Senior Scientist, Engineering II
AbbVie
Full-time
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
$106,500 - $202,500 USD yearly
Operations
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Role Summary
Senior Scientist II/Mechanical Engineer to join the Injection Device Development team to help accelerate AbbVie’s combination products from concept to submission, industrialization and launch. Work at the intersection of engineering and biopharmaceuticals to advance programs that combine delivery systems with commercial drug assets.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain product design documentation
- Lead design transfer and industrialization activities
- Initiate and lead product design changes and continuous improvement efforts
- Design and execute laboratory studies supporting product development and on-market investigations
- Conduct analytical modeling of key performance attributes of designs
- Perform 3D and 2D CAD development in PDM environment
- Protocol development, documentation of results and authoring of summary reports
- Collaborating with third party developers and suppliers
- Travel up to 25% of time
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 12 years of experience; Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 10 years; PhD and typically 4 years
- Thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline
- Effective writer and communicator of research or regulatory materials
Preferred Qualifications
- BS in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering (MS preferred, PhD aspirational)
- 10-12 years of experience (MS 8-10 years, PhD 2-4 years) in medical device, drug delivery or other regulated industry
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and strong design/analytical skills
- Experience with design controls (ISO 13485 / CFR 820.30)
- High volume manufacturing processes; 3D CAD modeling, detailed drawings, GD&T
- Laboratory environment, experiment planning, material control and recordkeeping
- Technical protocol and report writing; statistical analysis
- Physical prototyping (3D printing, manual machining); toolroom environment
- Knowledge of material properties, selection and testing methodologies
- Ability to create and manage schedules for sub-tasks/work streams
- Identifying project risks and developing mitigation plans