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**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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

**Job Description**

AbbVie Discovery Neuroscienceteamseeksacollaborativesenior scientistwho willlead fromthe laboratory benchto support advancement of psychiatry assets.In this onsite role,youwillleverageyoursignificant demonstrated experience inmolecular and cellular pharmacology,in vitrohuman-derivedcellular models, and ex vivo sample analysistopropose/evaluatenew approachesandcarry outwell-matched approachesfor scientific questionssupporting advancement of assets through stage-gate transitions.

You will be expected tohavestrong communicationskills,be agile,operatecomfortably with ambiguity on formal and informal teams, and workwith a sense of urgency and accountability to advance projects efficientlyand compliantly.Opportunities will exist tocontribute to target validationand progression,collaborate across AbbVie sites,presentyour work,and mentor scientists.Wereexcited to see how you canhelpAbbViedeveloplife-changing psychiatric therapeutics for patients.

**Responsibilities**

- Proactively translatedepartment/projectteam scientific questions into well-designed experiments,utilizinginternal and external resources

- Exploremultipletechnicaloptions forapproach,quality, feasibility,efficiencyand present recommendations atprojectteam or group meetings

- Set upand carry outnovelmolecular and cellular assays/modelstosupport SAR and understanding of target biology in context of project team goals & transitions

- Document protocols and results in databases and electronic laboratory notebook, contributing to formal study reports per business need

- Upholdimpeccableresearch-related&corporate compliancestandards

- Collaborateacross the organization;Mentor/matrix managejunior scientists

**Qualifications**

- Bachelors Degree or equivalent education and typically 12+ years of experience, Masters Degree or equivalent education and typically 10+ years of experience, PhD and typically 4+ years of experience.

- Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline.

- Effective writer and communicator of research or other regulatory materials.

**Desired Qualifications**

- Significant experiencewithrunning and interpretingpharmacological studies,humaniPSC-neuronculture,clonal cell lineculture, equipment/assayselectionand development

- Growth mindset with strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills

- Demonstrated ability to learn and master new experimental techniques

- Attention to detail with ability to see big picture,multitask and work within timelines

- Pharmaceutical industrydrug discoveryexperience

- Experiencewith endpoints related toneurotransmitters, receptor signaling, trafficking, neuroplasticity, proteomics.

- Experience withmedium to high throughput technology and techniques such as electronic dispensing equipment/robotics,AlphaLISA, HTRF, ELISA, MSD, qPCR, capillary Western, FLIPR,kinetic/endpoint assays, high-contentimaging; engages vendors/reads manuals

- Ex vivo sampleassay design,processing,andanalysis experience

- Additional CNS iPSC-derived cell experience,encompassing multiple cell types

- Psychiatry therapeutic area experience

- FamiliarityleveragingAI tools to improve productivity

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 postingbased on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore orless than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin 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 toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: 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 employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paidandmay bemodifiedat 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.

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Senior Scientist II, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Discovery Psychiatry

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