2025 BTS Co-Op

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.

Gain world-class experience in one of the most dynamic organizations in the pharmaceutical industry.  

BTS Alternating Term Co-op (ATC) Program – Developer/Data Scientist

As an AbbVie ATC Co-op Developer/Data Scientist, you will participate in TWO consecutive paid 6-month long full-time work stints (May 2025-May 2026). These stints involve immersion within a business technology team, as well as social and development activities. You will work on meaningful assignments that have a real impact on our business and patients worldwide, while also combining technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving.   

ATC Co-op students will be placed in Lake County, IL. Placements will be based on business need and individuals' skills and experience​.  

Potential projects could include: 

• Evaluating computer vision/machine learning models for cell painting.
• Testing and refining large language models (LLMs).
• Cleaning data and creating data visualizations for business stakeholders.
• Developing proof of concept iOS and web apps.

AbbVie strongly considers high-performing co-op students as candidates for Business Technology Solutions entry-level full-time roles.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline. 
• Graduation date at least June 2026 or later. 
• Must be enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside through at least June 2026.
• Ability to return to work 35-40 hours/week on-site at North Chicago, IL from May 2025-May 2026. 
• Experience programming in Python and utilizing relevant libraries.
• Organized and conscientious problem solver with the ability to find, evaluate, and synthesize information sources. 
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy.
• Self-starter who takes initiative in overcoming challenges and suggesting potential solutions. 
• Willingness to collaborate and actively engage in independent learning and open discussion.
• Strong communicator with the ability to present content in informative and engaging ways, both written and verbally.
• Highly developed critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving abilities. 
• Previous internship or related experience.  
• Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher preferred. 
• Experience with computer vision or LLM.
• Experience with SQL and Power BI (or other data visualization tools).

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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