Principal Research Scientist II, Drug Product (Onsite-North Chicago, IL)

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

Product Development, Science and Technology (PDS&T) is the intersection of technical excellence and business impact.  We are champions of product innovation and solve AbbVie's most complex technical challenges to successfully commercialize our pipeline and maintain uninterrupted supply for our patients. 

The Pharmaceutical Products Group's Drug Product department within PDS&T primarily focuses on small molecule and non-sterile drug products. The team comprises of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC)  leads and drug product leads focused on commercialization of pipeline products and technical support for on-market products. The team ensures product longevity and robustness by championing product/process improvements, technical transfers, investigation resolution, and serving as key technical representatives for cross-functional teams.

• Develops and achieves discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and key scientific objectives.
• Collaborates with experts within function to integrate scientific objectives into activities associated
• with development of new/improved products or technology.
• Advances scientific expertise within function. Proactively advises and shares knowledge and expert
• opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentors and trains functional colleagues
• and assesses current and emerging business challenges enabling functional goal achievement.
• Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major project plans within function through sound
• design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Sources and identifies emerging scientific trends from multiple internal a