Principal Development Engineer I/II - R&D Combination Products Development & Drug Delivery

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 is looking for a Principal Engineer to join our Drug Delivery Science & Engineering team to drive innovation efforts in support of multidisciplinary device pipeline projects. This is a key role with a direct impact on AbbVie’s exciting and rapidly growing portfolio of combination products, with a major focus on Eye Care, Neurotoxins, and Aesthetics products.

These devices enable the delivery of AbbVie’s innovative medicines targeted at difficult-to-cure diseases with the goal of making a remarkable impact on people’s lives.

As a Principal Engineer, you would be part of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals working at the intersection of engineering and biopharmaceuticals. The problems you would help to solve relate not only to the function of innovative drug delivery devices, but also to the way in which they interact with drug products, the site of administration, and the end customers and users. If you are a self-motivated person who thrives on solving compelling, complex problems and are excited by the idea of taking on the toughest health challenges, this opportunity might be for you.

The position is based in the US at either the Irvine, CA, or Lake County (North Chicago), IL sites, with an expectation of at least 3 days on-site per week. Domestic and International travel may be required, as necessary. (Up to 25%).

Responsibilities:

• Function as a principal investigator and device technical lead, generating original technical ideas, research, and development strategies.
• Execute feasibility and engineering confidence tests to determine design viability and margin
• Participate in Human Factors ethnographic research and User Needs development.