Associate Scientist

Job Title

Safety Pharmacology 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.

The Safety Pharmacology department plays an especially influential role in all Abb Vie discovery projects by providing both standard cardiovascular and neurobehavioral safety screening as well as fit-for-purpose assay development to aid in critical decision making. Safety pharmacology at Abb Vie focuses primarily on cardiovascular safety, but our wide variety of expertise allows us to look at several organ systems including central nervous and gastrointestinal systems and investigate the mechanistic underpinnings of observed toxicities as needed.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our safety pharmacology team. The successful candidate will be:

• Responsible for running, analyzing, and reporting in vitro cardiovascular, neurobehavioral, and gastrointestinal assays focused on evaluating and implementing New Approach Methodologies (NAMS)
• Demonstrate background understanding of electrophysiology principles with specific experience operating and troubleshooting MEA (Microelectrode Array) platforms; ability to interpret multi-electrode recordings
• Assisting senior scientists with projects in a collaborative, team-based setting
• Responsible for learning and implementing new experimental protocols
• Applying basic scientific principles to research and be proficient in basic lab techniques (compound dosing, rodent restraint, dilution calculations, etc.).

The successful candidate will have:

• BS/BA in biology or related field.
• Experience with peptides and/or oligo based modalities in an in vitro and/or in vivo setting would be beneficial
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work and contribute within a team
• Strong critical thinking skills demonstrating ability to troubleshoot testing issues
• Good time management and multi-tasking skills
• Fast learner, able to generate and analyze data with little supervision
• Proficient with Microsoft office for data analysis

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.

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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Pay Range: $58656 - 99000 USD

Role is exclusively performed at a site or office and onsite presence is required. Employees who are site/office-based and can occasionally perform their role virtually work both in the office and remotely*, following the policies and regulations in place at their location. US Employees must be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.

Three days in the office is the minimum; some individuals or teams may require more in-office days due to meetings, business/project needs or their role.