Scientist I/Associate Scientist II, Transcriptional Profiling

AbbVie • Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube. The Advanced Cell Technologies, Screening, and Sequencing (ACTS) group in Discovery Neuroscience, in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a highly motivated scientist to join our team. This position is responsible for performing molecular biological research focused on target identification and validation, supporting early drug discovery efforts for neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. The ideal candidate will be collaborative, productive, and have strong hands-on experience with molecular biology techniques. The successful candidate will be expected to support multiple neuroscience pipeline projects that require both molecular and transcriptomic validation, as well as target identification for the exploratory projects.

Requirements

• Associate Scientist II Qualifications : Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, or related field, with typically 3 or more years’ experience or Master’s Degree (no additional experience)
• Scientist I Qualifications : Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, or related field, with typically 5 or more years’ experience or Master’s Degree 2 or more years' experience
• Strong skillset in molecular biology techniques (RNA/DNA isolation and QC).
• Experience with medium-throughput screening (qPCR and ddPCR).
• Experience with next-generation sequencing (bulk RNA-seq and sc/snRNA-seq)
• Ability to independently execute and analyze experiments and troubleshoot technical challenges

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automated laboratory system (KingFisher Flex and Biomek i7 workstation).
• Experience in working in multidisciplinary teams, and in external collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist with advanced molecular biology techniques including gene expression analysis and next-generation sequencing for target identification and validation research.
• Collaborate with colleagues at various AbbVie and external sites
• Analyze and summarize data and participate in the interpretation of results.
• Communicate with colleagues to discuss projects and experiment status and results.
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and manage supplies.
• Develop scientific and technical proficiency as necessary for project completion

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level