Principal Pathologist

About AbbVie
AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Are you a creative, research driven pathologist interested in advanced molecular imaging and AI digital pathology? Can you apply these skills to help us in our Immunology focused drug discovery group?

Our Immunology Discovery pathology group based in Worcester, MA is leading the transformation of pathology by combining our foundation of deep understanding of disease with AI digital pathology, IHC multiplexing, spatial transcriptomics and in vivo imaging to provide unparalleled impact. This position offers the opportunity for a pathologist to explore innovative ways to identify new targets and define efficacy of new small and large molecule based drugs. The successful candidate will work cross functionally to deliver scientific solutions to drive transformational efficacy for patients. We believe this is a truly exciting opportunity for a creative, research driven pathologist.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Apply comparative pathobiologic expertise to support target selection, target validation, animal model development, non-clinical biomarkers, efficacy, and discovery safety to improve candidate quality and improve translation between preclinical and clinical findings.
• Contribute to design and evaluation of translationally relevant efficacy models
• Utilize appropriate techniques such as IHC, ISH, image analysis, digital pathology, LCM to deepen understanding of target MOA in animal and human disease tissue
• Work with scientists to deliver digital image analysis endpoints (ex. Visiopharm) and ability to collaboratively guide development of deep learning algorithms.
• Contribute technical and strategic expertise as member of cross functional project teams

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or equivalent)
• Board Certification in Anatomic Pathology (ACVP or equivalent)

Desirable

• Demonstration of research experience and strong publication history preferred
• Previous experience in pharmaceutical industry or contract research organization is a plus

Key Leadership Competencies:

• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to develop and execute complex strategies
• Ability to build strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance
• Ability to be an active participant with leadership skills in multidisciplinary scientific teams
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and integrity and strong commitment to quality.  

*Job level will be commensurate with experience

Significant Work Activities
N/A
Travel
No
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
M
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.