AbbVie · 2 days ago
Senior Scientist II, Occupational & Environmental Toxicologist
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$106K/yr - $202K/yr
4+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. The Senior Scientist II will evaluate toxicology reports and conduct risk assessments to support safety across various therapeutic areas while collaborating with multi-functional teams and mentoring junior members.
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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. This includes toxicology support for extractables and leachables, health-based exposure limits (HBELs) including permitted daily exposure limits (PDEs) and occupational exposure limits (OELs), and environmental risk assessments (ERA), and other contaminants
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 and biocompatibility studies to support regulatory filings
Plan and monitor studies at contract research organizations (CROs) for worker safety studies to occupational safety
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)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and typically 12+ years of experience, OR Master's Degree and 10+ years of experience, OR PhD and 4 years of experience
Proven record of successfully evaluating safety risks
Excellent collaboration, multi-tasking, and communication skills
Excellent writing skills and attention to detail with work
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet project deadlines
Preferred
Previous experience in a pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical or GMP/GLP industry setting providing risk assessments
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., ISO-10993-X, ICHQ3C, ICHQ3D, ICHQ3E
Toxicity data mining in databases and both internal and external literature
Broad range of software proficiency as well as in silico predictive tools for toxicity
Board-certification preferred but not required
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Long-term incentive programs
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
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