Scientific Technical Engineer, PDS&T CMC

AbbVie

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Work type
On-site
Location
North Chicago, IL
Salary
$96,500–$183,500 / yr
Posted
73 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Aug 14, 2126

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About AbbVie

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care. Its products include Humira, Skyrizi, and Rinvoq.

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TL;DR · Scientific Technical Engineer, PDS&T CMC

The Scientific Technical Engineer - PDS&T CMC joins the BTS - PDST team to build an AI-native data infrastructure for the biologics portfolio. This role involves designing and operating production-grade data pipelines that integrate heterogeneous data from manufacturing systems like MES, historians, LIMS, QMS, and ERP platforms. You will transform these sources into governed, semantically rich assets to power AI/ML, analytics, and automation. Key responsibilities include developing harmonized data models, implementing automated quality controls, and building feature stores for RAG and LLM applications. Required skills include expert-level Python, SQL, and experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, alongside tools such as dbt, Spark, Airflow, and Databricks. The work addresses the complexity of biological systems and regulatory expectations to accelerate product development and manufacturing yields.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable data ingestion pipelines connecting manufacturing systems like MES, LIMS, and ERP to centralized environments.
  • Develop harmonized data models and ontologies to ensure consistency across diverse manufacturing sites and modalities.
  • Implement automated data quality controls, validation frameworks, and lineage documentation to ensure GxP compliance.
  • Architect and deliver versioned data products, including feature stores and vector-ready layers, for AI/ML consumption.
  • Build and maintain cloud-based data platform infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Provide operational support for production data pipelines to maintain uptime and data freshness commitments.
  • Translate model data requirements from data scientists into reliable and scalable data infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field plus 6 years’ experience.
  • Master’s Degree plus 5 years’ experience or a PhD plus 0 years’ experience.
  • Hands-on experience designing and building enterprise-grade data pipelines, integration workflows, and data products in complex, multi-source environments.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks, including pipeline development, transformation logic, and automation.
  • Strong SQL skills across modern analytical and transactional databases, including ANSI SQL and platform-specific dialects.
  • Demonstrated experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and tools such as dbt, Spark, Airflow, Databricks, or Snowflake.
  • Experience developing ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as Informatica, Talend, Apache NiFi, or cloud-native services like AWS Glue or Azure Data Factory.
  • Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated life sciences manufacturing environments (preferred).

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