2026 Biologics Drug Product Development Intern (PhD)

AbbVie • Irvine, CA • 3h ago

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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie) .

Job Description

2026 Drug Product Development Intern 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.

This intern will support the formulation development of protein biologics in the Drug Product Development group.?This position requires laboratory work. The candidate must conduct all work activities in compliance with AbbVie internal and applicable regulatory requirements. ?AbbVie internal requirements include compliance with ethics, environmental health and safety, financial, human resources, and general business policies, requirements, and objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

Preparation of parenteral formulations for biologics

Surfactant screening and characterization (surface tension assessment and pyrene-based fluorescence CMC determination)

Exposing protein formulations to stress (expose the formulation to manufacture and storage-related stresses)

Characterization of parenteral liquids and lyophilizates using state-of-the-art methods

Protein stability evaluation

Actively interact with the DPD team members, generate high-quality data based on sound scientific principles, write technical reports, and work on scientific presentations

Qualifications

Minimum?Qualifications?

Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, chemical engineering, analytical sciences, biochemistry, or other related fields

Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship

Teamwork, accuracy, curiosity, and structured thinking skills

Experience or coursework in biologics formulation and characterization of liquid formulation

Preferred Qualifications

Expected graduation date?between June 2026 - December 2027

Prior experience in analytical techniques such as surface tensiometry, size exclusion chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, fluorescence spectrophotometry, qELISA, and RP-HPLC is highly desirable

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 in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.?

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages 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 benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's 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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Salary: $58,656 - $100,500

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