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Senior Scientist II - Massachusetts, United States - AbbVie
Description
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 Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Job Description
The Biotherapeutics group within AbbVie Discovery is seeking a highly motivated Senior Scientist with a strong understanding of therapeutic discovery and machine learning to join the Cell and Functional Biology team at the AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC). The ABC site, based in Worcester, MA, offers the unique setting where Biologics drug discovery, development and manufacturing coexist in one location. Our team interacts with multidisciplinary groups across AbbVie and is focused on developing solutions for Immunology, Neurology, Virology, Oncology, Eye and Aesthetic diseases and conditions. We employ innovative approaches, advanced multiplex screening assays and automation platforms to empower biotherapeutic discovery against complex targets.
As an integral part of the group, the ideal candidate will:
Conceptualize and implement machine learning and AI algorithms to predict and optimize protein properties, focused on designing safe therapeutic solutions.
Contribute experimentally to molecular and cellular biology including assay design and optimization.
Take an active role in ML/AI roadmap development for novel antibody designs, driving information system infrastructure readiness for binding and functional assay data, and establishment of best practices in advanced knowledge base analytics.
Develop close cross-functional relationships with data and small molecule discovery scientists for partnered solutions to common challenges.
Demonstrate scientific excellence through dedication to multiple projects in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment
Significant Work Activities -Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Qualifications
Qualifications:
BS, MS or PhD with BS), 8-10 (MS), 0-4 (PhD) years of industry or academic experience
Experience with wet lab immunological assays (ELISA, Flow cytometry, Functional/Reporter)
Experience with generative modeling of biological systems/data
Strong attention to quality and details when exercising organizational, documentation and interpersonal skills
Proven flexibility to deal with changing timelines and shifting work priorities
Desirable:
Experience with advanced automation platforms and programming
Experience with high-throughput biotherapeutic screening applications
Experience with external collaborations and partnerships
Additional Information
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