Senior Scientist I​/II, Biologics ARD

Company Description

Abb Vie'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 - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at

Abb Vie Biologics Analytical Research & Development (Biologics Analytical R&D) is a global analytical sciences organization responsible for all CMC analytical activities related to the development of Abb Vie's pharmaceutical products. Our scope includes Abb Vie's diverse pipeline of innovative therapeutic biologic medicines and spans from the selection of Discovery candidate molecules through the transition of analytical methods and testing to commercial labs to support product launch.

We are building a world-class team of scientists and leaders who will drive the advancement of industry-leading analytical capabilities and make contributions to advance Abb Vie's pipeline of innovative medicines.

We are looking for diverse candidates with strong scientific and leadership experience to join the Abb Vie Analytical R&D team. The candidate will focus on development and implementation of analytical assays for the analysis of complex biologics including antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, and new modalities. The candidate will use and develop a variety of analytical techniques including chromatography, electrophoresis, spectroscopy, and automated methods.

The successful candidate will contribute to the development and testing of complex and automated assays and will contribute to the continuous improvement and innovation within the group.

• Effectively function as a scientist, generating original technical ideas and research or development strategies.
• Demonstrate the ability to resolve key project hurdles and assumptions by effectively utilizing available information and technical expertise.
• Independently responsible for project science within his/her area of expertise on one or more project teams leading the method development and validation for complex biologic therapeutics.
• Proactively seek out new information in the literature and incorporate this into individual projects as well as the overall program.
• Work in partnership with colleagues from Discovery, Process Chemistry/Engineering Formulation Development, and Characterization departments, among others.

• Compensation/leveling will be commensurate to experience.
• Required Qualification for Senior Scientist I: Ph.D. with 0-4 years of relevant experience is required or MS with 8+ years of experience, highly preferred. Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Required Qualification for Senior Scientist II: Ph.D. with 4+ years of relevant experience is required or MS with 10+ years of experience, highly preferred. Bachelor's Degree with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Practical experience and strong knowledge in one or more of the following areas: protein/oligonucleotide HPLC, capillary electrophoresis, MALS, automation and/or spectroscopy for biologics.
• Previous cGMP or GLP experience and attention to detail in documentation.
• Demonstrated record of independent thought, creativity and scientific accomplishment (e.g. peer reviewed journal publications, patents).
• Must have a solid understanding of protein/oligonucleotide chemistry and biochemistry, particularly as related to biologics drug development.
• Strong data and time organization/management skills coupled with strong interpersonal and effective communication skills for facilitating collaborations with a demonstrated ability to lead cross functional process development teams.
• Effective writer and communication of research or other regulatory materials.
• Experience with analytical Multivariate Analytical Procedures development and/or validation a plus.

• 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.

Abb Vie 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.