2026 Technical Operations Intern - Drug Product Pilot Plant

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Company Description
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 . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .
Job Description
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.
The Drug Product Pilot Plant is part of the Clinical Drug Supply organization within R&D Development Sciences. The Pilot Plant is responsible for supporting formulation development and scale up activities and for manufacturing oral dosage forms (tablets, capsules, granules, solutions) used in phase I to phase IV clinical trials. The Technical Operations (Tech Ops) team is the key support group to keep the Pilot Plant running, with responsibilities including engineering projects, manufacturing process support and troubleshooting, and calibrations and maintenance of both the equipment and the facility. The Tech Ops Intern will gain valuable experience with industry standard unit operations (such as compression, coating, blending, encapsulation) and will build understanding of what it takes to support a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
Key Responsibilities Include:

• Develop tablet coating process recipes for varying batch and tablet sizes on facility coating equipment
• Lead a capital project to upgrade plant manufacturing and/or testing equipment
• Commission and qualify newly purchased equipment for GMP manufacturing
• Lead an effort to focus on sustainability in the pilot plant with projects such as energy assessments for purified water generation technologies or facility air handling units
• Create a plan for managing and organizing manufacturing equipment change parts
• Assist with investigating and troubleshooting equipment and facility issues; recommend and implement solutions

Qualifications MinimumQualifications

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing aBachelorsin chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other related field
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship
• Expected graduation datebetween December 2026 June 2027
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Good computer knowledge and good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel
• Ability to take initiative to handle small to medium complexity projects autonomously

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to process engineering, industrial sustainability, process/system controls, physics, unit operations, manufacturing, mechanics

Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: Benefits and Amenities:

• Competitive pay
• Relocation support for eligible students
• Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes ingood faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages 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 benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys 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 and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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Company
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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow @abbvie on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , and YouTube .
Stock Symbol: ABBV
Stock Exchange: NYSE
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Website Phone Location 1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago
Illinois
60064
United States
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