Associate Scientist I, Analytical Chemistry

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 Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Job Description

Primary function

• Receives pharmaceutical product samples, which involves physically lifting and placing incoming shipments into designated areas, opening packages and verifying contents, documenting into electronic inventory systems, notifying stakeholders of received samples, and troubleshooting shipment errors.
• Distributes samples, which involves removing from stability chambers samples scheduled for testing, coordinating sample labels, packing samples into appropriate containers per specified storage/shipping conditions, adding appropriate documentation, physically delivering samples to designated locations or coordinating international and domestic shipments, initiating electronic shipment requests, and coordinating with recipients.
• Maintains samples, which involves locating samples identified for discard, moving samples shelf-to-shelf, stability chamber-to-stability chamber, updating sample location in electronic inventory system, and assist team members with various studies and requests.
• Sets up and/or reviews test plans, QC release workflow and/or stability studies in Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and perform various other GxP support activities supporting Analytical R&D.
• Uses various electronic inventory and data management systems (e.g. Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Electronic Lab Notebook).
• Assists with LIMS and Stability Chamber related incident management and metrics activities.
• Ensures safety and GxP requirements are met when performing tasks.
• Ensures timely and GxP compliant delivery of high quality precise data and documentation.
• Supports execution of testing protocols to support validation activities, and maintain associated sampling supplies, equipment, and lab glassware.
• Assists with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and Stability Chamber related Incident Management and Metrics activities.
• Assists with Stability Chamber related activities including Qualification Protocol review.

Management & Development of People / Resources

• May have opportunity to matrix manage temporary workers and/or summer interns

Innovation & Scientific Leadership

• Drives/coordinates operational decision making on a global basis.
• Adapts to changing environments and balances priorities.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures and manages innovation to reality

Leadership Competencies

• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance
• Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Steps up and takes leadership to implement changes in the face of organizational or personal challenges.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo
• Learns fast, grasps the "essence" and can change course quickly where indicated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, food sciences or related field is required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experieerience in Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is preferred.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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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