AbbVie

Senior Principal Research Scientist Engineering

AbbVie • $130K — $180K *
North Chicago, IL 60064In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Chemical/Bio Engineering or related field with substantial industrial experience.
  • Strong foundation in chemical engineering principles with a track record in biopharmaceuticals.
  • Proven ability to tackle complex technical challenges and develop innovative technologies.
  • Demonstrated scientific leadership and effective communication skills for collaboration in cross-functional teams.
  • Experience mentoring team members and contributing to the scientific brand of Process Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Develop robust manufacturing processes for novel modalities in clinical development phases.
  • Lead project teams in process development of new synthetic and large molecule assets.
  • Proactively influence process development for toxins, cosmetic ingredients, and genetic medicines.
  • Oversee laboratory process scale-up in the pilot plant environment.
  • Define project strategies with clear responsibilities and timelines in a matrixed setting.
  • Address complex biochemical challenges using expertise in kinetic and modeling approaches.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off and medical/dental/vision insurance.
  • Participation in short-term incentive programs.
  • 401(k) plan for eligible employees.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Role Overview

The successful Process Engineering candidate will play a key technical team leader role in the R&D Process Engineering function. In addition to a strong background in fundamentals of chemical engineering, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in the biologics, peptides, ADC development and genetic medicines as a strong technical team leader. The candidate must have demonstrated initiative in building and sustaining cross-functional collaborations. In addition to leading the technical team, the successful candidate is also expected to lead the identification and development of novel approaches and technologies to enhance process development efficiency and commercialization of novel modalities. The candidate must exhibit a collaborative behavior in proactively identifying process challenges on a wide range of pipeline and innovation projects, take a leadership role in a cross-functional team to deliver specific project needs, and take on a scientific leadership role in developing and implementing solutions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop robust manufacturing processes, supporting assets including novel modalities through all phases of clinical development.
  • Lead project teams towards process development and characterization of new synthetic and large molecule assets.
  • Influence process development of toxins, cosmetic active ingredients and genetic medicines proactively.
  • Lead scale-up of laboratory processes in the pilot plant.
  • Set project strategies, define project responsibilities and timelines, and provide leadership in a matrixed team setting.
  • Address challenging problems with biochemical reactions, separations, and/or isolations using expertise in reaction kinetics, transport phenomena, and mathematical modeling.
  • Establish, communicate, and execute research plans.
  • Exhibit a collaborative nature in identifying process challenges on a wide range of projects and communicate findings and recommendations effectively by multi-disciplinary interactions with organic chemists, analytical chemists, process development engineers, pilot plant engineers, drug product development scientists, program managers, and regulatory affairs specialists.
  • Author and/or review technical documents summarizing process development efforts and contribute to regulatory filings.
  • Strengthen scientific brand of Process Engineering while providing mentorship to direct reports and process engineering colleagues.


Qualifications
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Chemical/Bio Engineering or a related field and 18+ (BS), 16+ (MS), or 10+ (PhD) years of relevant biopharmaceuticals industrial experience.
  • Ph.D. candidates with pertinent research exposure are also encouraged to apply.
  • Job level will be commensurate with academic and/or industrial work experience.
  • Candidates are expected to have a strong foundations in chemical engineering and the proven ability to demonstrate their skills in this field.
  • The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to solve challenging technical problems and champion next generation of innovative technologies to achieve project goals around novel modalities.
  • The candidate is required to be a strong team player and demonstrate scientific leadership, possessing effective oral and written communication skills for facilitating co-creation and leading cross-functional process development teams.


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 postingbased 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 orless 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 paidand may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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Learn more about AbbVie
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
NASDAQ
ABBV
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