Senior Scientist, Microbiology / Immunology I

AbbVie • North Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Microbial fermentation engineers support API and natural products projects through all phases of late-stage development, commercialization, and product life cycle. This position is responsible for ensuring that processes can be run safely, addressing scale-up issues and developing and implementing robust API process steps from the lab to a manufacturing environment. The microbiologist or engineer is responsible for late-stage process development, assessing key unit operations (e.g., microbial fermentations, tangential flow filtration, chromatography) for process robustness, scientific understanding, and potential scale-up risks. Effective cross-functional interactions with other functions (e.g., technical, quality, regulatory) and on-site manufacturing personnel are key for successful job performance. Purpose: Develop scalable and robust engineering processes for key modalities (e.g., small molecule APIs, antibody drug conjugates, and natural products). Demonstrate technical expertise and strong communication skills in a multidisciplinary environment. Investigate, identify, develop, and optimize new methods and techniques. Develop productive collaborations and communications with other groups across science disciplines.

Requirements

• Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline.

Nice To Haves

• BS, MS, or PhD in microbiology, fermentation development, chemical engineering or a related field and 8+ (BS), 4+ (MS), or 0+ (PhD) years of relevant industrial experience.
• Possesses excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 10 years of experience, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience, PhD and no experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Leverage core microbiological and chemical engineering principles (plasmid design, fermentation process development, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, mathematical modeling) in experimental design, thought process in problem-solving, and data analysis.
• Routinely demonstrate scientific initiative and creativity in research or development activities.
• Maintain autonomous and productive performance in laboratory experimentation, pilot plant, and/or manufacturing support space, requiring only minimal direction from or interaction with supervisor.
• Formulate conclusions and design follow-on experiments based on multidisciplinary data.
• Pursue areas of investigation that are scientifically impactful to development and pipeline programs or current commercial programs.
• Effective investigation and troubleshooting of product failures and recommendations for remediation.
• Author publications, presentations, technical reports, regulatory documents, and/or patents.
• Demonstrate high proficiency across a wide range of relevant technologies.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, controlled drug and radioactive compounds, and GxP compliance.
• Be a subject matter expert to other functions within the project team.
• Anticipate, recognize, and resolve problems while functioning as the technical expert on cross functional teams.

Benefits

• paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• short-term incentive programs

What This Job Offers

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