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Scientist l

Cambridge, MASalary not listedPosted 10 days ago

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Visa sponsorship

LikelyLow confidence

This employer sponsors, but not for roles like this one.

183 recent H-1B filings

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Green card sponsorship

Strong historyMedium confidence

This employer has recently sponsored green cards at scale.

30 recent certified PERM filings

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Job description

AbbVie’s Immunology R&D organization is expanding its early discovery team at the Cambridge Research Center in Cambridge, MA. We are seeking a highly motivated Scientist I to join our Respiratory Discovery team and contribute to the identification and validation of novel therapeutics for inflammatory lung diseases. The Cambridge-based early discovery team integrates human disease transcriptomic and multi-omic data sets with mechanistic in vitro studies to elucidate disease-driving pathways and advance innovative therapeutic strategies. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing support and the development of preclinical in vitro and in vivo models for respiratory diseases.

The ideal candidate is scientifically curious, collaborative, enthusiastic, skilled, and dedicated. This position requires passion, attention to detail, prior hands-on experience, and teamwork within a fast-paced drug discovery environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Sterile cell culture (cell lines and primary cells)
  • Prior hands-on experience with primary innate and adaptive immune cells
  • Process and analyze ex-vivo human and animal tissues for disease-relevant endpoints 
  • Perform analyses using the following techniques:
    • Flow cytometry
    • Quantitative PCR
    • Protein analyses – ELISA, MSD and multiplex assays
    • Western blotting
  • Develop and implement assays that monitor cellular processes
  • Analyze data using appropriate statistical methods and communicate findings through presentations and scientific discussions
  • Maintain detailed experimental records and ensure compliance with electronic laboratory notebook
  • Candidates with prior in vivo experience will receive extra consideration

Key AbbVie Competencies:

  • Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of the team to enable high performance
  • Learns fast, grasps the “essence” and can change course quickly where indicated
  • Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo
  • Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement
  • Embraces the ideas of others and nurtures innovation to make possibilities real

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education with typically 5 years of experience, or Master’s Degree or equivalent education with typically two years of experience.
  • Theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out the job functions.

Additional information

​Applicable 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.

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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.

Sponsorship evidence

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Visa sponsorship evidence

Current posting

Silent on sponsorship

Employer H-1B history

183
recent certified H-1B filings
68
new-hire petitions
0
filings for similar roles
163
so far in FY2026
More evidence details
  • 183 recent certified H-1B filings across the employer
  • Still filing this year — 163 filings in FY2026
  • 76 USCIS H-1B new-employment approvals, counted separately from LCA filings
  • Some filing activity in MA
  • 373 further USCIS approvals for extensions or transfers
  • We checked 336 filing titles for this employer and none describe work like this role
  • The posting says nothing about sponsorship either way

Some filing activity in MA.

Green card sponsorship evidence

Employer PERM history

30
recent certified PERM filings
0
filings for similar roles
1
filings in this location
Certified PERM filings by fiscal year
202327
202410
202543
202637YTD

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How Openbound evaluates sponsorship

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An employer is matched to its filing entities by verified legal name and reviewed aliases; a match is never made on a name resemblance alone. Where no verified entity can be matched, the page says so and draws no conclusion from the absence. 336 filing titles were examined for this employer.

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