AbbVie

Systems Engineer, Technology – AI & Business Systems

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3 days ago
North Chicago, IL, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$85k - $162k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Partner with External Innovation and BTS M&A stakeholders to discover business problems, assess AI opportunities, and prioritize high-impact initiatives.
  • Build and demonstrate AI prototypes using code, AI services, automation tools, APIs, and enterprise data.
  • Design, develop, integrate, test, validate, and troubleshoot complex AI-enabled technology solutions.
  • Define and manage business, functional, and technical requirements, including user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
  • Lead AI initiatives from discovery through delivery and adoption, managing priorities, releases, dependencies, risks, testing, and acceptance.
  • Apply secure software delivery, responsible AI, privacy, data protection, change management, and software development lifecycle standards.
  • Build trusted relationships with business and technology stakeholders and communicate recommendations, risks, and progress to technical and executive audiences.
  • Partner with architecture, engineering, security, privacy, and platform teams to transition successful prototypes into secure, maintainable production solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related discipline plus 5 years of experience, or a master’s degree plus 4 years of experience.
  • Hands-on experience designing, coding, testing, and demonstrating AI-enabled solutions such as generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, workflow automation, or intelligent agents.
  • Practical knowledge of generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, AI copilots, agentic AI, machine learning fundamentals, responsible AI, data quality, privacy, security, and implementation risks.
  • Proficiency in Python or another modern programming language, with familiarity using cloud platforms, containers, APIs, and enterprise integration patterns.
  • Experience gathering ambiguous business requirements and translating them into user stories, functional requirements, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria.
  • Experience turning business problems into working solutions and explaining their value, limitations, and implementation considerations to stakeholders.
  • Understanding of software development lifecycle methods, Agile practices, and modern product delivery approaches.
  • Ability to solve ambiguous technical problems, collaborate across teams, and explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Preferred experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, or another regulated industry.
  • Preferred experience supporting technology adoption, organizational change, or emerging technology initiatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, vacation, holidays, sick leave, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and 401(k) for eligible employees.
  • Eligible to participate in short-term incentive programs.
  • Travel is required approximately 5% of the time.

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