Scientist II, Bioprocess Cell Culture

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

The role is part of the DevSci Biologics Drug Substance group based at ABA, responsible for providing technical support to manufacturing development of novel biologics, technology transfers and bioprocess innovation projects. The candidate will be responsible for executing tasks to achieve departmental and project goals. The candidate should be experienced in standard cell culture, biochemistry, and molecular biology techniques and is expected to clearly communicate the scientific rationale, methodology and results in written and oral formats.

Key Accountabilities/Core Job Responsibilities

• Perform routine tasks such as media/buffer preparation, thawing of cryopreserved cells, cell culture passaging, aseptic sampling and banking competently and independently to support ongoing projects in cell culture lab
• Take routine analytical measurements for cell growth, gas-content analysis, pH, osmolality, nutrient and metabolite measurements and HPLC analysis of monoclonal antibody titers
• Utilize technical expertise and available information to troubleshoot and resolve operational hurdles when encountered and adapt protocols as necessary
• Propose novel scientific experiments in mammalian cell culture
• Collaborate across CMC functions to optimize bioprocess parameters for the production of difficult-to-manufacture biologics
• Execute high-throughput fed batch and batch experiments and perform data analysis of the same
• Able to maintain a “can-do” attitude to complete innovative projects while being flexible in work priorities based on business needs
• Perform tasks with rigorous attention to detail consistently. Prioritize tasks and contribute to a h