Scientist II, High Throughput Antibody Production

AbbVie
Worcester, MA

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

Job Description

AbbVie's Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine group is seeking a highly motivated Research Scientist to join a dynamic team supporting biologics drug discovery and protein engineering. In this role, you will make a meaningful impact on programs by leveraging automation technologies to generate and characterize therapeutic proteins.

A typical production campaign will encompass molecular design, mammalian tissue culture, protein purification, protein characterization (e.g., MS, SEC, DSF), and binding assays (e.g., ELISA). You will serve as the primary point of contact for protein design and production campaigns and interface directly with therapeutic area collaborators. Beyond your expertise as a protein scientist, you will play a key role in building our next-generation molecular biology capabilities to support a rapid design-build-test cycle for therapeutic binders.

Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field with typically 7+ years (BS) or 5+ years (MS) of pharmaceutical and/or relevant industry experience

Skills & Experience:

  • Strong knowledge of biologics, antibody fragments, and protein mimetics; ability to apply understanding of protein structure and function to design therapeutic modalities
  • Proficiency in molecular biology techniques, sequence analysis, and protein engineering fundamentals
  • Hands-on experience executing and developing mammalian cell culture and transfection workflows
  • Competence in protein purification and in vitro analytical characterization techniques (e.g., SEC, MS, DSF)
  • Experience with workflow and assay optimization using statistical analysis
  • Experience with cell-free production and screening of therapeutic binders is a plus
  • Strong ability to engage and collaborate with internal and external scientific leaders
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

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 and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Posted 2026-07-06

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