Senior Scientist I/II, Occupational & Environmental Toxicologist Full-time

Toxicologist Position

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.

We are seeking an experienced toxicologist with a risk assessment background to join our team in Development Sciences, Pre-clinical Safety. This is an onsite role based out of the North Chicago, IL location.

Responsibilities

• Critically evaluate literature and toxicology reports/summaries and utilize tools such as read-across and in silico data to generate toxicology product risk assessments.
• Successful collaboration with multi-functional teams to align on safety banding for implementation throughout the company.
• Engage in related external working groups to help drive industry standards and stay informed of upcoming regulations.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members in GEO Tox and adjacent departments.
• Plan and monitor studies at contract research organizations (CROs) for environmental assessments to support regulatory filings.
• Plan and monitor studies at contract research organizations (CROs) for worker safety studies to occupational safety and handling.
• Support evaluation/implementation of relevant new approach methodologies (NAM)
• Provide technical support for occupational health (hazard) categorizations and chemical registrations, including Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals GHS/CLP, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

Qualifications

• Sr. Scientist II Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in toxicology or related discipline and typically 12 years of experience OR Master's Degree in toxicology or related discipline and typically 10 years of experience OR PhD in toxicology or related discipline and typically 4 years of experience.
• Sr. Scientist I Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in toxicology or related discipline and typically 10 years of experience OR Master's Degree in toxicology or related discipline and typically 8 years of experience OR PhD in toxicology or related discipline and 0 years of experience
• Previous experience in a pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical or GMP/GLP industry setting providing risk assessments preferred
• Proven record of successfully evaluating safety risks
• Excellent collaboration, multi-tasking, and communication skills
• Excellent oral and written communication and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet project deadlines

Desired Skills

• Occupational Exposure Banding, Performance-based exposure control limits, or evaluating toxicity data for Safety Data Sheets
• Risk assessment authoring
• In depth knowledge and experience with regulatory guidance, i.e., ICHQ3C, ICHQ3D, ICHQ3E, ICHM7, ISO-10993-X
• Toxicity data mining in databases and literature
• Broad range of software proficiency as well as in silico predictive tools for toxicity, i.e., QSAR, OECD
• Board-certification preferred but not required

Additional Information

• 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.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

US & Puerto Rico only – to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

Recruitment Fraud Alert

• AbbVie will never request sensitive personal information (such as bank account details, social security numbers, or payment of any kind) during the recruitment process.
• If you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer or communication claiming to be from AbbVie, please do not respond, open any attachments, or click on any hyperlinks.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of AbbVie, please contact us immediately.

Protect yourself by verifying job offers and communications. Your safety is important to us.

Pay Range: $94000 – 178500 USD

Where We Work

Role is exclusively performed at a site or office and onsite presence is required. Employees who are site/office-based and can occasionally perform their role virtually work both in the office and remotely*, following the policies and regulations in place at their location. US Employees must be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Three days in the office is the minimum; some individuals or teams may require more in-office days due to meetings, business/project needs or their role.