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Principal Research Scientist I, In vitro Bioassay Lead

AbbVie
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Nov 2025

About the role

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 XFacebookInstagramYouTubeLinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Lead a team of scientists in the development and implementation of in vitro assays to support the progression of peptide therapeutics, including biophysical, biochemical and cellular assays.  Direct research and/or project activities and professional development of a group of scientists within the individual’s area of expertise by effectively mentoring, guiding and/or supervising scientific personnel.  Independently conceive, execute and communicate novel multi-disciplinary research or development strategies that achieve project and area goals. Serve as a lead scientist on his/her own project and contribute scientific insights into multiple other projects.

Responsibilities

•Lead a team of scientists in the design, development, and validation in vitro assays required to support ongoing peptide therapeutics programs.

•Plan, implement, and oversee effective in vitro screening funnels required to advance therapeutic discovery projects.

•Lead bioassay scientist in the scale up and automation of biochemical and cellular assays.

•Effectively function as a principal investigator, generating original technical ideas and research or development strategies.

•Demonstrate creative 'out of the box' thinking to solve difficult problems and champion new technologies to achieve project goals.

•Independently responsible for project science within his/her area of expertise on one or more project teams.

•Primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents and/or primary inventor of patents.

•Mentor/supervise a team of one or more cross-functional scientists and evaluate the performance of those individuals; is accountable for the effective performance of the team/individual

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