Principal Research Scientist Chemistry

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  Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In, and Tik Tok.

Abb Vie Process Chemistry is responsible for the chemical development of Abb Vie's clinical candidates. We are seeking a Principal Research Scientist I/II to conduct process research and development of drug conjugates from pre-clinical through clinical development.

We are looking for a highly motivated person who can make scientific contributions across synthetic molecule modalities, with a focus on driving the development of drug-conjugate programs from FIH to late-stage development. The candidate will lead in the development of conjugation chemistry as well as downstream unit operations culminating in drug substance and may have supervisory responsibilities. The candidate will serve as the chemistry representative on the CMC team for drug-conjugate development programs and would be responsible for developing timelines and executing activities required for drug substance.

The candidate must be able to mentor and develop staff with novel experimental approaches to answer difficult scientific questions. Working with analytical and manufacturing colleagues, the candidate will develop productive collaborations and communications with scientific teams.

• The candidate will lead activities associated with process development and characterization for new drug conjugates.
• Develop and characterize drug-conjugate (and other modalities) processes in the laboratory and translate them to scalable processes.
• Proactively advise and share knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentor staff in troubleshooting strategic and experimental issues.
• Author and review key regulatory documents, laboratory data, technical memos and reports.
• The position involves multi-disciplinary interactions with organic chemists, analytical chemists, engineers, drug product development, and program management. The selected candidate will collaborate with cross-functional CMC teams to advance pre-clinical and clinical candidates.
• The candidate will encourage ideas for continuous improvement activities and initiatives within work group.
• The candidate will understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety and GXP compliance.

• BS (14+ years); MS (12+ years) or PhD (6+ years) in Chemistry or allied field, with 4+ years of previous work experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory setting.
• Experience in drug-conjugate process development.
• Proven scientific leadership; strong interpersonal and communication skills for facilitating collaborations and a demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional process development teams.
• The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of modern organic chemistry, mechanistic theory, control strategy development, and regulatory starting material strategies.
• An understanding of global regulatory expectations and experience with authoring development reports and regulatory filings is highly desirable.

• Learns fast, grasps the "essence" and can change course quickly where indicated.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.

• 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…