Scientist I, Analytical Chemistry

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. 

Seeking talented and passionate individuals to join our growing team, working together to advance cutting-edge scientific research, experiments and analytics. This role is based at AbbVie Waltham’s new, state-of-the-art laboratory designed to enable next-generation innovation.

Abbvie Product Development Science and Technology (PDS&T) Analytical Development – Waltham is responsible for CMC analytical development activities for antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). We are building a team of highly skilled scientists and technical leaders in ADC development to drive the advancement of targeted cancer therapies to improve patient’s lives. The Analytical Development- Waltham team is responsible for late-phase to commercial method development, optimization, advanced characterization, process development support, regulatory authoring, and control strategy for ADCs. The team works cross-functionally with process development, regulatory, and quality with the Abbvie network and with contract manufacturing organization and contract laboratories.   

Responsibilities: 

• Design, execute and interpret critical experiments to answer scientific questions.  Understand the broad objectives of the project as well as their role in achieving those objectives, and modify experimental plan when required, to respond.
• Demonstrate a proficiency in analytical characterization methods for monoclonal antibodies and ADC’s such as SEC, RP and IEX UPLC/HPLC, CE-SDS, iCIEF, SPR and UV spectrophotometer and support the establishment and development of these methods. Act as a resource or mentor for others.
• Meet experimental timelines and effectively organize and present scientific plans and data.
• Support the process characterization activities including sample management, testing and data analysis.
• Responsible for efficiently processing and visualizing analytical data to facilitate project team decisions, with special attention to trends and correlations.
• Maintain laboratory notebook, record keeping, and laboratory safety guidelines.
• Routinely read and apply relevant scientific literature. Contribute to writing and conceptual framework of publications, presentations, and patents.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education with typically 5 years of experience, or Master’s Degree or equivalent education with typically two years of experience.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out the job functions.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• 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. ​

  
  

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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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