2025 Product Development, Science & Technology (PDS&T) Undergrad Intern

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AbbVie

2025 Product Development, Science & Technology (PDS&T) Undergrad Intern

North Chicago, IL
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Company Description

    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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

    Job Description

    Product Development, Science and Technology Intern Overview

    Envision spending your summer working with energetic colleagues and inspirational leaders, all while gaining world-class experience in one of the most dynamic organizations in the pharmaceutical industry. This is a reality for AbbVie’s Experiential Interns.

    Product Development, Science and Technology (PDS&T) is the intersection of technical excellence and business impact. We are champions of product innovation and process knowledge to solve AbbVie's most complex technical challenges to successfully support late-phase products, commercialize our pipeline, ensure the quality and efficacy of our products, make a direct impact on patient health and well-being.

    During a summer in PDS&T, an intern would own a focused technical project to support analytical method development, address manufacturing and process challenges, and facilitate new technologies development. The intern would be placed in one of the following PDS&T groups: Analytical Sciences, Combination Aesthetics Devices, Parenteral and Eye Care, API, Pharmaceuticals Technology or Drug Product Owner.

    Our typical processes center around:

    • Process development and optimization
    • Analytical method development
    • Centralization and management of data
    • Material characterization
    • Modeling
    • Medical device continuous improvements
    • Technical investigations
    • Identify yield and robustness improvements
    • Formulation & process optimizations for pipeline & commercial products
    • Introduction of innovative technologies

    Key Responsibilities Include:

    • Leveraging strong scientific background to design studies for characterization and optimization of formulation and surface properties and binding properties.
    • Developing centralized database for product-specific formulation and process information
    • Developing and executing laboratory work, drawing conclusions and deviations
    • Summarizing and presenting results with clear conclusions and recommendations for future steps.
    • Performing routine and complex tasks competently and independently, ensuring the generation of reliable and consistent results.
    • Maintaining compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
    • Understanding and adhering to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials and GxP compliance, where applicable

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering other related field of study
    • Must be returning to university the semester following internship
    • Expected graduation date between December 2025 – June 2026

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Previous research/lab experience and experience with process chemistry, modeling, data management and data analysis software
    • Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills required. Ability to communicate concepts and problems in terms that are understandable to all levels of the organization, including senior leadership

    Additional Information

    Benefits and Amenities

    • Competitive pay
    • Travel, transportation, and lodging support for eligible students
    • Exposure to industry lab setting and opportunity to develop technical expertise

    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.

    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, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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  • Compensation
    $20-$35
  • Industry
    Pharmaceuticals
  • About Us

    AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.