Senior Scientist – Process Development (all genders) – full-time, permanent Full-time

Job Opportunity: Senior Scientist

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.

The department of Drug Product Development is responsible for developing manufacturing 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 Senior Scientist in the Process Engineering group based in Ludwigshafen, Germany. AbbVie is seeking a highly motivated, collaborative scientist with a proven track record that can optimize manufacturing processes and lead projects for small molecules.

Responsibilities:

• Leading late-stage drug product manufacturing process development and optimization for small molecule development candidates within the AbbVie pipeline
• Collaborating with drug product development CMC teams to ensure formulation and manufacturing processes are amenable with the intended commercial manufacturing sites
• Advancing scientific expertise within the function
• Proactively demonstrating leadership by advising and sharing knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management
• Ensuring development of technologies and scientific innovation that improve the capability to formulate small molecules within the AbbVie pipeline
• Collaborating with other functions within AbbVie to align a broad range of strategies that directly support drug discovery and development programs
• Ensuring compliance with AbbVie safety, quality and regulatory policies and government regulations

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. or equivalent education and 12+ years of experience or M.Sc. or equivalent education with 10+ years of experience or PhD with 4+ years of experience
• Proven project leadership in solid oral drug product development with advanced knowledge of manufacturing platforms such as direct compression, granulation, and hot melt extrusion
• Expertise in powder material properties and their effects on drug manufacturability and final product performance, alongside the ability to interpret models for product optimization
• Strong skills in troubleshooting process/material issues and applying techniques for scaling up processes to commercial equipment
• Demonstrated ability to work creatively, functioning as a principal investigator generating original ideas and 'out of the box' solutions, and championing new technologies
• Recognized expert with a track record of success as primary author of scientific publications, presentations, patents, and regulatory submissions
• Excellent communication skills with experience in presenting at leading scientific conferences and a commitment to collaborative work in cross-functional teams

Additional Information:

• With a diverse work environment where you can have a real impact
• With an open corporate culture
• With an attractive salary
• With an intensive onboarding process with a mentor at your side
• With flexible work models for a healthy work-life balance
• With a corporate health management that offers comprehensive health and exercise programs
• With company social benefits
• With a wide range of career opportunities in an international organization
• With top-tier, attractive development opportunities
• With a strong international network

Multiple times, we have been globally recognized as a “Great Place to Work” and we are proud to provide our employees with the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We take our impact on the environment and our communities seriously and therefore focus on giving something back on a regular basis. We are committed to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EED&I) – a commitment that is fundamental to us. This includes appreciating different perspectives, creating an inclusive culture and treating all employees with dignity and respect.

Any questions? Feel free to email us at TalentAcquisition.de@abbvie.com – we look forward to hearing from you!

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