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Principal Research Scientist I

Westport, MO, ie💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-16 → 2026-10-07

Core

Lead research and project activities for innovative ophthalmic products, serving as a principal investigator to generate original technical ideas and strategies.

Role type

Principal Research Scientist (Small Molecule/Ophthalmics)

Builds

Innovative ophthalmic products and new technologies

Domain

Pharmaceuticals / Ophthalmics / Small Molecule

Required skills

Principal investigator leadership, multidisciplinary research strategy, team supervision and mentoring, creative problem solving, scientific proposal generation, regulatory strategy, patent invention, scientific publication

Preferred skills

Expert recognition in discipline, conference presentation, regulatory document authorship (via careerplan.io/jobs/3743990014124407-principal-research-scientist-i-at-abbvie)

Technologies

Lab-based work environments

Responsibilities

Supervise and evaluate a team of scientists; generate original technical ideas and research strategies; act as a project manager; lead scientific proposals; present at leading scientific conferences; author publications and patents.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with people leadership