Senior Scientist I, Thermodynamic Modeling, Material Science and Formulations

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.

Welcome to AbbVie! As part of an international company with 50,000 employees worldwide, you will have the opportunity to work closely with us to address tomorrow's health challenges. Do you have a passion for improving health care around the world and for using your expertise to improve patients' quality of life in a challenging work environment that allows you to broaden and develop your own skills?

We got the right place for you!

As part of our Materials Science and Formulation Modeling (MSFM) team, you'll work closely with local and global teams in Small Molecule Drug Product Development. MSFM team supports formulation and process development through the early to late phase with material characterization, scientific understanding, and predictive modeling. As part of your role, you will routinely apply thermodynamic modeling to support formulation and process development.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Rigorously apply thermodynamic models to support the design and development of different dosage forms of pharmaceutical formulations to meet desired performance attributes.
• Support the key areas of formulation manufacturing, dissolution, and stability with thermodynamic modeling.
• Run experiments in the lab to test and validate modeling results.
• Work with other modeling teams to advance thermodynamic modeling across AbbVie.

• You a recent Ph.D. graduate in pharmaceutical science, materials science, engineering, chemistry, physics, or a related field
• You are a materials science and modeling enthusiast (both in theory and application) who has good experience with thermodynamic models: fundamentals & computational aspects.
• You have good experience or understanding in the thermodynamic modeling of multicomponent systems
• You have good laboratory analytical skills
• You are a dedicated scientist interested in advancing materials science modeling in pharmaceutical research.
• You are a creative and agile collaborator who enjoys skillful contributions in a cross-functional team setting to enable solving multi-faceted technical challenges.
• You are an excellent communicator and presenter.
• You are a self-motivated team player who can independently conduct research.
• You have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• As a global organization, very good English language skills (both verbal and written) are required.

Preferred skills and background:

• Experience with thermodynamic models such as PC-SAFT, UNIFAC, and UNIQUAC.
• Lab experience in solid and solution state characterization of materials or pharmaceutical formulations with techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), XRPD, HPLC, and dynamic light scattering (DLS).
• Experience with thermodynamic modeling of pharmaceutical formulations or processes.
• Programming experience in e.g. Python, C++, or Matlab is a plus but not a must-have.

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 short-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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