Principal Research Scientist, Product Development Science & Technology

Principal Research Scientist, Product Development Science & Technology

AbbVie

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Your responsibilities:

• Develops and achieves discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and key scientific objectives;
• Collaborates with experts within function to integrate scientific objectives into activities associated with development of new/improved products or technology;
• Advances scientific expertise within function. Proactively advises and shares knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentors and trains functional colleagues and assesses current and emerging business challenges enabling functional goal achievement;
• Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major project plans within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies;
• Sources and identifies emerging scientific trends from multiple internal and external sources and assess relevance. Integrates trends into functional short-term objectives. Advances technology and direction within area of discipline;
• Applies imagination and innovation by creating, inventing, and implementing new or better approaches, alternatives and breakthrough ideas that are valued by customers within the function;
• Presents scientific concepts and results for functional scientific and non-scientific leaders as well as potential and existing partners. Maximizes impact and value of expertise.

Qualifications:

How you can move mountains:

• Bachelor's degree in Science with 16 years of related work; Master´s Degree Science or PharmD with 14 years of related work; PhD in Science or related field with 8 years of related work experience;
• Experience Oral Solid Dosage preferred;
• Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved product releases;
• English business fluent and German fluent of strong advantage;
• Strong in interacting and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

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