Associate Scientist II, Engineering

Company Description

AbbVie'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 AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Product Development, Science and Technology (PDS&T) is the intersection of technical excellence and business impact. We are champions of product innovation and process solve AbbVie's most complex technical challenges to successfully commercialize our pipeline and maintain uninterrupted supply for our patients. The Small Molecule Drug Product department within PDS&T applies an understanding of pharmaceutical sciences, oral dosage process engineering, and applied statistics when contributing to NPI commercialization activities and product on-market support.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate skill in multiple laboratory, equipment and statistical techniques and appropriately modify protocols, as required, to suit the changing needs of research or development sciences
• Generate and analyze data from laboratory, pilot and commercial plant trials and draw relevant conclusions
• Lead collaborative technical discussions and author/verify/review supporting technical documents
• Contribute to Chemistry Manufacturing Controls (CMC) team discussions for strategy, technical assessment/ recommendation and data interpretation, timeline, resource, updates, issues, etc.
• Gain stakeholder buy-in for Drug Product technical strategies
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handing of materials, controlled drug and radioactive compounds, GxP compliance, and animal care where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent education, with typically 3 or more years' experience or Master's Degree or equivalent education (no additional experience) in a science or engineering discipline.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out job function.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous work experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry preferred.
• Previous research/lab experience and experience with statistical analysis tools such as JMP or Minitab
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills required. Ability to communicate concepts and problems in terms that are understandable to all levels of the organization, including senior leadership

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.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie's policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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