Scientist I – Bioassay Sciences and Development (all genders) (full- or part-time, permanent)

AbbVie

Ludwigshafen, GermanyPosted 2 months agoFull-time

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Job details

Company

AbbVie

Location

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Junior

Primary category

Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical

Secondary category

Robotics & Automation

Posted date

19 Feb 2026

Valid through

20 Apr 2026

Job description

The job that makes possibilities real in patients' lives. And yours.

The job that helps you get ahead in life. Moving mountains together.

Welcome to AbbVie! As part of an international company with 48,000 employees worldwide and around 3,000 employees in Germany, you will have the opportunity of addressing some of tomorrows unmet medical needs in close collaboration with your colleagues. Are you passionate about improving global health care? Do you want to contribute to improving patients' quality of life through your expertise? In a challenging work environment that offers opportunities of developing and increasing your own skills? Youve come to the right place!

Moving mountains together – as Scientist I – Bioassay Sciences and Development (all genders)

As a Scientist in the Bioassay Sciences and Development group, you will play a key role in advancing the group’s automation strategy, translating scientific innovation into operational standards, and streamlining automation capabilities. In this lab-based position, besides assay execution and verification of data for running programs, you will focus on optimizing and integrating new modalities and technologies into automation platforms.

Responsibilities include the implementation of binding assays, cell-based assays, potency assays, active concentration determination, and PCR applications for the characterization and quality control of innovative therapeutics and biologics. Your work will increase throughput, data quality, and process consistency under highly regulated GMP conditions.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

Design, optimize, and transfer analytical methods, especially in vitro cell-based bioassays (e.g., cytotoxicity, reporter gene assays), binding assays (e.g., direct/indirect/sandwich ELISA, cell-based ELISA, SPR), and new technologies (e.g., qPCR, ddPCR) onto automated laboratory platforms to support accelerated program timelines.
Independently implement and support automated workflows and process optimizations, working closely with automation experts to troubleshoot and improve existing laboratory automation systems.
Independent performance of reagent qualification, assay validation, sample analysis and test method transfers under good scientific practice and GMP to support release and stability studies especially for early pharmaceutical development
Self-dependent authorship of laboratory reports and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in English, including documentation for automated systems, development, and validation reports.
Coordinate GMP-relevant laboratory tasks, serve as equipment subject matter expert, oversee equipment qualification, and deliver automation-focused training to laboratory staff. Communicate effectively in meetings and teleconferences, collaborate across sites and departments, and promote best practices in laboratory automation