Principal Research Scientist I Pharmacy

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

Purpose:

Support the AbbVie Technical Operation functions and the AbbVie Technical Centers worldwide. Identify and resolve manufacturing issues for commercial and Research and Development products primarily Eye Care Products but additionally Pharma and biologics.

Provides leadership to cross-functional teams during development, commercial launch or problem solving for a given drug product.

Accountable to suggest and direct product improvements or alternate manufacturing strategies, as an individual or as a leader of a team, that meet the highest standards in quality, customer service and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

+ Acts as technical expert and provides guidance (scientific and administrative) for all pharmaceutical scientist grade levels.

Liaison between functional groups (i.e., Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Validation, Materials Management, R&D, Analytical Test Labs, Stability and API)

Must be regarded as capable of working totally independently.

Provide technical support of all scale-up activities and maintain timelines for on-going projects.

Write/co-author/review/approve process memos and scientific reports in support of Regulatory Submissions, Regulatory Field Alerts and supportive quality control and manufacturing documents.

Responsible for review or approval of deviations, NCMRs and investigations in terms of the technical content.

Has the ability to anticipate, recognize and resolve problems.

Presents results of projects to senior management.

Provides guidance/mentoring for post-doctoral candidates and summer interns in the department.

Shows understanding of the issues relevant to the organization/business and is able to express them to team. May have a responsibility of leading a team consisting of 4-5 people for a given project.

Qualifications

BS with preferred 10-12 years of experience or MS with preferred 8-10 years of experience or Pharm.D/ Ph.D with preferred 6-8 years of experience

Strong technical background in Eye Care / pharmaceutical aseptic dosage forms. Highly developed problem solving abilities. Scientific report writing skills. Knowledge and experience in working in a cGMP environment. Knowledge of regulatory issues involved with CMC. Good organizational skills. Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.

Function as a team leader. Has knowledge of related areas of development to incorporate into local problem solving. Must be able to work with commercial operations to determine prioritization of projects and meet tight timelines. Use good judgment to make sound

Additional Information

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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. ?

This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs?

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Salary:

$117,500 - $223,500