Sr Scientist I, Dermatology/Immunology

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

AbbVie’s Dermatology/Immunology Discovery Research group is looking for a highly motivated and experienced cell biologist to play an integral role in discovering therapeutics to treat inflammatory skin disorders. This position offers an exciting opportunity to advance the understanding of skin immune responses and create novel therapies for skin diseases such as Atopic Dermatitis and Hidradenitis Suppurativa. The candidate will work with a highly collaborative team of scientists in leading various activities including cutting edge complex disease model development and implementation. The candidate will support the identification of novel skin disease targets and advance ongoing projects with day-to-day laboratory benchwork, at the Lake County, Illinois location. Key responsibilities for the candidate will be to lead and design innovative research projects to investigate the immune response in skin diseases and interpret data and derive actionable insights to guide project direction and development of treatment hypotheses. 

We are seeking a hands-on experimentalist who is proficient in cell biology research and is capable of leading scientific projects in collaboration with internal and external stake holders/experts. In addition, we are seeking a candidate who can independently research and understand relevant target/disease biology in a fast-paced environment and has excellent written and oral communication skills. The candidate will have the opportunity to present their results at team and internal/external science meetings. Prior experience in dermatology, complex human skin models, and microphysiological systems is preferred.   
 

Major Responsibilities:

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