Modeling and Simulation Module Developer - Data & AI Acceleration (Hybrid) at AbbVie — North Chicago, IL

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain solutions for prioritized M&S and AI use cases, from R packages and dashboards to agentic AI frameworks
• Build tools and solutions that address adoption gaps, ensuring delivered capabilities meet end-user needs
• Conduct upfront feasibility assessments and architect solution design — documenting design rationale for when to use deterministic approaches (e.g., R packages), interactive dashboards, or LLM-powered agentic workflows
• Create and maintain comprehensive benchmark test sets to ensure output quality, accuracy, and reproducibility
• Maintain and iterate on deployed tools based on user feedback, bug reports, and evolving requirements
• Translate requirements into production-ready solutions through iterative collaboration with stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 3–5 years of experience OR PhD in Statistics, Data Sciences, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline
• Strong hands-on development experience in R
• Experience building interactive dashboards and data applications
• Experience with agentic AI development (tool-use agents, orchestration frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation)
• Good statistical knowledge to ensure analytical rigor in delivered solutions
• Familiarity with clinical development processes and trial design concepts
• Software engineering best practices (version control, testing, CI/CD)
• Ability to evaluate trade-offs between solution approaches and calibrate complexity to the problem at hand
• Good communication skills with ability to collaborate iteratively with stakeholders

• 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 roleat the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors 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.