✦ Luna Orbit — Science & Research

Senior Principal Research Scientist Engineering

at AbbVie

📍 North Chicago, IL Unknown Posted March 13, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education BS, MS, or PhD in Chemical/Bio Engineering or related field
Category Science & Research

This role involves leading process engineering efforts in biologics and genetic medicines, focusing on process development, scale-up, and regulatory documentation within a biotech or pharmaceutical R&D environment.

  • Develop robust manufacturing processes
  • Lead process scale-up
  • Address process challenges
  • Collaborate across R&D teams
  • Prepare regulatory documents

Utilizes chemical and biological process development techniques, mathematical modeling, and scale-up methodologies to support pipeline development and regulatory submissions.

The ideal candidate is a senior process engineer with a strong background in chemical or biological process development, experienced in biologics, peptides, or genetic medicines, and capable of leading cross-functional teams in process scale-up and regulatory documentation.

Chemical Engineering fundamentalsProcess developmentBiologics or peptides experienceScale-up expertiseRegulatory documentation
ADC developmentGenetic medicinesMathematical modelingCross-functional collaboration
Laboratory equipmentProcess scale-up toolsMathematical modeling software
Chemical EngineeringBiologicsPeptidesADC developmentGenetic medicinesProcess developmentScale-upReaction kineticsTransport phenomenaMathematical modelingRegulatory filings
Chemical EngineeringBiologicsPeptidesADC developmentGenetic medicinesProcess developmentScale-upReaction kineticsTransport phenomenaMathematical modelingRegulatory filings
collaborationleadershipinitiativeproblem-solvingcommunication
Industry Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Job Function Lead process development and scale-up for biologics and genetic medicines
Role Subtype Science & Research
Tech Domains Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biologics, Genetic medicines
Chemical EngineeringBiologicsPeptidesADC developmentGenetic medicinesProcess developmentScale-upReaction kineticsTransport phenomenaMathematical modelingRegulatory filingsBiopharmaceuticalsProcess EngineeringCross-functional collaboration

Lack of experience in biologics or peptides, No PhD or relevant advanced degree, Inability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment

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