2025 Product Development, Science & Technology (PDS&T) Graduate Intern – Parenterals and Eye Care

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.

Operations Product Development, Science and Technology (PDS&T) Parenterals and Eye Care 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 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, and make a direct impact on patient health and well-being.

During a summer in the Parenterals and Eye Care group within PDS&T, the intern will own a technical project focused on the rheology behavior of sterile liquid formulations and critical formulation compatibility analysis. Under supervision of senior research personnel in the group, the individual will have the opportunity to:

• Gain exposure in a pharmaceutical product development setting
• Experience liquids formulation preparation and characterization
• Apply knowledge and learnings to optimize future formulation design

This internship position is located in Irvine, CA.

Key responsibilities include:

• Demonstrating scientific initiative and creativity in research and development activities.
• Leveraging strong scientific background to design studies for formulation preparation and characterization and optimization.
• Developing and executing laboratory work, drawing conclusions and deviations.
• Summarizing and presenting results with clear conclusions and recommendations for future steps
• Maintaining compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
• Understanding and adhering to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, and appropriate handling of materials.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Master’s or PhD in Material Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, or other related field of study.
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expected graduation date between December 2025 – June 2026.
• Previous lab research experience related to formulation, drug delivery, or polymers.
• Ability to conduct and interpret scientific experiments and propose additional experiments.
• Self-motivated; ability to execute experimental work with limited supervision and direction. Can work independently or part of a team.
• Troubleshoot experiments, identify, and solve elementary problems in experimental design, including laboratory experimentation.
• Proficient in required software including Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams.

Benefits and Amenities

• Competitive pay.
• Relocation support for eligible students.
• Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time.
• Exposure to industry lab setting and opportunity to develop technical expertise.

Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis 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, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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• 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. ​

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