About 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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job DescriptionDiscovery Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine (BGM) at AbbVie is seeking a Lab Automation Engineer to support and advance innovation in laboratory process automation. In this role, you will help transform manual workflows into scalable, efficient, and high-quality automated systems while ensuring reliable performance of integrated laboratory instrumentation. You will contribute across the full lifecycle of assay automation and instrument integration, including concept development, requirements definition, protocol optimization, troubleshooting, and end-to-end validation. This role will have broad impact on biotherapeutic discovery efforts across AbbVie’s core therapeutic areas, including Immunology, Oncology, Neuroscience, and Aesthetics.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and optimize Hamilton integrated high-throughput screening platforms to support standardized applications at scale.
- Partner with laboratory scientists to conceptualize, define, and implement new high-throughput cell-based and in vitro assay automation solutions.
- Design of CAD models for 3D printing or custom vendor production delivering prototype and production parts.
- Provide onboarding, training, and troubleshooting support to scientists using integrated automation platforms.
- Implement and refine laboratory instrument software to enable efficient, scalable high-throughput sample processing.
- Evaluate, pilot, and deploy new efficiency capabilities such as physical AI or autonomous science to continuously advance our laboratory operations.
- Manage automation-related consumable inventories and track equipment performance.
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, or a related field with typically 5-7+ (BS) or 2-5+ (MS) years of experience
- Proven experience operating and programming automated liquid handling platforms such as Hamilton (Venus), Dynamic Devices, and Opentrons, as well as other complex laboratory systems.
- Strong working knowledge of in vitro functional and immunoassays, including ELISA, flow cytometry, cell-based potency assays, internalization assays, and related techniques.
- Demonstrated proficiency in CAD design and production of custom system components.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with diverse internal and external stakeholders across scientific, engineering, and operational functions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing vendors for large installations, including design reviews, FATs, SATs, and validation activities.
- Demonstrated experience implementing orchestration across multiple system integrations.
Position will be filled at level commensurate with extent of education, experience, and accomplishment - Scientist I or Scientist II
Additional InformationApplicable 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.
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.
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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related field with relevant years of experience (BS 5-7+ years or MS 2-5+ years)
- Proven experience operating and programming automated liquid handling platforms (Hamilton VENUS, Dynamic Devices, Opentrons)
- Strong working knowledge of in vitro functional and immunoassays including ELISA, flow cytometry, cell-based potency and related techniques
- Demonstrated proficiency in CAD design and production of custom system components
- Experience implementing or refining laboratory instrument software and integrations for high-throughput sample processing
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with scientific, engineering, and operational stakeholders
- Experience managing vendors for large installations, design reviews, FATs, SATs, and validation activities
- Experience implementing orchestration across multiple system integrations
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) contributions include a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6% plus an additional annual company contribution tied to age and service. Company-paid life insurance and other financial protections further strengthen long-term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave programs include up to 12 weeks at 100% for parental leave and separate paid caregiver leave, with eligibility after six months where noted. Adoption and surrogacy reimbursements and family-building resources add further support.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage begins on day one with medical, dental, vision, mental health, and prescription benefits, and preventive care covered at 100%. Options such as HSAs/FSAs and coverage for spouses/domestic partners and children up to age 26 broaden accessibility.
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What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
