Postdoctoral Fellow, Computational Genetic and Safety Data Science

Job Description

Job Description

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

Program Overview

AbbVie needs outstanding individuals willing to challenge themselves to find the best solutions for our patients. The AbbVie Postdoctoral Program is one way we are doing just that. AbbVie Postdoctoral Fellows serve as technical experts who investigate, develop, and optimize new methods and techniques to address critical project or functional area needs. Participants will improve existing or develop new laboratory methods and processes, read and adapt literature to accomplish assignments, and should have mastery of a range of experimental techniques and data analysis specific to their area of expertise.

The Postdoctoral Program supports investigational and experimental research where publication is an important component. Participants will be mentored by renowned industry scientists and collaborators at AbbVie and focus on delivering cutting-edge advancements in Discovery, Development Sciences, and Aesthetics which includes fields such as chemistry, biology, pharmaceutical science, and computational information sciences. This enriching training program offers a balance of supervised investigation and work experience in a learning environment that will expose the participant to activities across the drug development process.

We are seeking scientists from U.S.-based academic institutions who can be matched to projects within their area of scientific expertise for this unique 2-3-year assignment. Applicants who are awarded a postdoctoral position will have the opportunity to build a solid career foundation in the pharmaceutical industry while contributing to advancing human health through AbbVie’s industry-leading biopharmaceutical pipeline.

Role Overview

In this cross-functional role, the postdoctoral fellow will develop AI-driven methodologies to bridge the gap between genomic evidence and safety outcomes, addressing a critical challenge in pharmaceutical development. This position sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, human genetics, and safety assessment, supporting AbbVie's commitment to leveraging genetic insights to improve clinical success rates.

Working under the mentorship of experts in genetics, patient safety, and AI / ML, the postdoc will have access to AbbVie's unparalleled genetic and safety datasets. This project represents a key initiative within AbbVie's broader AI strategy, with direct applications to accelerate drug development and reduce safety-related attrition across multiple therapeutic areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, curate, and process internal and external genetic and safety-related datasets, applying sophisticated data science methodologies
• Design and implement agentic AI systems capable of autonomous data querying, extraction, and interpretation across traditionally siloed safety and genomic domains
• Develop advanced data harmonization techniques and standardized ontologies to enable integration of genetic, preclinical, and clinical safety datasets
• Implement graph-based retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) methods to enhance knowledge extraction and information synthesis
• Develop cross-pathway analytical methods using AI to predict safety outcomes for multiple targets and combination therapies
• Collaborate with research teams and data scientists to design data-driven strategies using machine learning / AI methods that support discovery and preclinical safety studies
• Generate and validate experimental hypotheses derived from AI models in collaboration with in vitro teams
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at scientific conferences

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Key Leadership Competencies :

Candidates progressing to the final round of the interview process will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation (including one from the Thesis Advisor) and a letter of intent to pursue the postdoctoral position.

Additional Information

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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. ​​

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. ​

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