PostDoc – Quantification of Biomarkers by LC-MS/MS (all genders) (full-time, temporary for 24 months)

Ludwigshafen, RP

• Function: Research & Development
• Job Type: Full-time

Job ID: R00130087
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.
Job Description

THE JOB THAT HELPS YOU GET AHEAD IN LIFE. MOVING MOUNTAINS TOGETHER.

Welcome to AbbVie! As part of an international company with 48,000 employees worldwide and around 3,000 employees in Germany, you will have the opportunity of addressing some of tomorrows unmet medical needs in close collaboration with your colleagues. Are you passionate about improving global health care? Do you want to contribute to improving patients’ quality of life through your expertise? In a challenging work environment that offers opportunities of developing and increasing your own skills? Youve come to the right place!
Moving mountains together – as PostDoc – Quantification of Biomarkers by LC-MS/MS (all genders) (full-time, temporary for 24 months)
We are looking for a PostDoc (all genders) with the motivation to support the bioanalytical method development and validation for small molecules and in parallel expand the bioanalytical toolbox in our QTAS (Quantitative, Translational & ADME Sciences) department focusing on metabolomics and multiomics.

HERE’S HOW WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS TOGETHER

• with a diverse work environment where you can have a real impact
• with an open corporate culture
• with an attractive salary
• with an intensive onboarding process with a mentor at your side
• with flexible work models for a healthy work-life balance
• with a corporate health management that offers comprehensive health and exercise programs
• with company social benefits
• with a wide range of career opportunities in an international organization
• with top-tier, attractive development opportunities
• with a strong international network
  Multiple times, we have been globally recognized as a “Great Place to Work” and we are proud to provide our employees with the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We take our impact on the environment and our communities seriously and therefore focus on giving something back on a regular basis. We are committed to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EED&I) – a commitment that is fundamental to us. This includes appreciating different perspectives, creating an inclusive culture and treating all employees with dignity and respect.
  At AbbVie, your individual contributions count – help us move mountains together. Be a part of our success, grow with us and accomplish more than you could have imagined. Sounds like the perfect career opportunity for you? We look forward to receiving your application! All you need is a complete CV – we will discuss everything else with you in person.
  Have questions? Email TalentAcquisition.de@abbvie.com – we look forward to hearing from you!
  Additional Information
  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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Qualifications

• You hold a PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacy or related field.
• You have strong experience in derivatization-based methods and high-resolution mass spectrometry.
• You have experience in working with small molecules and their quantification from biofluids and tissue.
• You are skilled in analyzing, troubleshoot and present data in a broader context, and eager to defend data during scientific debates.
• As a highly motivated, self-driven, results-oriented and highly organized person with excellent communication and presentation skills, you are driven by innovative ways of thinking to improve processes, methods, systems, products or services.
• Affinity to data science and process optimization is a plus.
• As a global acting company, we presume excellent communication skills, including written and oral English

• You will be responsible for developing and validating bioanalytical methods for the quantification of (pre-)clinical relevant biomarkers from biofluids and tissue including report generation.
• You will also take a leading role in advancing our biochemical and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) footprint to quantify Biomarkers while helping to shape the analytical workflows to enable high-sensitive methods in parallel to data quality, cost-efficacy and throughput.
• As a member of the bioanalytical team within QTAS you will benefit from the team’s strong background in bioanalytics, and will help us expand this knowledge with new technologies.
• You will supervise scientists and students to support their development as bioanalytical experts in the field of metabolomics.
• You will work in cross-functional teams with colleagues from other AbbVie sites and functions to align on the development and validation of bioanalytical methods for (pre-) clinical projects.
• As a Postdoc you will closely follow the technological landscape in the bioanalytical, metabolomics and multiomics field and evaluate new methods and instrumentation

Qualifications

• You hold a PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacy or related field.
• You have strong experience in derivatization-based methods and high-resolution mass spectrometry.
• You have experience in working with small molecules and their quantification from biofluids and tissue.
• You are skilled in analyzing, troubleshoot and present data in a broader context, and eager to defend data during scientific debates.
• As a highly motivated, self-driven, results-oriented and highly organized person with excellent communication and presentation skills, you are driven by innovative ways of thinking to improve processes, methods, systems, products or services.
• Affinity to data science and process optimization is a plus.
• As a global acting company, we presume excellent communication skills, including written and oral English.