AbbVie · 5 hours ago
Principal Research Scientist II, Biologics Drug Product Development
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines that address serious health issues. They are seeking a Principal Research Scientist II to lead biologics drug product process development and collaborate with various teams in the product development lifecycle.
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Responsibilities
Lead the early-stage biologics drug product process development group in Lake County, IL
Accountable for drug product process development, scale-down modeling, process simulation, manufacture of technical batches, and process scale-up and tech transfer for early-stage biologics and sterile parenteral programs
Initiate and/or support scientific initiatives to drive innovation, continuously enhance capabilities and platforms, and improve business processes
Serve as a drug product team leader for one or more projects and represents Bio DPD in the cross-functional Product Presentation and Device Strategy Team (PPDST) and the CMC Team
Effectively and timely communicate development plans, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders and line management
Support due diligence for business development opportunities
Manage a team of 4-5 scientists and engineers (BSc to PhD level) including other drug product team leaders
Responsible for performance management, development plans, and recommendations for promotions and transfers for direct reports
Qualification
Required
Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related disciplines with 16+ (Bachelors), 14+ (Masters), or 8+ (PhD) years of relevant industry experience
Proven ability to solve critical scientific problems
Strong experience with biologics (proteins, conjugates, peptides and/or neurotoxins), parenteral synthetic molecules and/or genetic medicine (AAV, LNPs, cell therapy) drug product process development
Extensive experience with sterile manufacturing unit operations (freeze-thaw, compounding, mixing, filtration and filling) characterization, scale-down models, simulation, scale-up, technology transfer, and batch record authoring
Experience as CMC cross-functional matrix team leader
Hand-on experience with authoring regulatory filings for biologics and sterile parenteral products
People management experience
Preferred
Biologics drug product formulation development
Understanding of relevant cGMP and regulatory guidance for biologics and sterile parenteral products
Experience in managing third party manufacturers of sterile parenteral products
Experience with quality risk management and control strategies for biologics and sterile parenteral products
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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