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CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 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.

Pharmacometrics is a subgroup of AbbVie’s Clinical Pharmacology (ClinPharm) organization and provides critical scientific support for all phases of pharmaceutical research and development in all divisions of the business. The Pharmacometrics group is conducting statistical analyses as well as Exposure-Clinical response Modeling and Simulations to optimize dose selection and trial design. The team does this by integrating data from multiple sources including preclinical and clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, dosing compliance/adherence, effective and toxic exposures, financial metrics, and overall cost/benefit. Another key responsibility of the team is to defend the data and models to regulatory authorities world-wide and authors more than half of the clinical summary documents for global regulatory submissions.

Internship projects could vary and are dependent on therapeutic area needs. Current therapeutic areas ClinPharm supports are Immunology, Oncology, Neurology, and Specialty assets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Perform statistical analysis and interpretation of literature and in-house proprietary data

• Develop mathematical models (e.g. PK/PD, Population PK, etc.)

• From regression analysis to complex differential equation-based systems

• Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD)

• Explore what-if scenarios for different clinical study designs

• Present to broader team at the conclusion of assignment

• Publication of authorized analyses

• Create models, analyses and reports using R, NONMEM, and/or Matlab

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a PhD in Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacometrics, Pharmacology, Chemical/Biomedical Engineering, or related mathematical/statistical field

• Must be enrolled in university during the internship period

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.