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Senior Scientist I, Advanced Chemistry Technologies
North Chicago, Illinois Req ID 2201320 Category Research and Development Division AbbVieThe Discovery Platform Technologies group has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Scientist to join the Advanced Chemistry Technologies (ACT) team at AbbVie. This scientist will conceive and execute organic reaction transformations and contribute to projects involving the application of machine learning in chemistry. The candidate will act as a lead scientist in his/her area of expertise on one or more projects, and critically evaluate relevant scientific advances and integrate this knowledge into research programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Apply data science techniques, including supervised and/or unsupervised learning approaches, to further pipeline success
- Apply machine learning (ML) algorithms to solve chemistry problems
- Maintain a high level of productivity in the laboratory setting
- Demonstrate the ability to resolve key chemistry issues by effectively utilizing available information and technical expertise
- Proactively seek out new information in the literature and incorporate this into individual project(s) as well as the overall program
- Publish project-related research in high-impact factor peer-reviewed journals, R&D reports, patent applications and/or regulatory documents/filings
- Demonstrate a high degree of responsibility in maintaining scientific standards, and safe laboratory practices for self and reporting staff, if any
- Participate in establishing project goals, defining short and long-term scientific strategies, and contribute to the generation of project-related documents and presentations
- Generate new research or development strategies to effectively address project and divisional goals/needs
- Collaborate with functional and technical experts to facilitate scientific achievement
Position will be hired based on level of experience:
Basic:
- PhD or MS in Organic Chemistry or related fields with 0+years (PhD); 8+ years (MS); or 10+ years (BS) of postdoctoral and/or pharmaceutical industry experience
- Proficiency in organic chemistry synthesis
- Demonstrates scientific initiative and creativity in research or development activities
- Experience in one or more higher level programming languages such as Python, R etc.
- Effective writer and communicator of research
Preferred:
- Extensive knowledge of organic chemistry and chemical synthesis
- Proficient in Python programming language
- Experience applying machine learning (ML) algorithms to solve chemistry questions
Key Leadership Competencies:
- Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance
- Learns fast, grasps the "essence" and can change course quickly where indicated
- Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo
- Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement
- Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages to reality
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