Principal Research Scientist I, siRNA Therapeutics

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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative scientist with a background in neuroscience to join the siRNA therapeutics team at AbbVie. The candidate will be part of the newly formed siRNA team to build an internal siRNA platform for translational research to develop transformational therapeutics for immunology, neuroscience and oncology. The successful candidate will be part of a growing therapeutic siRNA group working with cross-disciplinary teams internally and externally. The candidate will serve as a lead scientist on their own project and contribute scientific insights into multiple other projects.

Responsibilities:

• Function as a principal investigator to advance internal siRNA technology and programs related to neuroscience indications
• Independently responsible for project science within their area of expertise on one or more project teams
• Collaborate with therapeutic area colleagues to advance siRNA technology applied to internal programs
• Direct research and mentor a group of scientists within area of expertise
• Optimize internal siRNA platforms for functional tissue specific delivery
• Manage external CROs and internal resources to meet budget and timeline constraints
• Collaborate closely with internal colleagues to advance cross-functional collaborative experiments and projects
• Serve as a subject matter expert for siRNA delivery to target tissues and experimental design & execution
• Anticipate and critically evaluate scientific advanced or competitive threats and respond with appropriate new strategies
• Generate new scientific proposals and lead those efforts
• Clearly communicate technology achievements an