Senior Scientist II, Drug Delivery & Biomaterials (onsite)

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

As Senior Scientist I/II within AbbVie Drug Delivery Sciences, you will work as a key part of a talented, multidisciplinary, and cross-functional team to build cutting-edge capabilities for the delivery of biologics and small molecules and advance new products through early R&D.  The ideal candidate must have experience in drug delivery with a solid foundation in organic and polymer chemistry, have outstanding oral and written communication skills, and have the desire and capacity to grow as part of a dynamic, high performing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, characterization and testing the performance of new sustained release formulations.
• Collaborate and coordinate cross-functional activities with key stakeholders.
• Write technical reports and publish peer-reviewed articles in internal and external journals
• Contribute to AbbVie's patent estate.
• Responsible for compliance with all applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.

Essential Skills and Abilities

• A thorough knowledge of organic chemistry, polymer chemistry and bioconjugation.
• Hands on experience in polymer, protein and biophysical characterization methods.
• Excellent scientific approach and strong problem-solving skills.
• A solid track record of peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national-level conferences.
• Good interpersonal and team skills.
• An ability to operate in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• A desire and capacity to learn, drive continuous improvement, and develop novel solutions to problems.

Key Leadership Competencies