Senior Scientist I - In Vitro Pharmacology (Neurotoxin Discovery)

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 Senior Scientist I who will lead efforts to design, execute, and communicate novel multi-disciplinary research in a highly collaborative neurotoxin discovery program. The Senior Scientist I will be an instrumental team member of the Toxins Innovation Group in Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, based in Irvine, CA. 

The candidate will be responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and executing experiments to advance the development of new molecules. The candidate must have in-depth working knowledge of neuronal cell-based assays. He/She/They will be required to independently propose, design, and execute strategies while demonstrating exceptional troubleshooting skills. The candidate will independently organize, analyze and interpret results and make project recommendations. He/She/They will provide scientific leadership as a subject matter expert and provide feedback and guidance to a team of protein expression/purification, biophysical characterization, cell-based, and in vivo scientists. The candidate will also communicate and present his/her projects and results in team meetings and reports. He/She/They will collaborate extensively with other Research Scientists and Associates, while taking personal responsibility for the success of assigned tasks and projects. 

The position requires the individual to work with and in areas requiring select agents and toxins access (i.e. Biosafety level 2 laboratories). Access to and use of select agents is regulated by federal policies. Therefore, the candidate must conduct all work activities in compliance with AbbVie internal and applicable regulatory requirements.  AbbVie internal requirements include compliance with ethics,