Principal Pathologist - Preclinical Safety

Job Opportunity At AbbVie

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.

The Department of Pathology in Preclinical Safety at AbbVie has an opening for a junior board-certified veterinary anatomic pathologist. The primary role of the pathologist is to assess the safety of experimental compounds in a variety of nonclinical species through evaluation of clinical pathology and anatomic pathology data, presentation of data, and preparation of reports. These data enable project teams to de-risk and advance candidate compounds through early to late stages of development. The successful candidate will be scientifically curious, a consensus builder, and strive to deliver meticulous and data-driven solutions to create optimal outcomes for patients.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, execution, and interpretation of exploratory and GLP-compliant nonclinical toxicity studies intended to support the development of new medicines
• Perform evaluation of pathology data sets and generate pathology reports as a component of the toxicology reports
• Perform pathology peer reviews
• Provide expert scientific leadership in interpretation of pathology data in order to drive appropriate development strategies
• Design and evaluate investigate studies to explore mechanisms of toxicity using appropriate technologies, including molecular, imaging, biomarker and other analyses
• Contribute to regulatory submissions and other relevant documentation
• Support image analysis projects and novel AI model development for increased efficiency and deeper scientific insights
• Possibility to represent PCS on cross-functional project teams
• Possibility to be involved in due diligences for in-licensing opportunities

Qualifications

• Essential
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or equivalent).
• Board Certification in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology (ACVP or equivalent).
• Desirable
• Candidates with a Ph.D. in pathology or related discipline are preferred.
• Familiarity with related fields: pharmacology, toxicology, and drug development.
• Experience with digital histology image analysis principles and platforms.

Key Leadership Competencies

• Ability to plan, organize, troubleshoot, interpret, and present findings independently.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a proven record of collaboration and contribution in the scientific community.
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and integrity and strong commitment to quality.

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

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

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.