Senior Scientist, Small Molecule Analytical Sciences

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Job Description

Technology and Therapeutic Platforms has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Scientist to join the Small Molecule Analytical Sciences (SMAS) team at AbbVie.  The SMAS team is a global organization that provides enabling technologies to support Discovery Medicinal Chemistry initiatives. The scientist will join the Analytical and Purification Sciences group to execute compound purification on milligram to gram scale using preparative HPLC/SFC and devise innovative solutions to complex analytical and separation problems through the implementation of sophisticated instrumentation. The candidate will act as a lead scientist in his/her area of expertise on one or more projects, and critically evaluate relevant scientific advances and integrate this knowledge into research programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute compound purification on milligram to gram scale using preparative HPLC and SFC, to support small molecule drug discovery projects.
• Collaborate with medicinal chemistry teams through developing methods and providing technical guidance to solve analytical and purification problems.
• Collaborate within Analytical and Purification Sciences group to develop efficient workflows for sample prioritization and client communication.
• Proactively mentor colleagues in technical development and in establishing positive and productive working relationships.
• Maintain analytical and preparative HPLC and SFC instrumentation and independently troubleshoot instrument problems.
• Maintain a high level of productivity in the laboratory setting.
• May supervise one or more direct reports.
• Keep abreast of current literature and industry trends to assess new approaches in high-throughput purification and analytical t