Senior Scientist II, Biologics Drug Product Development

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.

Biologics Drug Product Development (Bio DPD), a part of Development Sciences within Abb Vie’s R&D, is a global organization that is responsible for drug product formulation and process development, and definition of the product presentation for biologics (proteins, conjugates, peptides, neurotoxins etc.) and genetic medicine (AAV, LNPs, Cell Therapy).

Abb Vie is seeking a highly motivated candidate for the position of Senior Scientist II, located in North Chicago, IL. We are seeking an accomplished scientist with a proven track record in biologics drug product process development, modeling, scale-up and tech transfer. This position will be an integral part of the product development and CMC teams and will have strong collaborations with several stakeholders, including discovery research, analytical research and development, bioprocess development, combination products development, product development science and technology, pilot plants and third‑party manufacturers.

• Lead the design and execution of biologics drug product formulation and process development, characterization and robustness studies.
• Support scale‑up and technology transfer activities to internal and external manufacturing sites.
• Initiate and/or support scientific initiatives to drive innovation, continuously enhance capabilities and platforms, and improve business processes.
• Effectively and timely communicate development plans, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders and line management.
• Represent Bio DPD in the cross‑functional Product Presentation and Device Strategy Team (PPDST) and the CMC Team.

• PhD in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related disciplines with 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Proven ability to solve critical scientific problems.
• Experience with biologics (proteins, conjugates, peptides and/or neurotoxins), parenteral synthetic molecules and/or genetic medicine (AAV, LNPs, cell therapy) drug product process development.
• Experience with sterile manufacturing unit operations (freeze‑thaw, compounding, mixing, filtration and filling, lyophilization), characterization, scale‑down models, simulation, scale‑up, technology transfer, and batch record authoring.
• Hands‑on experience with authoring regulatory filings for biologics and sterile parenteral products.
• Experience leading drug product development as the functional lead within cross‑functional teams.

• Biologics drug product formulation development.
• Understanding of relevant cGMP and regulatory guidance for biologics and sterile parenteral products.
• Experience in managing third party manufacturers of sterile parenteral products.
• Experience with quality risk management and control strategies for biologics and sterile parenteral products.

• Deep scientific knowledge and significant hands‑on experience with drug product process development and tech transfer.
• Effectively communicates to influence without authority, drives technical excellence, and inspires continuous improvement.
• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross‑functional partners to enable higher performance.
• Connects ideas from disparate fields, integrates data and information quickly, and takes risks to achieve the highest performance.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay…