2024 Co-Op – Science & Technology: Automation & Data Science  (June - Dec)

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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Science & Technology Organization Co-Op Overview  

Envision 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 Co-Ops.  

The Science & Technology (S&T) organization within AbbVie Operations leads the optimization, validation, implementation, continuous improvement, and global technical support for therapeutic proteins. The S&T Co-Op program provides students with robust projects based on business need. Students will do meaningful work that has a real impact on our business and patients worldwide. Possible 2024 Fall Co-Op assignments are in the following departments:   

BioProcess Development: The department’s mission is to design, deliver and support the biologics manufacturing process for AbbVie’s pipeline and partnered products through clinical development and commercial life cycle with quality, speed, and manufacturing excellence. This is achieved through a focus on targeted product quality, CMC acceleration, people development, and efficient workflows. Key groups include: Cell line development, Cell culture process development, Purification process development, Scale-up lab, and Analytical development.  

Analytical Development: The AD automation team focuses on the development of automated analytical methods to support the evaluation of primary, secondary, and tertiary structures of proteins. The department supports analytical method development, process development testing, and investigation support through cross-functional collaborations within S&T for early to late-stage pipeline programs. Key groups include:   

• Biomolecular Interaction Group for biological function assays, impurity assays and testing   
• Separation and Automation Technologies Group responsible for monoclonal & non-mAb program development, automation, and testing   
• Analytical Characterization Group for in-depth characterization including mass spectrometry and biophysical testing  

Key responsibilities include: 

• Executes experiments in bioprocess development and manufacturing support with supervision.  
• Performs basic data acquisition and analysis in a timely manner. Assists in experimental designs and data interpretation.  
• Documents work appropriately in lab notebooks and technical memos; contributes to writing technical reports  
• Maintains lab equipment and optimizes lab operations for efficient use of time and resources.  
• Troubleshoots equipment and experimental problems.   
• Assists in continuous improvement activities.  

Location: Worcester, Massachusetts 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Must be currently enrolled in a full-time Master’s (PhD candidates encouraged to apply) program in a scientific or engineering discipline (preferably Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Biosciences/Bioengineering).  
• Must be returning to university the semester following your Co-Op 
• Must be able to commit to a 6-month program at AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC) in Worcester, MA from June – December 2024 

Preferred Requirements:  

• Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher preferred 
• Excellent problem-solving, written, and verbal skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, leadership and project management skills.
• Proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative, and integrity.
• Participate in programming and execution of new Hamilton automation methods to expand throughput and capacity.  
• Effectively collaborate with cross functional teams to help develop innovative robust automation solutions for evolving workflows.  
• Ability to operate and execute high throughput and high complexity automation workflows. 
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve difficult problems with laboratory robots and instrumentation using critical thinking skills. 
• Ability to execute, troubleshoot, and interpret complex experimental data to determine next steps. 
• Working knowledge of programming and scripting languages: Visual Basic, C/C++, SQL, Python, VBA, VBScrypt, Batch files. 
• Familiarity with data science programming tools such as Anaconda Python, Pandas, Numpy, SciPy, matplotlib, seaborn, scikit-learn, tensorflow. 

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.