Principal Scientist I, Immunology/Dermatology

Principal Scientist I, Immunology/Dermatology

AbbVie'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.

Principal Scientist I, Immunology/Dermatology, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL: Onsite (onsite 5 days per week).

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a principal investigator, generate & lead original ideas, strategies, & new scientific proposals in the area of inflammatory skin diseases with the use of complex human models.
• Anticipate, critically evaluate & respond to scientific, regulatory, or competitive advances/threats.
• Independently responsible for project science within area of expertise on project teams.
• Primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents & /or primary inventor of patents.
• Present at leading scientific conferences.
• Understand & adhere to corporate code of conduct & safety standards.
• Mentor a team & evaluate performance.

  Education & Experience

  Must possess a PhD in biological sciences, bioengineering or chemical engineering & 1 year developing & implementing complex in vitro human models for drug discovery with a pharmaceutical company.

  Of work experience required, must have 1 year:

  1. developing & validating human tissue-on-a-chip models;
  2. growing primary human tissue culture including multiple cell types in a co-culture; &
  3. performing data & image acquisition analysis & presentation.

     Experience may be gained concurrently.

     Salary Range: $154,355.64 – $208,500.00 per year.

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