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BIOLOGICS DRUG PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP 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.

The Biologics Drug Product Development group is a part of the Biologics CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) Development department within Development Sciences at AbbVie. The group is responsible for the formulation and process development of late-stage assets currently in AbbVie’s neurotoxin and biologics pipeline. The intern will execute meaningful experiments to better characterize the solution behavior of drug product formulation excipients used in sterile liquid as well as lyophilized formulations. The intern will also be exposed to certain aspects of late-stage drug product development (First-in-Human to Commercial).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Plan and execute experiments to understand interfacial and solution properties of excipients in drug product buffers

• Develop fit-for-use methods to enable formulation excipient characterization including surface tensiometry, size exclusion chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, fluorescence spectrophotometry, qELISA, time-resolved fluorescence, and RP-HPLC

• Correlate excipient solution behavior to process stability of model biologic formulations

• Present data, results, and conclusions to the broader team

• Participate in drafting a research manuscript/poster as an outcome of the summer research experience

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Master’s or PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Analytical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related field

• Must be enrolled in university during the internship period

• Excellent team player with strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Research laboratory experience

• Experience with polymer chemistry and lyophilization processes

• Knowledge and/or hands-on experience with surface tensiometry, and size exclusion, chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, fluorescence spectrophotometry, qELISA, time-resolved fluorescence, and RP-HPLC.

BENEFITS AND AMENITIES

• Competitive pay

• Travel, transportation, and lodging support for eligible students

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.

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.