Associate Scientist II

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.

Job Description

Purpose:

We are looking for a scientist with a chemistry background to join our cross-functional team. This role will work within a team of scientists to operate our proprietary maskless array instrumentation to synthesize peptides.

Responsibilities:

• Uses laboratory techniques including pipetting, reconstituting reagents, calculating concentrations, dilutions, and weighing raw materials, to complete instrument setup and post-processing of arrays or peptides
• Runs instrumentation including proprietary MAS units, HPLC, Lyophilizer, Traditional peptide synthesizers, Centrifuge, Rotovap
• Uses existing SOP's to perform standardized activities, recommends changes and improvements as necessary
• Maintains complete and accurate lab notebook records of procedures performed.
• Troubleshoots problems and recommends corrective action
• Reviews array/LCMS QC results to make calls on pass/fail for arrays and peptides
• Prepares and reviews technical reports, SOP's, summaries, and quantitative analyses that detail procedures, observations, and results
• Experience with organic synthesis and reagent preparation
• Provide technical service for systems as assigned: including troubleshooting, and daily monitoring for potential issues and/or improvements.
• Identify and evaluate problematic issues and help implement and communicate solutions.

Assist operations in the process of troubleshooting to determine potential impacts on production and facility systems.

• Participate and/or assist engineers in the design of process equipment or systems for optimal performance. Assist in the start-up of new and troubleshoot existing facilities/equipment to ensure optimal operation and performance.
• Coordinate maintenance, internal and external resources, and project related activities with the daily production schedule to ensure on-time completion.

Qualifications

• High School/GED is required AND at least 5 years prior technical experience in area(s) of specialty
• Technical training completion/certification or associates degree may substitute for up to 2 years of required experience.
• Knowledge of basic regulatory requirements.
• Communication Skills - Ability to concisely communicate key issues to stakeholders
• Analytical Skills - Ability to assess issues that arise, seek multiple perspectives, gather more information as needed, and identify key issues that need to be addressed.
• Computer Literacy - Basic competence of spreadsheets, word processing, and email and knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems and purchasing systems.
• Planning - Ability to design, plan, organize and implement tasks within an allotted timeframe.
• Experience with peptide synthesis, programming, and operation of liquid handlers are a plus.

Additional Information

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