Associate Data Scientist

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced AI Data Scientist II to join our innovative Fusion Team at AbbVie Pharmaceuticals. In this role, you will leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to transform our clinical data operations and drive pharmaceutical innovation. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise with clinical science knowledge to develop solutions that accelerate drug discovery and improve patient outcomes.

***This is a hybrid role based in Lake County, IL***

Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and deploy AI-driven solutions to solve complex clinical and pharmaceutical challenges
2. Develop and maintain backend systems using FastAPI for robust data processing pipelines
3. Create and manage knowledge graphs using Neo4j for sophisticated data relationships
4. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including clinical scientists, IT, and business stakeholders
5. Lead multiple concurrent projects while maintaining exceptional quality standards
6. Translate complex technical concepts into accessible insights for non-technical stakeholders
7. Stay current with emerging AI technologies and methodologies relevant to pharmaceutical research
8. Independently design and develop business technology solutions to answer scientific or business questions through integration, visualization, and analysis of data. Demonstrate proficiency across a range of technologies related to storage, transfer, integration, visualization, and analysis of large and complex data sets.
9. Demonstrate knowledge of the pharmaceutical and healthcare business, and utilize this knowledge in the rapid advancement of agile, impactful, and cost-effective solutions
10. Effectively organize and present project objectives and progress. Contribute to technical publications and presentations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related technical field plus 2 years of relevant experience or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related technical field 
• Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML in clinical or pharmaceutical contexts
• Strong programming skills in Python with emphasis on data science libraries
• Experience building applications on AWS infrastructure
• Proficiency with Neo4j graph databases and cypher query language
• Hands-on experience with LLMs and natural language processing techniques
• Backend development experience using FastAPI
• Frontend development capabilities with React.js
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related field
• Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industries
• Understanding of clinical trial design and regulatory requirements
• Publication record in AI/ML applications in healthcare

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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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