About AbbVie

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.

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Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) 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 Interns.

As an AbbVie intern, you will participate in a paid, ten-to-twelve-week summer program that is focused on providing students with robust and impactful scientific projects, professional development opportunities, networking engagements, business and development overviews, team-based networking and socials, and philanthropy involvement.

AbbVie’s HEOR Team is a premier research group that has been widely recognized for its scientific expertise and leadership. Combining multiple scientific disciplines to generate cutting-edge evidence, the HEOR team supports AbbVie’s scientific strategies and demonstrates the value of innovative treatments, shaping health care decision making to improve patient care. HEOR-driven research helps with:

• Informing strategic decisions aimed at ensuring that patients can access & benefit from appropriate therapies in a timely manner.
• Developing & guiding pricing/reimbursement strategies based on evaluation of public health policy & reimbursement environment & scientific evaluation of clinical, economic, & patient-centered outcomes data.
• Leveraging innovative research approaches & partnerships to maximize the use of RWE & patient-centric outcomes research for informing internal & external decisions that positively impact patient lives.
• Enhancing the patient voice by leveraging patient self-reported/digital health-driven outcomes in clinical trial & real-world settings to further understand the unmet needs & establish value of innovative treatments.

In this paid, ten-to-twelve-week summer internship, key responsibilities include:

• Conducting literature reviews, patient-reported outcomes studies, retrospective claims or electronic medical records database analyses, prospective observational studies, economic model development, and meta-analysis.
• Working in one or more disease states within the areas of Immunology, Oncology, Neuroscience, Eye Care, General Medicine, and Aesthetics to support efforts for on-market or pipeline assets.
• Conceptualizing research plans, protocol development, managing vendors, & writing/presenting results.
• Developing analysis plans or study protocols and conducting analyses of internal databases and/or clinical trial data.
• Assisting in the creation of scientific materials like slide decks, white papers, abstracts, or manuscripts for disseminating research findings to internal/external audience.
• Attending team meetings, department meetings, and cross-functional team meetings to gain a better understanding of the role of HEOR within the biopharmaceutical industries and at AbbVie.
  • HEOR Interns work in a matrix organization with global cross-functional partners which further enables understanding of generating evidence that addresses global and local affiliate needs.

AbbVie’s HEOR team consists of two pillars:

• Therapeutic Area (TA)/Asset Strategy: Aligns to the core set of TAs (Immunology, Oncology, Neuroscience, Eye Care, General Medicine, and Aesthetics), leads asset/product strategies, and covers product life cycle management.
• Centers of Expertise (CoEs): Comprised of Real-World Evidence (RWE), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR), and Health Economics (HE) teams.

As part of the application, please indicate your preference for either of the two focus areas listed above and a brief statement on the rationale within your cover letter. Your application will be considered for all summer internship opportunities in the HEOR department. The final assignment within TA/Asset Strategy or CoEs will be determined by the internship committee and the hiring managers.

Location

The internship will take place in-person in Lake County, IL.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a graduate level program (Master’s or PhD) at an accredited university; preferably in the fields of pharmacy, medicine, health services research, health economics, health policy, epidemiology, statistics, data analytics, economics and psychology and related disciplines in life sciences (applicants with non-traditional PhD/Master’s focus areas may be considered if applicant effectively demonstrates link to HEOR and strong understanding of HEOR)
• Must be enrolled in university during the internship period
• Must have completed at least 1 year of graduate level studies prior to internship experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior research experience in the areas of health care and data sciences
• Relevant advanced course work in areas such as, but not limited to, health economics, health policy, epidemiology, psychometrics, research methods, and/or statistics
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated track record of leading and influencing teams with multiple stakeholders with different perspectives
• Adept in data analysis using statistical package (e.g. SAS, R, STATA) and advanced analytical approaches
• Prior experience in conducting literature reviews
• Prior experience leading research studies
• Strong research skills in methods utilized in HEOR, including but not limited to health economic modeling, pharmacoepidemiology, claims-based analyses, and/or psychometrics

Benefits and Amenities

• Competitive pay
• Travel, transportation, and lodging support for eligible students
• Receive mentorship from HEOR experts and industry leaders
• Gain experience in an industry setting working on impactful research projects to support brand and cross-functional strategies
• Gain exposure to development of HEOR strategies to meet payer and stakeholder needs
• Interact with colleagues from diverse backgrounds across various departments such as Market Access, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Marketing, Epidemiology, Patient Safety, and Public Affairs.

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.