Is it hard to get hired as a Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist at AbbVie?

Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at AbbVie with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist at AbbVie?

Candidates applying for Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AbbVie overall takes an average of 31 days.

Where can I find AbbVie interview experiences by job title?

Sales Representative (140) ; Director (123) ; Associate Director (95) ; Intern (93) ; Manager (86) ; Project Manager (83) ; Senior Scientist I (70) ; Specialty Sales Representative (61) ; Scientist (58) ; Senior Scientist II (46) ; Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (44) ; Engineer (40) ; Associate Scientist II (39) ; Senior Scientist (38) ; Senior Manager (37)

AbbVie Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist Interview Questions

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Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist Interview

Sep 25, 2013

Anonymous employee

North Chicago, IL

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at AbbVie (North Chicago, IL) in Aug 2013

Interview

Initial communication with hiring manager was good, however scheduling interview was not easy due to travel requirements of managers.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Most difficult question was why should they not hire me for the position.

1 Answer

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AbbVie interviews FAQs

Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at AbbVie with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AbbVie overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AbbVie as a Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Sales Representative(140) ;
Director(123) ;
Associate Director(95) ;
Intern(93) ;
Manager(86) ;
Project Manager(83) ;
Senior Scientist I(70) ;
Specialty Sales Representative(61) ;
Scientist(58) ;
Senior Scientist II(46) ;
Medical Science Liaison (MSL)(44) ;
Engineer(40) ;
Associate Scientist II(39) ;
Senior Scientist(38) ;
Senior Manager(37) .

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Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist Interview

Sep 25, 2013

Anonymous employee

North Chicago, IL

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at AbbVie (North Chicago, IL) in Aug 2013

Interview

Initial communication with hiring manager was good, however scheduling interview was not easy due to travel requirements of managers.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Most difficult question was why should they not hire me for the position.

1 Answer

AbbVie interviews FAQs

Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at AbbVie with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AbbVie overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AbbVie as a Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Sales Representative(140) ;
Director(123) ;
Associate Director(95) ;
Intern(93) ;
Manager(86) ;
Project Manager(83) ;
Senior Scientist I(70) ;
Specialty Sales Representative(61) ;
Scientist(58) ;
Senior Scientist II(46) ;
Medical Science Liaison (MSL)(44) ;
Engineer(40) ;
Associate Scientist II(39) ;
Senior Scientist(38) ;
Senior Manager(37) .

Glassdoor

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Jobs at AbbVie

209 jobs in United States

Epidemiology Study Operations Manager

Senior Strategic Medical Writer - Remote

Principal Scientist I, Biologics Analytical R&D (External Programs)

Scientist I, In Vitro Biology

Director, Discovery Research Scientific Insights