to work across technical teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily lab operations ensuring a safe and productive environment
  • Act as primary contact for facility and operational issues
  • Manage purchasing, inventory, and sample tracking
  • Coordinate equipment lifecycle management including installation and maintenance
  • Support laboratory safety compliance and incident management
  • Maintain lab procedures and operational records
  • Drive continuous improvement using best practices

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan participation
  • Eligibility for short-term incentive programs
Full Job Description
The Targeted Lipid Nanoparticle (tLNP) Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) Team (TCT) is part of Biologics CMC Development Sciences within Research & Development. The team supports the development of next-generation mRNA and targeted lipid nanoparticle therapeutics through process development, formulation development, analytical characterization, and manufacturing support. The Lab Manager will serve as the operational lead for the tLNP laboratories, ensuring a safe, efficient, and well-organized lab environment that enables scientific productivity and program execution. This role will partner closely with scientists, engineers, facilities and EHS to support lab operations, equipment management, inventory control, safety, and site coordination activities. Key Responsibilities • Lead daily operations for the tLNP laboratories, ensuring the space is safe, organized, and ready to support scientific work. • Serve as the primary contact for facility, infrastructure, and operational issues, coordinating with Facilities and other support teams through resolution. • Manage purchasing, inventory, supplies, shared resources, sample tracking, and freezer storage to maintain material availability and organization. • Coordinate equipment installation, qualification, calibration, preventive maintenance, repairs, and service contracts throughout the equipment lifecycle. • Partner with EHS to support laboratory safety compliance, inspections, training, incident follow-up, and corrective actions. • Maintain lab procedures, operational records, and metrics to support consistent practices and regulatory readiness. • Drive lab organization and continuous improvement using 5S, visual management, and other operational best practices. • Coordinate domestic and international shipments of laboratory materials, biological samples, and research supplies in accordance with applicable requirements. • Support employee onboarding, laboratory access, required training, and day-to-day site coordination. • Build strong partnerships across scientific, operational, facilities, EHS, and support teams to enable program execution. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline with 5+ years of industry experience, or Master's Degree or equivalent education with 2+ years of industry experience. • Experience supporting lab operations, lab management, scientific research, manufacturing support, or related technical functions. • Experience managing lab equipment, inventory systems, purchasing processes, and operational workflows. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work across diverse technical teams. Preferred Qualifications • Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biologics, nucleic acid, or lipid nanoparticle development programs. • Knowledge of lab safety practices and EHS requirements. • Experience with lab asset management, calibration, maintenance, and equipment lifecycle management. • Working knowledge of laboratory IT systems and infrastructure, including software applications, data management tools, and associated scientific instrumentation. • Familiarity with Lean, 5S, visual management, or continuous improvement methodologies. • Experience coordinating shipments of biological, pharmaceutical, or research materials. • Demonstrated ability to independently identify and solve operational challenges. Additional Information 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.

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Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
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