Associate Scientist II

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

The Scientific Associate II is responsible for supporting process development activities for medical aesthetics products.  Under general supervision, the associate will develop processes from bench to pilot scale using quality by design principles and will be part of a multidisciplinary team to help transfer technologies to the clinical manufacturing sites.   Additionally, the associate will support activities linked to the design verification of pipeline products. This role has a direct impact on AbbVie’s exciting and rapidly growing portfolio of medical aesthetic products, with a major focus on dermal fillers.

Scientific Execution (80%)

• Support process scale-up and development of novel medical devices to improve process robustness and transferability.
• Draft guidance documentation such as work instructions, master batch records, and protocols.
• Analyse experimental data generated by the analytical team, to better understand and improve process capability where needed.
• Plan and execute scientific studies to identify critical process parameter specifications and complete root cause investigations.
• Makes appropriate technical recommendations for next steps to drive the project move forward

Scientific Communication (20%)

• Participates, and presents in project team meetings to propose project activities, review completed tasks, and technical progress as needed
• Writes, reviews and issues technical reports, technical memoranda, and other documents for internal and external distribution.
• Generates ROI’s and works closely with corporate patent counsel in generating IP documentation.
• Remains as an internal technical consultant through the entire product development life cycle

• Higher education in Biomaterials Science, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, or related fields.
• 0+ (M.S.), or 3+(B.S.) years of applicable industrial experience is required.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out job function.
• Work experience involving biomaterials for medical device and drug delivery systems is preferred.
  
  Leadership Proficiency:
• Ability to create scientific and technical ideas and propose research and product development approaches to drive project deliverables within timelines
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from groups of managers or technical peers.
• Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in both oral and written form.
  
  Technical Proficiency:
• Independently generate precise, reliable and reproducible data in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate experimental precision and strong data interpretation skills and should possess understanding of core principles.
• Perform routine tasks competently and independently and generate reliable and consistent results.
• Analyze and critique results, noting significant deviations.
• Learn and understand new experimental techniques.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency in his/her field. Demonstrate skill in multiple techniques and appropriately modify protocols, as required, to suit the changing needs of research or development sciences.
• Troubleshoot experiments and instrumentation. Impact projects mostly through lab and/or pilot plant-based activities.
• Place data in proper scientific context by consulting and citing relevant literature.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, controlled drug and radioactive compounds, GxP compliance, and animal care where applicable.
• Working knowledge of general laboratory techniques and procedures including EHS practice
• Ability to accurately perform detail-oriented work.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, documentation, and procedures.
• Ability to interact and negotiate successfully with suppliers and vendors.
• Ability to take initiative and make decisions within own work content
• Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Ability to learn various software programs.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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