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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Scientist, Cellular/Molecular Biologist – In vitro Biology, Drug Discovery Science & Technology, Protein Degradation Platform Team (PDPT)

The Proteasome Sciences Group within PDPT has an opportunity for a highly motivated and skilled Scientist I/II (in vitro cellular/molecular biologist) to make substantial contributions towards the progression of targeted protein degradation discovery programs in a highly collaborative multidisciplinary research team. This role is to complement a dynamic group of scientists focused on ubiquitin-proteasome systems biology, chemical biology, and proteomics. The successful candidate will be responsible for conceiving, designing, and executing robust in vitro studies and delivering high quality data. In this role, he/she will work closely with colleagues and members of the Therapeutic Platform Teams to implement in vitro assay strategies and mechanistic studies as part of the overall project plan. The candidate should play an active role in communicating and collaborating with scientists across Abbvie to advance projects through day-to-day interactions, presentation of data, and interpretation of results. The scientist must be capable of working independently while contributing and participating in a team environment and must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute in vitro assays, compound screening, mechanistic studies, and deliver high quality data to drive progress of internal/external collaborations, programs, and platform learnings
• Strategically implement multiple standard and novel assay formats in vitro
• Effectively communicate results in presentations and written reports
• Actively participate in cross-functional teams

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience working with and maintaining cultured cells (Human and/or Mouse)
• Strong scientific foundation in the understanding and implementation cell-based assays and readouts
• Able to think critically and creatively across multiple disciplines. Demonstrated ability to solve research problems with experience in standard in vitro assays including assay development, optimization, and troubleshooting
• Ability to multi-task and successfully interact with a diverse team of scientists to deliver results and meet the needs of various stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with a broad range of assay technologies, automation and instrumentation for high-throughput screening, and genetic profiling techniques (CRISPR, DNA/RNA isolations, RNAseq)
• Experience analyzing data using statistics and graphing software
• Motivated, independent, and productive problem solver with a proven ability to advance new scientific understandings
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve objectives
• Experience presenting research activities/results at internal and external meetings

Education and Training:

• B.S or M.S in cellular/molecular biology, biochemistry, or related fields (1-2 years Industry 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.

Note: No amount of pay is a 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 committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.