Principal Research Scientist
AbbVie Inc.
Maya is a Principal Scientist in the Molecular Profiling and Drug Delivery within Small Molecule CMC Development at AbbVie leading a global team responsible for high throughput physicochemical characterization, triaging and developability assessment of discovery compounds, and development of drug delivery strategies to address preclinical questions related to safety, efficacy, and ADME. Prior AbbVie experience includes API solid form evaluation, selection, and derisking activities on discovery and early development teams across modalities and routes of administration. She previously worked for 5 years at Merck & Co., Inc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences focusing on improving the quality of drug candidates based on a thorough understanding of physiochemical properties as they relate to clinical developability and development of early clinical formulations. Experienced at leading cross functional project teams in matrixed environments and multidisciplinary problem-solving.