Senior Scientist I Biomarkers Department of Drug Metabolism Pharmacokinetics & BioAnalysis (DMPK-BA).

Description

The DMPK-BA Department within AbbVie’s South San Francisco location is seeking a highly motivated and experienced scientist to lead the creation and implementation of flow cytometry (FACS) based pharmacodynamic cell-based assays that promote the development of novel therapies from the bench to the clinic.  The desired candidate will work in a highly collaborative environment with the overall objective to incorporate emerging technologies and cutting-edge data analysis tools. In turn, these high-quality cell-based biomarker approaches rapidly inform on biomarker strategy in the preclinical and early clinical trial setting and directly impact phase I clinical dosing decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a highly collaborative interdisciplinary team in an integrated early drug development laboratory.
• Conduct laboratory studies in support of biomarker/diagnostic strategy development and execution of individual immune-oncology and immunology R&D projects using FACS.
• Design, implement and monitor FACS derived biomarker and diagnostic testing as well as data collection in early pre-clinical and clinical trials.
• Interact with cross-functional teams to establish productive collaborations.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in the medical biological sciences (eg Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Pharmacology, Genetics, Immunology or similar) or 5-10 years laboratory experience highly desired.
• Recent PhD graduates with 0-2 years postdoctoral experience are encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated expertise in immunology research and proficiency in a wide range of immunological laboratory techniques, particularly FACS.
• Ability to communicate scientific concepts and strategies effectively in a science setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to work across functions and across sites, and within academic and biotech collaborations.
• Skills in bioinformatics including basic coding skills in R and/or Python sufficient to enable adoption of emerging bioinformatics tools would be a plus.

**Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled**

Applicable to California Applicants Only 

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

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