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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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Allergan Aesthetics, Device Biology R&D, is seeking a highly motivated and innovative candidate for the role of Senior Scientist I. The successful candidate will lead and support early discovery programs and innovative product development in the Regenerative Medicine franchise. This individual will be expected to lead, design, and develop new prototypes for novel medical devices, biomaterials, and cell/tissue products. Critical responsibilities include developing technical strategies as well as design and execution of studies utilizing various in vitro and in vivo cell- or tissue-based, molecular biology, and/or material characterization methods. The person must be able to successfully perform hands-on laboratory work with minimal supervision and complete deliverables in a timely manner. He/she/they must also stay current with literature/scientific advances in the relevant therapeutic area(s), demonstrate scientific leadership skills and interact in a cross-functional team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages, designs, and executes studies to support early discovery research, including developing new prototypes, assays and managing outside contractors to support testing as appropriate.

• Analyzes, summarizes, and presents data to internal and external stakeholders; write, review, and issue technical reports, technical memoranda, and other documents for internal and external distribution.

• Interface and work with colleagues from functional and cross functional groups.

• Organizes, schedules, and participates in project team meetings to define and schedule project activities and review completed tasks. Communicate project status to supervisor, project team leader, other research managers, and R&D committees as appropriate.

• Works with patent counsel to general documentation to protect IP.

• Train and mentor research associates when appropriate.

• Stay current on the latest developments in relevant therapeutic areas and understand competitive landscape through comprehensive reading and analysis of literature, discussion with KOLs and attendance at appropriate scientific meetings.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Masters degree in biological engineering, biomedical engineering, materials/polymer science, cell & molecular biology

• 0-2+ years of postdoctoral or industry experience (for PhD Candidate) or 5+ years of academic or industry laboratory experience (for Masters Candidates)

• Experience in tissue engineering, biopolymers or extracellular matrix

• Characterization and knowledge of biological and synthetic biomaterials is a plus.

• Knowledge of mechanical testing (tensile, compression, etc.), and/or sterilization experience is preferred.

• Willing to perform hands on laboratory work including in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro experiments.

• Capable of designing and executing scientific hypothesis-driven research and creative problem-solving.

• Possess strong scientific skills with ability to collaborate with project team members.

• Able to work independently, set priorities, and handle multiple tasks efficiently.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Committed to the values of integrity, accountability, transparency, scientific rigor and drive.

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 a 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 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.