AbbVie · 1 day ago
Senior Data Scientist II – Therapeutic Modality Insights & Competitor Intelligence
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 for serious health issues. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to drive Therapeutic Modality Knowledge & Intelligence Solutions, focusing on creating methods for extracting and monitoring knowledge on emerging therapeutic approaches.
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Responsibilities
Conceive, design, and implement advanced AI-powered published insights solutions (incl. agentic workflows) that address significant scientific and strategic trends and knowledge gaps in therapeutic modalities
Develop and deliver innovative, high-quality intelligence solutions that systematically extract, analyze, summarize, integrate and proactively monitor key knowledge about novel therapeutic modalities (such as gene/cell therapies and innovative RNA or antibody-based drugs) to address urgent scientific and business needs
Apply broad expertise in knowledge & information science, Generative AI/NLP, data warehousing, and software development to build robust data pipelines and analytical workflows for large and complex published (often unstructured) data, including literature publications, patents, news/press releases, and competitor pipelines
Demonstrate deep knowledge of pharmaceutical R&D, drug development, and therapeutic modality trends
Operate with high autonomy and productivity, proactively tackling complex problems and driving multiple projects with minimal supervision
Pursue and evaluate relevant external and internal leads in novel modalities, new technologies, and data sources—rapidly incorporating new findings into project strategies and generate novel, actionable insights for R&D and business strategy
Collaborate cross-functionally with scientific, corporate strategy, and other R&D teams to ensure solutions meet real-world needs, fill knowledge gaps, and democratize access to key intelligence
Mentor or supervise junior data & information scientists
Stay at the forefront of emerging trends, methodologies, and technologies that can advance therapeutic modality & competitor intelligence at Abbvie
Author high-impact presentations and publications, communicating findings to diverse audiences
Ensure adherence to AbbVie’s standards of compliance, data security, GxP, and code of conduct
Achieve great results, while overwhelmingly demonstrating key AbbVie values and behaviors
Qualification
Required
PhD (with 4+ years relevant experience) in life sciences (biology, pharmacology, chemistry, biotechnology, bioinformatics, pharmacy, medicine, biomedical data science, or related). Equivalent experience considered at Master's (10+ years) or Bachelor's (12+ years) level
Deep knowledge of emerging therapeutic modalities, such as biotherapeutics (ADCs, mAbs, multispecific antibodies, cell therapies, etc.), different types of degraders, gene therapies (AAV, lentiviral, CAR-T, CRISPR, etc.), RNA therapies (mRNA, siRNA, ASO), as shown in recent industry advances
Demonstrated leadership in designing and delivering creative technology solutions that advance business and scientific objectives; proven ability to translate complex scientific/business questions into actionable, large-scale information solutions
Solid background in programming, informatics, and data science. Proficiency in Python required
Hands-on expertise with extraction and integration of knowledge from literature, patents, competitive intelligence databases (e.g., Citeline, Cortellis), and news/press release sources
Competence in using GenAI models for knowledge extraction (including prompting, pitfalls, etc.)
Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new advances in therapeutic modalities and information technologies and balancing multiple projects with shifting priorities
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with superior attention to detail and high degree of reliability and integrity
Excellent written and oral English communication skills; proven ability to present complex concepts clearly to scientists, non-scientific audiences and different leadership levels
Demonstrates scientific curiosity, technical creativity, and a proactive drive for innovation to break new ground in the field of information analysis and insights generation
Preferred
Pharmaceutical industry experience
Experience working in fast-paced, dynamic, multidisciplinary, and collaborative settings and global teams
Familiarity with data engineering, software development principles, relational databases and SQL (e.g., Oracle, Hadoop) as well as common formats/APIs (REST, XML, JSON, Python libraries like Pydantic)
Experience with embedding Gen AI models in larger Python-based workflows to automate knowledge extraction tasks
Basic understanding of agents and agentic workflows (MCP, A2A)
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
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
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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