Principal Research Scientist , Peptide Engineer

Principal Research Scientist I, Peptide Engineer

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Company Description 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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

Job Description Chemical Engineers support API projects through all the phases of late stage development, commercialization, product life cycle. This position will be responsible to ensure processes can be run safely, addressing scale-up issues and developing and implementing robust API process steps from the lab to a manufacturing environment. Once commercialized, the process engineer is responsible for continuous improvement activities, technical transfer to manufacturing sites, and resolution of technical manufacturing issues in a commercial setting.

Effective cross functional interactions with quality and regulatory functions and on-site manufacturing personnel is key for successful job performance.

Purpose Lead research and/or project activities with a group of scientists within the individual’s area of expertise by effectively mentoring, guiding, and/or supervising scientific personnel. Independently conceive, execute, and communicate novel multi-disciplinary research or development strategies that achieve project and area goals. Serve as a lead scientist on his/her own project and contribute scientific insights into multiple other projects. Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of peptide synthesis processes from development to commercialization.

• Conceptualizes and implements approaches using combinations of engineering scientific principles.
• Effectively function as a principal investigator, generating original technical ideas and research or development strategies.
• Utilizes knowledge of engineering, literature, and experience to guide decision for complex situations.
• Independently responsible for project science within his/her area of expertise on one or more project teams.
• Make significant contributions to project team through lab based, or other work environments, activities.
• Generate new scientific proposals and lead those efforts. Anticipate and critically evaluate scientific or regulatory advances or competitive threats and respond with appropriate new strategies.
• Recognized and sought out as an expert in his/her discipline within the company and possibly externally.
• Applies extensive, advanced scientific knowledge to multidisciplinary projects.
• Assures experimental quality through sound experimental design and provides advice on experimental design.
• Implements new technical alternatives for research from literature review, industry knowledge, and development experience.
• Applies computer skills (including word processing, spreadsheets, instrumentation related to corporate network systems and advanced technical software) and author advanced techniques or models (e.g., programming and control algorithms or simulations).
• Applies advanced technical writing skills to produce reports and documents; write independently; evaluates the writing of others. Utilizes numerous analytical instruments, trains others in their operation.
• Anticipates, recognizes, and resolves problems. Functions as an expert in technical/functional areas.

• Leads resolution of compliance quality issues and documents drafting.
• Presents results of projects both internally and externally.
• Reviews and critiques presentations for others.
• Establishes project operation criteria and technical standards for excellence. Generates new product ideas.
• Prepares and aligns impact goals with department divisional goals.
• Actively participates in cross-functional…