The Data Solutions Department within the Information Research (IR) Division works with internal clients to provide data management and decision support tools to optimize the efficiency and efficacy of research and development at AbbVie.

The Data Scientist I role interfaces directly with Discovery and Development Sciences scientists to facilitate data capture, data visualization and analytics. This position will work with Discovery and Development scientists in various therapeutic areas to understand their workflows and problems and work to build out solutions. Key responsibilities include implementing data capture systems and developing technology solutions ranging from web-based applications to Spotfire dashboards. These solutions will be developed either independently, or by working with a developer, to provide agile, impactful, and cost-effective solutions for the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate – ability to communicate with scientists to understand workflows from Discovery in vivo and Development Sciences scientists to understand existing work and data flows
• Collaborative Design – understand the client’s needs, propose solutions, and work independently, or with a team of developers, to seek appropriate solutions
• Integrate – understand the value in capturing data properly, and integrating data sets
• Build – through your own efforts and by working with developers, create custom solutions that capture or visualize data in an efficient and supportable manner
• Organize – Effectively organize and present project objectives and progress; deliver projects in a timely manner
• Adaptability – ability to work on multiple, sometimes very different, projects at one time
• Breadth – contribute independently to a wide variety of projects

Qualifications:

• BS or equivalent experience in life sciences with 4 years of experience OR MS or equivalent experience in life sciences with 2 years of experience.
• Background in Life Sciences, Biology or Pharma industry strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of drug discovery and development process desired; previous wet lab experience required
• Experience working with data from: in vivo animal studies, Biomarkers (bioanalysis, genomics, histopathology), chemistry, analytical/process/formulation sciences strongly preferred
• Proficient with SQL and two or more data analysis programming languages (i.e. python, R, Java, etc.) or tools (Pipeline Pilot, Knime, etc.)
• Experience with visual analytics tools preferred (i.e. Spotfire, Qlik, Tableau, etc.)
• Dedicated team player who can interface with stakeholders from a variety of internal IT disciplines (DBAs, architects, developers, etc.) and external customers (discovery & development scientists, therapeutic area scientists, pathologists, development sciences colleagues, etc.)
• Ability to work independently
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work within timelines
• A self-motivated learner and thinker with a hands-on approach
• An analytical mind with outstanding interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer including disability/vets. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran or active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, or any other protected group status. We will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, individuals with a disability, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans or active-duty wartime or campaign badge veterans. The Affirmative Action Plan is available for viewing in the Human Resources office during regular business hours.