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AbbVie Scientist II, Analytical Development in Waltham, Massachusetts
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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Job Description
Technical and GMP expert that will be responsible for supporting analytical method lifecycle activities at external AD/QC laboratories for late-phase antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development. The candidate will support CMC activities to enable filing and commercialization of ADC programs. The candidate will oversee the critical reagent program that supports GMP release and stability testing.
Responsibilities:
Support validations, re-validations, transfers, continued performance verification (trending), optimization, troubleshooting, etc. for antibody and ADC methods established at external laboratories for IPC, release, and stability testing
Author or review all documentation (protocols, reports, test methods) related to the activities above; collaborate closely with QA to ensure applicable requirements are met (GMP, ICH, compendial, etc.)
Plan and execute laboratory experiments to support method optimization and troubleshooting
Author change controls for analytical-related changes and support deviation/excursion management
Provide management oversight of critical reagents and standards that support analytical testing; oversee reagent inventory and shelf-life management, plan resupply and retesting strategies with internal groups or third-party manufacturers
Serve as analytical representative on CMC team; work closely with manufacturing sciences, quality assurance, regulatory CMC, and supply chain to support program objectives
Perform statistical analysis of batch data to support specification setting and product comparability studies
Support Regulatory CMC activities (filings, information requests, in-country registration testing)
Qualifications
BS, MS, or equivalent education in chemistry, biochemistry, or related discipline
At least 7 (BS) or 5 (MS) years’ experience in analytical development or quality control, mostly supporting antibody or ADC therapeutics under GMP
Experience with analytical method lifecycle management (validations, transfers, CPV, etc.)
Strong knowledge of GMP requirements, ICH guidelines, and compendia (USP and Ph. Eur.)
Demonstrated technical writing skills and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work independently and adhere to timelines
Experience with reagent inventory management preferred
Experience working with third-party laboratories preferred
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.
Note: No amount of pay is a 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
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