Technical Operations Intern

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

Minimum Qualifications 

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Bachelor’s in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other related field
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship
• Expected graduation date between 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