Principal Research Scientist II – Psychiatry Drug Discovery

Principal Research Scientist II - Psychiatry Drug Discovery

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 141500
• Salary Max: 268500
• Workday Global Grade: 20
• Compensation: USD 141500 - USD 268500 - yearly

Abb Vie'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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on Linked In, Facebook, Instagram, X and You Tube.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated neuroscientist with strong drug discovery expertise to join our Discovery Psychiatry team. The successful candidate will apply drug discovery principles into exploratory through late-stage discovery programs and integrate knowledge across in vitro and in vivo electrophysiological approaches. Candidate must have a strong understanding of neural circuits, multimodal neurophysiological methodologies and translational utility. This role is an exciting opportunity to support psychiatry research from target validation, compound profiling, through clinical development in a dynamic, collaborative drug discovery environment.

Establish Drug Discovery framework in Psychiatry portfolio

Contribute to the development and implementation of research workflows that integrate complex multimodal datasets

Ensure alignment of development and discovery with broader cross-functional program team goals

Support strategic decision-making in psychiatry drug discovery

Provide scientific guidance and mentoring to junior scientists and research associates

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.

Industry experience within early discovery for Psychiatry

Demonstrated experience with neurophysiology and/or functional approaches, including experience in the design and execution of studies investigating synaptic and circuit modulation relevant to psychiatric indications

Strong ability to work in cross-functional teams and effectively communicate scientific findings to both technical and non-technical audiences

Experience building translational frameworks or predictive approaches for functional biology data

• 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.

Note:

No amount of pay is 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 employer 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.

Abb Vie 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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