Principal Research Scientist II Engineering - Material Sciences

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

The Research and Development Process Engineering team is responsible for developing processes that enable delivery of AbbVie’s candidate molecules in a dosage form which is intended for product commercialization. We have an exciting opportunity for a Material Science and Engineering Leader based in North Chicago, IL.

The R&D Process Engineering group is responsible for enabling drug development by devising fit for purpose manufacturing processes to provide high quality drug substances and drug products for both development studies and clinical supply materials. We are seeking a Material Science and Engineering Leader for solid oral drug product development projects. Individuals should be experienced with drug product process unit operations and material characterization equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Material Science and Engineering Forum - Direct team to focus on project success, innovation and scientific branding
• Solid Oral Project Assessments - Assess and provide recommendations for all early phase solid oral formulations and manufacturing platforms to ensure resulting materials are appropriate for commercial manufacturing
  • Provide proactive guidance on all early phase solid oral projects
  • Define recommended material sampling locations, amounts and characterization tests
  • Compile and maintain target material attributes to ensure commercial manufacturability
• Develop and implement models to de-risk project issues, minimize project development timelines and minimize material consumption. Specifically, population balance models
• Solid Oral Drug Product Project Development, DP engineer lead role and DPT Lead
  • Manage material science characterization lab and requests
  • Supervise and train individuals executing tests
  • Identify and maintain required material characterization equipment
• Advance Scientific Expertise
  • Stay current on emerging pharmaceutical industry trends
  • Applies imagination and innovation to develop new technologies

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering with 16 years of related work; master’s degree in chemical engineering with 14 years of related work; PhD in chemical engineering with 8 years of related work experience.
• Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved product releases
• Interact well with diverse groups within function and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators

• Excellent oral & written communication, organization, and multitasking skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

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

• 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 long-term incentive programs. ​

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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