AbbVie

Senior Principal Research Scientist

AbbVie$150K — $180K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a science-related field, with 10-18 years professional experience depending on degree level; Master's or PharmD preferred for 16 years; PhD for 10 years.
  • Extensive experience in process development and technical support for commercial processes, focusing on peptide processing technologies.
  • Demonstrated history of innovation, evidenced by new or improved product releases.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across diverse teams.
  • Proven ability to influence peers and stakeholders across scientific disciplines.
  • Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and alignment of discipline strategy with functional goals and scientific objectives.
  • Advance process engineering expertise related to new product technologies and mentor junior staff.
  • Ensure quality of major project plans through effective design and risk management.
  • Identify and integrate emerging scientific trends into short-term objectives for the function.
  • Drive innovation by creating and implementing new approaches and breakthrough ideas for product development.
  • Effectively communicate scientific concepts to both scientific and non-scientific audiences, maximizing the value of expertise.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures throughout projects.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous paid time off policies including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan for eligible employees.
  • Participation in long-term incentive programs.
Full Job Description
Process Engineers in Product Development Science & Technology support API projects through all the phases of late stage development, commercialization, product life cycle. Once commercialized, the process engineers are responsible for continuous improvement activities, technical transfer to manufacturing sites, and resolution of technical manufacturing issues in a commercial setting. As a recognized multidiscipline expert, this position is responsible to drive functional performance for new or improved products, by developing and implementing robust process steps and control strategies as the process is scaled from the lab to a manufacturing environment. The Sr Principal Scientist, Process Engineering, will research and conduct project activities with a group of scientists and engineers by effectively mentoring, guiding, and/or supervising scientific personnel. Independently conceive, execute, and communicate novel multi-disciplinary research or development strategies that achieve project and area goals. This role will oversee and lead team(s) in the design, implementation, and optimization of processes for peptide and other new modalities as well as traditional small molecules, from development to commercialization. Major Responsibilities: • Develops and achieves discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and key scientific objectives. • Advances scientific expertise in process engineering fields as it relates to new products and new process technologies. Proactively demonstrates leadership by advising and sharing knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentors and trains functional colleagues and assesses current and emerging business challenges enabling functional goal achievement. • Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major project plans within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies. • Sources and identifies emerging scientific trends from multiple internal and external sources and assess relevance. Integrates trends into functional short-term objectives. Advances cross-discipline technology and direction utilizing fundamental knowledge of engineering and review of literature. • Applies imagination and innovation by creating, inventing, and implementing new or better approaches, alternatives and breakthrough ideas that are valued by customers within the function. • Presents scientific concepts and results for functional scientific and non-scientific leaders as well as potential and existing partners. Maximizes impact and value of expertise. • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Qualifications • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education in Science related field with extensive (typically 18 years) of related work; Master's Degree or equivalent education Science or PharmD or equivalent education with extensive (typically 16 years) of related work; PhD in Science or related field with typically 10 years of related work experience. • Experience in process development and/or technical support of commercial processes, preferably in peptide processing related technologies. • Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved product releases. • Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators. • Demonstrated ability to influence others across areas of scientific disciplines. • Strong verbal, written and presentation skills. 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 long-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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AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

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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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