Principal Research Scientist I at AbbVie · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Provide scientific and technical leadership for analytical data science, AI/ML, advanced analytics, visualization, and data automation initiatives supporting pharmaceutical development.
Consult with analytical scientists and project teams to define the scientific or business question, assess data readiness, select appropriate analytical approaches, and translate results into clear recommendations and decisions.
Lead the end-to-end delivery of data products and analytical solutions, including problem framing, data acquisition and integration, exploratory analysis, feature engineering, model development and validation, visualization, deployment, documentation, user adoption, and lifecycle support.
Develop and apply statistical, machine-learning, chemometric, and/or generative-AI methods to complex analytical data while ensuring approaches are scientifically sound, interpretable, reproducible, and fit for intended use.
Engineer, curate, and analyze structured and unstructured data from laboratory instruments, scientific systems, documents, and development workflows; improve data quality, traceability, accessibility, and reuse.
Design and deliver intuitive applications, dashboards, reports, and automated workflows that reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and enable scientists to obtain timely insights from their data.
Mentor, guide, and develop data scientists and scientific colleagues; provide technical coaching, peer review, and hands-on support, and create learning opportunities that strengthen data literacy and analytical capability across the organization.
Lead or coordinate a portfolio of data science initiatives, establish priorities and delivery plans, manage risks and dependencies, and communicate progress, value, and recommendations to project teams and senior stakeholders.
Establish and promote standards for analytical data assessment, model validation, software development, documentation, version control, testing, data governance, and sustainable solution support.
Build and foster a global network with Analytical R&D, Development Sciences, statistics, enterprise data science, IT, and external partners; connect teams to the appropriate expertise and facilitate effective cross-functional execution.
Identify high-value opportunities, generate new scientific proposals, evaluate emerging AI/ML and digital technologies, and champion responsible innovation that advances scientific understanding, development speed, quality, and operational efficiency.
Communicate complex methods and findings clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences through decision-focused presentations, reports, visualizations, and scientific publications where appropriate.

Principal Research Scientist I

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AbbVie

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