Spend your summer working with energetic colleagues and inspirational leaders while gaining world-class experience in one of the most dynamic organizations in the pharmaceutical industry. This is the experience participants can expect in the Operations Development Program Internship at AbbVie.
This internship is designed for students who want to build technical, operational, and leadership skills while contributing to meaningful projects across AbbVie Operations. Interns gain exposure to real business challenges, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and learn how Operations supports AbbVie’s mission to deliver innovative solutions for patients.
Operations Development Program Internship:
As an AbbVie Operations Development Program Intern, you will participate in a paid, 11-week summer program working on meaningful assignments that have a real impact on our business and patients worldwide. AbbVie’s global Operations organization offers opportunities to work in a variety of functional areas, with assignments aligned to business needs, your field of study, and your skills.
During the internship, participants may be responsible for analyzing data, supporting process improvements, preparing project updates, collaborating with site and functional teams, and presenting recommendations to business stakeholders. Assignments are designed to help interns strengthen technical problem-solving, communication, and project execution skills in a professional Operations environment.
Past examples of projects have included:
Product and process optimization in a manufacturing facility
Quality systems data analysis to identify compliance trends
Optimize an enzyme to catalyze a challenging step in the synthesis of a recently approved product
AbbVie’s worldwide business offers you an opportunity for a variety of potential work experiences that are aligned to a variety of functional areas, including those listed below. Interns will be placed in assignments based on business needs and skill set.
Manufacturing, Engineering & Contract
Quality
Product Development, Science & Technology
Locations:
Operations Development Program Interns will be placed in one of the following U.S. locations based on business needs, academic background, and skill set.
Branchburg, New Jersey
Irvine, California
Lake County, Illinois
Waco, Texas
Worcester, Massachusetts
AbbVie strongly considers high-performing interns as candidates for the Operations Development Program after graduation. AbbVie’s ODP is a three-year rotational program with three separate work assignments across a variety of functional areas within Operations. The program is designed to develop AbbVie’s future leaders by providing broad business exposure, global perspective, and opportunities for skill-building and professional development.