2024 Co-Op – Science & Technology: Cell Line Development (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.  

Cell Line Development: Responsibilities include performing manual and automated processes to generate monoclonal cell lines and to execute various studies on these cell lines leading to the collection of a comprehensive data package for the final clone selection. The team utilizes state-of-the-art automation instrumentation at various stages of cell line expansions and performance evaluation. The group also carries out the design and quality control of the vectors used for cell line generation as well as the genetic characterization of the cell lines. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Executes experiments in bioprocess development manually and utilizing liquid handling automation platforms.  
• Utilizes Aseptic technique to collect data to assist in experimental designs and data interpretation. 
• Performs basic data acquisition and analysis in a timely manner.  
• 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/Biomedical engineering majors or related fields).  
• 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 

Preferred Requirements (Optional):  

• 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 
• Aseptic technique 
• Desire to learn, program and operate laboratory automation equipment 

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.