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Principal Scientist I, Chemistry

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-06 → 2026-10-07

Core

Lead late-stage development and commercialization of small molecule therapies, focusing on manufacturing process development, scale-up, and technology transfer. (via careerplan.io/jobs/3743990015920556-principal-scientist-i-chemistry-at-abbvie)

Role type

Principal Scientist I, Chemistry (Manufacturing Process Development)

Builds

Small molecule drug products for AbbVie's pipeline

Domain

Pharmaceutical manufacturing, organic chemistry, CMC

Required skills

organic chemistry, mechanistic understanding, compound purification, control strategy development, standard analytical methodology (HPLC, UPLC, LC-MS, NMR), project strategy definition, cross-functional leadership, regulatory document authoring, patent generation

Preferred skills

mentoring and supervising teams, generating new scientific proposals, anticipating regulatory advances, creative problem solving

Technologies

HPLC, UPLC, LC-MS, NMR

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional project teams for manufacturing process development and technology transfer; design and execute laboratory experiments for program development; set project strategies and timelines; author and review technical and regulatory documents (CMC); mentor and evaluate team performance; generate scientific proposals and lead efforts.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities