Sr Scientist I Chemistry

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Job description

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 . on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Job Description

The Process Research and Development (PRD) group is responsible for inventing and executing the chemical processes and preparing active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to enable toxicology studies, clinical trials, and drug product development for AbbVies pre-clinical and clinical candidates. We create valuable intellectual property through composition of matter, chemical processes, and technology, resulting in the development of safe and cost-effective commercial manufacturing processes.

AbbVie Process Chemistry is seeking a highly motivated Senior Scientist to conduct chemical process research and development, supporting projects from pre-clinical stages through commercialization.

Key Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing chemical processes to support clinical development of potential therapies, which may include small molecules and/or antibody drug conjugates.
• Routinely demonstrate scientific initiative and creativity in research or development activities to resolve key project hurdles.
• Learns fast, grasps the "essence, and can change course quickly where indicated.
• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
• Highly autonomous and productive in performing laboratory research or method development, requiring only minimal direction from or interaction with supervisor.
• Maintain a high level of productivity in the laboratory setting.
• Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and present their work at scientific conferences.
• Creates a learning environment, embraces the ideas of others, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Adheres to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, quality, and appropriate handling of materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD Degree in Organic Chemistry with typically 10+ (BS), 8+ (MS) or 0+ (PhD) years of experience
• Possesses a thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline.
• A broad range of functional expertise in modern synthetic organic chemistry, compound purification, spectral analysis/interpretation.
• An ability to search the chemical literature and evaluate potential solutions to synthetic problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Candidates are encouraged to include a research summary with application.

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 ingood faith it will pay for this role at the time of this postingbased on the job grade for this position. Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimatelypay 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/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages 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 benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paidandmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVies 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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