Senior Scientist I/II, Process Engineering Full-time

Job Title

Process Engineering, Center of Excellence in Crystalline Drug Substance and Drug Product (CrySP)

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.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the Center of Excellence in Crystalline Drug Substance and Drug Product (CrySP), a part of Process Engineering function. The core deliverable of Process Engineering is to develop robust processes to manufacture small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs), toxins, cosmetic active ingredients (CAIs), and drug products utilizing strong engineering fundamentals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop robust scale up and manufacturing processes, supporting small and/or large molecule assets through all phases of development.
• Perform laboratory experiments and process modeling to support process understanding and optimization.
• Address challenging problems with separations, and/or isolations using expertise in thermodynamics, crystallization fundamentals, transport phenomena, and mathematical modeling.
• Author and/or review technical documents summarizing process development efforts.
• Exhibit a collaborative nature in identifying process challenges on a wide range of projects and communicate findings and recommendations effectively by multi-disciplinary interactions with organic chemists, analytical chemists, process development engineers, pilot plant engineers, drug product development scientists, program managers, and regulatory affairs specialists.
• Author publications and present at scientific conferences.

Qualifications:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Chemical Engineering or a related field and 10+ (BS), 8+ (MS), or 0+ (PhD) years of relevant industrial experience.
• Job level will be commensurate with academic and/or industrial work experience.
• Candidates are expected to have a strong background in chemical engineering and the proven ability to demonstrate their skills in this field.
• The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to learn, understand, and master new experimental techniques.
• The candidate is required to possess effective oral and written communication skills and be a strong team player.

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.