Principal Research Scientist II, Peptide Process Engineer

Chemical Engineer

Chemical Engineers in Product Development Science & Technology support API projects through all the phases of late stage development, commercialization, product life cycle. This position will be responsible to ensure processes can be run safely, addressing scale-up issues and developing and implementing robust API process steps from the lab to a manufacturing environment. Once commercialized, the process engineer is responsible for continuous improvement activities, technical transfer to manufacturing sites, and resolution of technical manufacturing issues in a commercial setting. Effective cross functional interactions with quality and regulatory functions and on-site manufacturing personnel is key for successful job performance.

Lead research and/or project activities with a group of scientists within the individual's area of expertise by effectively mentoring, guiding, and/or supervising scientific personnel. Independently conceive, execute, and communicate novel multi-disciplinary research or development strategies that achieve project and area goals. Serve as a lead scientist on his/her own project and contribute scientific insights into multiple other projects. Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of peptide synthesis manufacturing processes from development to commercialization.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops and achieves discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and key scientific objectives.
• Conceptualizes and implements approaches using combinations of engineering principles.
• Utilizes knowledge of engineering, literature, and experience to guide decision for complex situations.
• Collaborates with experts within function to integrate scientific objectives into activities associated with development of new/improved products or technology.
• Advances scientific expertise within function. Proactively advises and shares knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentors and trains functional colleagues and assesses current and emerging business challenges enabling functional goal achievement.
• Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major project plans within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Sources and identifies emerging scientific trends from multiple internal and external sources and assess relevance. Integrates trends into functional short-term objectives. Advances technology and direction within area of discipline.

Level of Leadership Activities:

• Leads resolution of compliance quality issues and documents drafting.
• Presents results of projects both internally and externally.
• Reviews and critiques presentations for others.
• Establishes project operation criteria and technical standards for excellence. Generates new product ideas.
• Prepares and aligns impact goals with department divisional goals.
• Actively participates in cross-functional technology transfer teams including team members from development and manufacturing.

Level of Interpersonal Skill:

• Functions as a technical role model and resource/consultant to others.
• Interacts and leads cross functional teams and shares information. Has demonstrated technical leadership in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or related field with 16 years of related work; Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering or related field with 14 years of related work; PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field with 8 years of related work experience.
• Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved product releases.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline

Desired skills:

• Conceives, designs, conducts research and development for major process to be commercialized.
• Leads the development of processes and programs to optimize or achieve the plant efficiency, product quality, cost control, customer specification or product design changes.
• Leads the technical investigative troubleshooting of product failures and recommends remediation direction.
• Primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents, and/or primary inventor of patents.
• Experience and/or education with API and/or natural product processes in pharmaceuticals.
• Peptide development and/or manufacturing experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Science related field with 16 years of related work; Master's Degree Science or PharmD with 14 years of related work; PhD in Science or related field with 8 years of related work experience.
• Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved product releases.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

Additional Information:

• 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 long-term incentive programs.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Pay Range: $141500 - 268500 USD

Where We Work

Role is exclusively performed at a site or office and onsite presence is required. Employees who are site/office-based and can occasionally perform their role virtually work both in the office and remotely*, following the policies and regulations in place at their location. US Employees must be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Three days in the office is the minimum; some individuals or teams may require more in-office days due to meetings, business/project needs or their role.