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Principal Research Scientist II, Biologics Drug Product Development
Company: AbbVie
Location: North Chicago, IL
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 01/30/2026
Job Categories: Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Finance/Economics, Government and Policy, Information Technology, Sales, Science, Quality Control, Research & Development
Job Description
Principal Research Scientist II, Biologics Drug Product Development

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.


Job Description

Biologics Drug Product Development (Bio DPD), a part of Development Sciences within AbbVies R&D, is a global organization that is responsible for drug product formulation and process development, and definition of the product presentation for biologics (proteins, conjugates, peptides, neurotoxins etc.) and genetic medicine (AAV, LNPs, Cell Therapy).

AbbVie is seeking a highly motivated candidate for the position of Principal Research Scientist II, located in North Chicago, IL. We are seeking an accomplished scientist with a proven track record in biologics drug product process development, modeling, scale-up and tech transfer. This position will be an integral part of the product development and CMC teams and will have strong collaborations with several stakeholders, including discovery research, analytical research and development, bioprocess development, combination products development, product development science and technology, pilot plants and third-party manufacturers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the early-stage biologics drug product process development group in Lake County, IL
  • Accountable for drug product process development, scale-down modeling, process simulation, manufacture of technical batches, and process scale-up and tech transfer for early-stage biologics and sterile parenteral programs.
  • Initiate and/or support scientific initiatives to drive innovation, continuously enhance capabilities and platforms, and improve business processes.
  • Serve as a drug product team leader for one or more projects and represents Bio DPD in the cross-functional Product Presentation and Device Strategy Team (PPDST) and the CMC Team.
  • Effectively and timely communicate development plans, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders and line management.
  • Support due diligence for business development opportunities.
  • Manage a team of 4-5 scientists and engineers (BSc to PhD level) including other drug product team leaders.
  • Responsible for performance management, development plans, and recommendations for promotions and transfers for direct reports.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related disciplines with 16+ (Bachelors), 14+ (Masters), or 8+ (PhD) years of relevant industry experience.
  • Proven ability to solve critical scientific problems.
  • Strong experience with biologics (proteins, conjugates, peptides and/or neurotoxins), parenteral synthetic molecules and/or genetic medicine (AAV, LNPs, cell therapy) drug product process development.
  • Extensive experience with sterile manufacturing unit operations (freeze-thaw, compounding, mixing, filtration and filling) characterization, scale-down models, simulation, scale-up, technology transfer, and batch record authoring.
  • Experience as CMC cross-functional matrix team leader
  • Hand-on experience with authoring regulatory filings for biologics and sterile parenteral products
  • People management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Biologics drug product formulation development
  • Understanding of relevant cGMP and regulatory guidance for biologics and sterile parenteral products
  • Experience in managing third party manufacturers of sterile parenteral products
  • Experience with quality risk management and control strategies for biologics and sterile parenteral products

Key Competencies:

  • Deep scientific knowledge and significant hands-on experience with drug product process development and tech transfer
  • Effectively communicates to influence without authority, drives technical excellence, and inspires continuous improvement.
  • Builds strong relationships with peers and cross-functional partners to enable higher performance.
  • Connects ideas from disparate fields, integrates data and information quickly, and takes risks to achieve the highest performance.
  • 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 orlocal law:

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

  • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's soleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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.

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visithttps://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

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