Senior Scientist II Medicinal Chemistry, Oncology

Benefits

Parental leave

12 weeks From the posting source

Non-birth-parent leave

12 weeks From the posting source

Family-building benefits

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• Adoption assistance: Not verified
• Surrogacy assistance: Not verified

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Verification

Source-linked checked May 7, 2026

Salary

$148K-$202K From the posting source

401(k) match

Reported from DOL Form 5500 industry filing (not employer-specific)

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$111,944 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+13.7% - Much faster than average

57% above the BLS role benchmark for data and ml aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Seniority

Senior From the posting source

Schedule

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About this role

Senior Scientist II Medicinal Chemistry, Oncology North Chicago, IL, United States 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: Key Responsibilities Conduct research in a large, multi-functional medicinal chemistry organization. As part of a project team, devise & execute synthetic routes to generate potential drug targets. Learn to use institutional software & tools to enable & accelerate design of new drug targets. Conceive & execute hypothesis-driven medicinal chemistry projects to optimize safety, ADME, & efficacy. Optimize routes to scale-up materials for key in vivo studies. Apply novel synthetic methodologies to access challenging targets. Analyze products using NMR, HPLC, LCMS, SFC, & other analytical tools to characterize reaction yields, product purity, & enantiomeric excess. Analyze & interpret in vitro & in vivo data from preclinical studies to inform design of next generation potential drug targets. Create scientific presentations & manuscripts for effective communication with internal stakeholders & international chemistry community. Qualifications: Education & Experience Must have a PhD in Organic Chemistry or other related scientific field & 2 years of academic or

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