Scientist- Bioinformatics, Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine
- Employer
- AbbVie
- Location
- Worcester, MA
- Posted date
- Sep 28, 2026
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- Discipline
- Information Technology, Science/R&D, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Biotherapeutics, Genetics
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
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Job Details
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
Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine (BGM), a part of Discovery Research within AbbVies R&D, is a global organization dedicated to the discovery and optimization of innovative drug candidate molecules for biotherapeutic modalities (monoclonal antibodies, multispecifics, proteins, conjugates, etc.) and genetic medicines (AAV, LNPs, siRNA, etc.) across all therapeutic areas.
We are seeking a driven and innovative scientist with expertise in bioinformatics to develop and optimize data capture workflows and visualization dashboards for biologicsdiscovery.
Responsibilities:
Collaboratively design digital workflows or tools to streamline biologics discovery and evaluate improvements in operational efficiency
Test software solutions and identify opportunities for iterative improvements
Proactively identify scientist needs that further our digital transformation strategy and propose solutions to meet them
Pilot new software and AI tools to evaluate utility for BGM
Implement standard analyses and visualizations that balance customization and increased efficiency
Represent BGM to Informatics and external software vendor providers as a technical expert.
Collaborate across groups with different priorities
Understand and communicate nuance of wet-lab workflows to enable integrated, harmonized data capture.
Proactively communicate roadblocks and identify potential paths forward
Communicate impact, including workflow efficiency gains at internal and external forums
Qualifications
BS or MS degree in a related scientific discipline or bioinformatics, with typically 5-7+ (BS)or 2-5+ (MS) years of experience.
Strong foundational knowledge of molecular biologyandbindingand functionalassays.
Hands-on experience withcommonlyused bioinformatics tools and platforms (e.g.,Prism, Geneious, GenedataScreener,Dotmatics, Benchling)
Proficiency inPythonand at least oneotherprogramming language (e.g., SQL,Java, or R)
Demonstrated expertise indata engineering, e.g.retrieving,shaping,preprocessing, and managing large datasets from databases
Proven ability to develop interactive data visualizations and dashboards (experience with Power BI, Tableau, D3.js, or Spotfire preferred)
Experience with collection and processing of assay data, preferably using automated liquid handlers.
Preferred:
Practical experience utilizing relevant programming libraries and frameworks for custom application development (such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Streamlit)
Experience with the integration and automation of laboratory instrumentation for data acquisitionand reporting
Familiarity with the antibody or genetic medicine R&D and drug discovery process
Proficient in use of agentic AI forbioinformatics engineering tasks
Position will be filled at level commensurate with extent of education, experience, and accomplishment - Scientist I or Scientist II
Additional Information
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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 thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less 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 short-term incentiveprograms.
Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay 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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Company
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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
We are AbbVie. A global Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company creating life-changing medicines and first-in-kind solutions that make a real difference in people’s lives.
Our 50,000+ employees across geographies, disciplines, and therapeutic areas put impact at the core of every decision. With over $50B invested in R&D since our founding in 2013, we’re always focused on helping people and communities thrive for generations to come.
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- 1-800-255-5162
- Location
- 1 North Waukegan Road
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