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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie) . Job Description The Biologics Discovery Sciences group at AbbVie is seeking a highly skilled and self-motivated scientist to join a dynamic team supporting Discovery Biotherapeutics. This position will impact projects through engineering, production, and characterization of multispecific biopharmaceutical products. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with biologics and multispecifics production platforms, analytical characterization (e.g., SEC, MS), and a proven track record implementing multispecific engineering and production strategies to advance early- and late-stage discovery programs. The applicant should be an enthusiastic, creative scientist who will make tangible contributions to the continuous improvement and innovation within the organization. Key Responsibilities: + Responsible for design, engineering and production of multispecific biologics to support all Abbvie therapeutic areas + Evaluate and integrate state-of-the-art technology to improve therapeutic production platforms, and demonstrate creative “out-of-the-box” thinking to solve difficult problems + Serve as a Multispecifics Engineering representative for cross-functional teams and provide guidance as an expert + Identify and solve technical problems independently, conceive and implement innovative process research ideas + Ensure consistency and quality of technical reports + Provide project update, analysis and advice to cross-functional teams and senior management + Present original work internally across departments and at internal and external scientific conferences; may author or co-author peer-reviewed scientific papers or patents Qualifications Qualifications: + PhD, MS, or BS degree in Biochemistry, Biochemical engineering or related disciplines with typically 0-4 (PhD), 8-10+ (MS), or 10-12+ (BS) years of experience + Extensive experience in multispecific biologics engineering + Experience with protein, biologics, fragments, and multi-specifics design, expression and purification + Ability to explore and develop new approaches to further advance innovative purification and screening technologies for multispecifics + Sound scientific understanding of current state of protein expression/separation/analytical technologies + Experience with in vitro analytical techniques for protein characterization (e.g. SEC, MS, DSF) + Strong molecular biology skills (e.g. molecular cloning) + Experience with sequence analysis tools (Vector NTI, Geneious, Genedata) + Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously + Team player with the ability to operate in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment + Adapt to rapid changes in project priorities and timelines + Recognized in the scientific community through a sustained record of peer-reviewed publications and patents preferred + Candidate must be a goal-oriented team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong can-do attitude Key AbbVie Competencies: + Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of the team to enable high performance. + Learns fast, grasps the “essence” and can change the course quickly where indicated. + Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo. + Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement. + Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality. 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 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 an equal opportunity employer and 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html Salary: $91,500 - $173,500