AbbVie Posted August 11, 2026

Senior Scientist I, Analytical Chemistry

North Chicago, IL Full-time
Manufacturing & CMC Senior

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About this opportunity

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube .

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead the analytical aspects of a project including method development and validation, control strategy development, specification justification, data generation, and regulatory submission contributions.

Leverage experience in analytical techniques relevant to peptide product development including mass spectrometry, chromatography, amino acid analysis, advanced separation techniques, and higher-order structure studies.

Understand and apply advanced analytical techniques to generate extended characterization data packages to build product knowledge and support regulatory requirements.

Build deep knowledge of API processes spanning starting materials, intermediates, impurities, and the API to implement analytical controls and testing to enhance process and product knowledge.

Formulate conclusions and design follow-on experiments based on multidisciplinary data.

May initiate new areas of investigation that are scientifically meaningful, reliable, and can be incorporated directly into a research or development program.

Process, interpret, and visualize data to facilitate project team decisions.

Communicate and collaborate with cross-functional groups and departments.

Routinely demonstrate scientific initiative and creativity in research or development activities and maintain a high level of productivity in the lab.

Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, and GxP compliance, where applicable.

Qualifications

Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry with 0 to 4 years of peptide-related industry experience.

Strong chromatography knowledge and proven ability to develop, troubleshoot, and improve methods across common techniques such as UHPLC, GC, IC, etc.

Highly autonomous and productive in performing laboratory research or method development independently, requiring only minimal direction from a supervisor.

Strong technical background in analytical chemistry, excellent analytical problem-solving skills. Capable of independently developing and troubleshoot analytical methods.

Familiarity with forced degradation, impurity tracking, and stability requirements for peptide products.

Self-motivated, hard-working, detail-oriented individual able to work in a fast-paced team environment.

High-quality written and oral communication skills and ability to interact effectively with interdisciplinary scientists and engineers.

Preferred:

Understanding of cGMP and regulatory requirements.

Practical knowledge of modern peptide manufacturing processes, organic structure, functional groups, chemistry.

Familiarity with chemical biology fundamentals and related analytical techniques including recombinant protein expression and purification, cell culture, immunoassays, and gels.

Key Leadership Competencies:

Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance

Demonstrates agility in triaging priorities, pivoting strategy when faced with change, and independently resolving bottlenecks and conflicts

Highly developed ability to work as part of a team and an effective communicator

Creates a positive learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement

Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation, and manages innovation to reality

Actively supports and instructs less experienced colleagues

A quick learner who is highly motivated to drive for results

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 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 and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
North Chicago, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 373 comparable Senior Manufacturing & CMC roles across 53 biopharma companies.

373Comparable roles tracked
344Currently active
53Companies hiring similar roles
20Countries represented

Salary context

174 of 373 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $96,500/yr – $183,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · Senior Scientist II – CMC Developmental Sciences · AbbVie $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Peer group range $0 – $222,900 (median $142,388)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 373 comparable roles

United States267
India37
Ireland10
Singapore10
Netherlands7
Switzerland6

+ 14 more countries

Seniority mix

373 of 373 peers have a known seniority level

Senior250
Principal79
Associate Director44

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 373 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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