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Company: AbbVieLocation: North Chicago, IL Employment Type: Full Time Date Posted: 02/06/2026 Job Categories: Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Finance/Economics, Government and Policy, Information Technology, Sales, Science, Quality Control |
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Senior Scientist I, Process Engineering 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 R&D Process Engineering, a part of AbbVie R&Ds Synthetic Molecule CMC Development organization, is responsible for designing and developing scalable processes to make small molecule drug substances and drug products, antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), and peptides throughout pre-clinical and clinical development stages. R&D Process Engineering also partners with Biologics CMC Development and Aesthetics R&D functions to provide active engineering support to enable robust process scale-up and manufacturing of biologics drug substances and drug products, including toxins and cosmetic active ingredients (CAIs). We contribute to the development of innovative engineering technologies and create valuable intellectual property through the composition of matter, chemical processes, and technologies resulting in cost-effective commercial manufacturing processes. We support the development of the supply chain for pipeline molecules and help prepare and defend CMC regulatory content. Chemical/Bio Engineers support pipeline projects through all phases of development. Early in development, engineers focus on ensuring that the process can be run safely, identifying and addressing scale-up issues, enabling processes that can be scaled-up successfully. In the later stages of development, engineers optimize the drug substance and drug product processes and lead manufacturing campaigns. Role Overview The successful candidate will play a key role spanning multiple R&D Process Engineering functions, including the Crystalline Drug Substance and Drug Product Group (CrySP) and the Center for Reaction Engineering (CRE).The core deliverable of Process Engineering is to develop robust processes to manufacture small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), ADCs, toxins, CAIs, and drug products utilizing strong engineering fundamentals. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated background in crystallization fundamentals and crystallization process development. Further, the candidate will have demonstrated expertise in solving challenges in reactions relevant to manufacture of drug substance and drug product pharmaceutical and aesthetic products. R&D Process Engineering leads the development of commercial-ready isolation and purification strategies for both small and large molecule compounds. The ideal candidate will have a passion for hands-on laboratory process development and a proven track record in research and development. The candidate is expected to lead the identification and development of novel approaches and technologies to enhance process development efficiency and commercialization. The candidate must exhibit a collaborative nature in identifying process challenges on a wide range of projects and participate in cross-functional teams to deliver against specific project needs. Key Responsibilities:
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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: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html Contact Information
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