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AbbVie Senior Scientist II, Pathology in South San Francisco, California

Company Description

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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie) .

Job Description

AbbVie Precision Medicine Pathology organization is committed to driving tissue based translational and biomarker efforts for our pre-clinical and clinical stage programs. We are seeking a talented and motivated Machine Learning (ML) Scientist to develop and apply advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques for analyzing complex histopathology and spatial omics datasets. This is a hands-on role ideal for candidates who are passionate about learning, collaborating, and driving innovation in the exciting intersection of machine learning, digital pathology, and precision medicine.

As a computational pathology scientist, you will be an integral part of a highly cross-functional team, working closely with colleagues from pathology laboratories and collaborating with research pathologists and assay scientists. You will engage with investigators involved in both discovery and late-stage research across a spectrum of disease areas, including oncology, cancer immunotherapy, immunology, and neuroscience, leveraging your AI expertise to advance our team's research objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, train, and validate machine learning models for tissue image analysis, including segmentation, object detection, and classification.

  • Apply advanced techniques such as deep learning and representation learning to solve key challenges in digital pathology.

  • Curate and maintain large-scale pathology datasets, ensuring data quality and integrity for robust model training and evaluation.

  • Develop and implement tools and pipelines for data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model deployment.

  • Collaborate with pathologists, biologists, statisticians, data analysts, and fellow engineers to integrate machine learning solutions into existing workflows.

  • Assist in external collaborations with research partners to enhance project outcomes and foster innovation.

  • Assist in evaluating histopathology and spatial omics datasets to identify biomarkers that inform patient stratification and companion diagnostic efforts.

  • Stay updated on the latest developments in AI, machine learning, and digital pathology techniques, and bring these insights to ongoing projects.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or related field with an emphasis on computer vision or machine learning with 4+ years of relevant experience; OR M.S. with 10+ years of relevant experience.

  • Experience in image analysis techniques, including segmentation, object detection, and classification, evidenced by publications, open-source projects, or product development.

  • Proficiency in programming languages like python and demonstrated experience using computer vision libraries such as OpenCV and ML frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch.

  • Familiarity with MLOps practices, including deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management of machine learning models in production environments.

  • Familiarity with cloud computing platforms and scalable AI/ML pipelines (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to contribute to collaborative projects and explain technical concepts to interdisciplinary teams.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated creative approaches to overcoming challenges.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Exposure to digital pathology or biomedical imaging, such as histopathology, microscopy, or tissue imaging datasets.

  • Experience with spatial omics data or integrating molecular data with image analysis.

  • Working knowledge of techniques in precision medicine, biomarker discovery, or personalized treatment strategies is a plus.

  • Familiarity with cell and molecular biology concepts in fields like oncology, immunology, or cancer immunotherapy, or an eagerness to learn.

Additional Information

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. ​

  • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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Salary: $103,500 - $197,000

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