Senior Scientist, Data I (Chemistry, Materials Controls Acceleration)

Senior Scientist, Data I (Chemistry, Materials Controls Acceleration) Employer AbbVie Location North Chicago, IL Salary 94000 - 178500 USD Start date Apr 2, 2026 categoriesView less categories Job Details Company Job Details 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 atabbvie. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok. Job Description AbbVies Operations Business Insights (OBI) group is continuously innovating to transform AbbVie operations organization to enable the use of data and analytics to drive world-class innovation, performance, and agilityin service of our patientsacross the globe. We are looking for aSeniorData Scientist withwide-ranginganalytics experienceto workwithina diverse operations business which includes Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality,Purchasingand Science & Technology.

TheSeniorData Scientist willbuild and overseethe buildingofpredictive/prescriptivemodels using statistical and machine-learning methodologies.

TheSeniorDataScientist will also ensure end-to-end deliveryofassigneddata science applications, studies and POCs overseeingproject teams ofjuniordata scientists and data analysts. This role will also serve as a key contributorand thought leaderto the group strategy,awareness/educationactivitiesand discovery/development/ideation of data science opportunities in the various functional areas OBI serves.

This role willoperateabout 50% client-facing and 50% project involvement.

Consulting andcollaborationskill setiskey to success in this role.

This is a demanding role withhighlyvisible impacttosenior leaders across the operations context. Responsibilities Operate cross-functionallyin collaboration withOBIfunctionally-aligneddata scientists, seniorfunctionalleadersand business partners. Consult with business users in the analysis of requirements and recommend solutions whichanticipatethe future impact of changing business requirements. Seek,develop,andimplementopportunities for technologytransfer ofdata science methods into functional areas spearheadingthe use of new methods and expanding thefootprintof impactful data science. Develop advanced data analytical models and techniques from supervised and unsupervised machine learning, statisticalanalysis,and predictive modeling. Mentor and coach related team members Build relationships with stakeholders and collaborate with other statistical and data science teams in AbbVie. Collaborate with OBIacademicpartners andAbbVieInnovation Centeron research projects and POCs Detailedexpectationsinclude (but not limitedto ): Positionrequires a high degree of communication and collaboration with functional and business partners. Roleis expected tomaintainand execute practice roadmaps in alignment with functional partners and business partnersat multi-year, annual and quarterly timescales. Roleis expected tomaintainconsulting, educational and briefing materialscommensuratewith the evolution of architecture, design, project status, and best practices for the practice/functional area and to collaborate on overall team materials. Role is expected todevise andoperatean effective communication plan with key stakeholders. Roleis expected todemonstratethought leadership through proposals and planning for current and future state needs. Role is expected to quickly assess new opportunities(AI/ML techniques, technology,etc.) and present these within the current and future state of requirements,riskand cost-effectiveness. Role is expected to perform requirements discovery,determinefeasibility of various approaches, devise experimental approaches to test assumptions and devise solutions which incorporate non-functionalrequirements such as scalability, interpretability, and maintainability. Role will be expected to drive one or more key internal initiatives such as cross-functional GenAI development, data science platformevolutionor operations-wideMLOps/governance/methodology/SLCupdates appropriate for AI/MLin addition to planned and ad hoc functional initiatives.

Toolsand skillsyou will use:

Expertknowledge of statistical and machine learning methods, withexpertisein modeling and business analytics Data Science tools likeKnime, Dataiku, AWS SageMaker,statisticallanguagesand packages,e.g.,R, Python, Julia, SAS,data visualizationtoolsand techniques,e.g.

Tableau,ggplot, matplotlib, R/Shiny, Qlik, Data manipulation tools such asSQL, Spark,PySparkand Hive, cloud environments like Azure and AWS Expertiseindesigningand developingprocesses and systems toconsolidateand analyzedata. Considerations include variety (structured, unstructured), volume (includesbig data), data quality (cleaning and validation of the data)andvelocity (batch, stream). Expertiseinprocesses / procedures for missing data analysis, data quality, master datamanagementand good preparation practices for modeling. Expertiseinstory-tellingwith dataand communicating complex topicsto audiences of all levels Able todrive internal learning through journal clubs,internaldata science educationsessions andcontinuouslydeepen the team knowledge indata science practice andresearch. Able to communicate effectivelytoan executive levelaudience.

Qualifications Required:

Undergraduate with 6years of experience,masters degreewith 5years of experience,or PhD in a related quantitative field -Data Science/Statistics/Predictive analytics or similar. Foradvanceddegree holders,preference is forquantitative or engineering undergraduates such as chemistry/chemical engineering, mathematics,otherindustrial/engineering degrees. Experience in fulllife-cycleof build, deploy,monitoringand evolution of complex data science applicationsincludingAgile Project management processes Self-starter and should be able to align,adaptand manage changing requirements. Self-learnerabletoquicklybecome effective in new tools,concepts,and academicfindings relevant to OBI/stakeholderneeds. Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment

Preferred:

Experience in Quality,Manufacturingor Central operations context in a large pharmaceuticalenvironment. Awareness and experience in key industry trends in relatedareassuch as Factory 4.0or Smart Manufacturing in pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. Experience in technology transfer and innovation practices through consulting experience or through corporate roles supporting thesepractices. Experience working withGxPsystems. Experience inMLOps/SLC in Pharmaceutical operations. Experience in Deep Learningmodels. Experience withApache Spark, TensorFlow,Keras, or common analogues. Working experienceofOS Linux/Unix. Bachelors Degree with 6 years experience; Masters Degree with 5 years experience; PhD with 0 years experience. . Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own discipline. Proven implementation of creative technology solutions that advanced the business. Excellent written and oral English communication skills. Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law: The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.

Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

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No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.

The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law. 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visitabbvie/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: abbvie/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html Company AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at abbvie. .

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