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. 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
AbbVie’s Product Development Science & Technology (PDST) organization is seeking a highly motivated, talented, and creative process engineer with a proven track record and expertise in developing small molecule drug products for a Principal Scientist Product Development S&T NCE PES (all genders) to join our team based in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The candidate as a technical expert by leading studies aimed at delivering robust pipeline assets and commercial products. The candidate is also expected to foster productive collaborations and demonstrate effective communication within scientific teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field with 14+ (Bachelors), 12+ (Masters), or 6+ (PhD) years of related work experience with strong engineering background
• Deep technical background in pharmaceutical development. Solid oral dosage process development experience is highly preferred. Must be very experienced in the lab as well as in the production environment
• Profund experience in leading projects
• Fluent in English and German
• Demonstration of creative ’out of the box’ thinking to solve complex technical problems and champion new technologies to achieve project goals
• Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators. Demonstrated ability to influence others across areas of scientific disciplines

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.
  Any questions? Feel free to email at 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, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.
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• Leads project cross functional teams to deliver robust process for late-stage small molecule solid dosage assets and commercial products by solving complex engineering challenges
• Collaborates within functions to integrate scientific objectives into activities associated with development of new/improved products or technology.
• Functions as technical expert. Anticipates, recognizes, and resolves problems. Shows understanding of the issues relevant to the broad organization and business.
• Conceptualizes and implements novel approaches using combinations of engineering scientific principles.
• Design and coordinate experiments to test hypothesis related to project outcomes; extracts the full relevance of scientific observations while assuring experimental quality through sound experimental design and provides advice on experimental design.
• Champions new technologies demonstrate applicability departments/business units. Implements new technical alternatives for research from literature review, industry knowledge, and extensive development experience. Proactively Advise and share knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentors and trains functional colleagues.
• Consistently and effectively presents complex technical data to large and diverse groups. Author technical report, documentation and regulatory submission.Maintains and develops broad external and internal contacts to maintain technical knowledge as required to accomplish strategic needs of the business.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.