Principal Research Scientist I, Cellular/Molecular Biology

Company Description

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 . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .

Job Description

Description:

Generate and execute novel scientific research or development that impacts safety evaluation for programs across therapeutic areas within preclinical safety. Design new scientific proposals and lead those efforts. Investigate, identify, develop, and optimize new methods and techniques. Act as a lead scientist in his/her area of expertise and critically evaluate relevant scientific advances and integrate this knowledge to drive scientific progress for programs.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct routine and exploratory molecular pathology endpoints on tissues, cells, and other matrices (such as organ-on-chip) including but not limited to IHC, ISH, laser-capture microdissection, target expression profiling, off-target binding assessments, immunofluorescence (including multiplexing), and electron microscopy.
• Support development and deployment of digital pathology tools to support rapid pathologic evaluation of exploratory studies.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and resolve key project hurdles and assumptions by effectively utilizing available information and technical expertise.
• Proactively seek out new information in the literature and incorporate this into individual project(s) as well as the overall safety assessment strategy.
• Seize opportunities to pursue project-relevant methods and techniques that are in line with the group’s strategy.
• Maintain a high level of productivity in the lab.
• May mentor/supervise a team of one or more and evaluate the performance of those individuals; accountable for the effective performance of the team/individuals.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, controlled drug and radioactive compounds.
• Collaborate effectively with other teams to identify areas of scientific advancement and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and extensive, typically 14+ years of experience, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 12 years of experience, PhD and typically 6+ years of experience.
• Demonstrate ability to function independently, generating original technical ideas and research or development strategies
• Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline.
• Effective writer and communicator of research. Demonstrated scientific communication and presentation skills.
• People leadership and management experience preferred.

Additional Information

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

• 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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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. 

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. 

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