Director - Process Engineering​/Senior Principal Research Scientist

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.

Are you a passionate engineer who thrives at the intersection of science, innovation, and impact? Abb Vie's Research and Development Process Engineering team is on the front lines of transforming cutting-edge science into life-changing medicines - and we're looking for a Senior Principal Research Scientist or Director, Process Engineering to help us push the boundaries of what's possible in drug product development.

This position is being posted at two potential levels - Principal Research Scientist I and Associate Director - and we welcome candidates who feel they are a strong fit for either level to apply. Join us at our North Chicago, IL hub and be part of something bigger.

This isn't just a role - it's an opportunity to shape the future of drug manufacturing. Whether you join as a Sr Principal Research Scientist or step in at the Director level, you'll bring your proven project leadership in drug product development to drive synthetic molecule candidates from concept to commercial-ready processes, making real decisions that accelerate medicines to patients who need them most.

At the Associate Director level, this role also carries broader accountability for setting technical strategy and may include direct people leadership responsibilities across the Process Engineering function.

You'll be a master of drug product manufacturing platforms - direct compression, wet & dry granulation, hot melt extrusion, tableting, encapsulation, and film coating - and you'll apply your deep understanding of powder material properties to unlock new levels of manufacturability and product performance. When challenges arise, you're the person who steps up to troubleshoot complex process and material issues with creativity and rigor.

And when it's time to go big, you'll translate bench-scale breakthroughs into pilot plant realities through expert scale-up execution.

• Lead drug product manufacturing process early phase development for synthetic molecule development candidates within the Abb Vie pipeline.
• Collaborate with development CMC teams to ensure manufacturing processes are aligned with intended commercial manufacturing sites.
• Advance scientific expertise within the function - mentoring peers and influencing senior leadership with your expert insights; at the Associate Director level, this includes providing technical leadership and, where applicable, direct oversight/management of team members.
• Drive the development of technologies and scientific innovations that expand Abb Vie's small molecule formulation capabilities.
• Partner cross-functionally to build strategies that directly power Abb Vie's drug discovery and development programs; at the Associate Director level, help shape department- and function-level strategy in partnership with senior leadership.
• Champion compliance with Abb Vie's safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

• Bachelor's Degree in Science related field with 18 years of related work;
  Master's Degree Science or PharmD with 16 years of related work;
  PhD in Science or related field with 10 years of related work experience.
• Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved product releases.
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