2025 Translational Oncology Research Intern

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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 . on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Job Description

Precision Medicine Translational Oncology Research Internship 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.

The Precision Medicine organization within AbbVie is committed to driving translational research and clinical biomarker strategy for our pre-clinical and clinical stage programs. The Translational Research group within the Precision Medicine Oncology department uses advanced technologies to study cancer biology and immuno-oncology, discover biomarkers and validate mechanisms of action of AbbVies innovative oncology pipelines to inform clinical decisions, including biomarkers, indication/patient selection, and combinations.

We are seeking a highly motivated intern with a strong scientific background in immuno-oncology, a passion for translational research, and a proven track record of research accomplishments to join this dynamic team. The successful candidate will work both within the Translational Oncology group and as a member of cross-functional interdisciplinary teams to investigate determinants within the tumor microenvironment that impact sensitivity to immunotherapies within our hematological malignancies pipeline.

This internship will be based in North Chicago, IL.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conduct in vitro and ex vivo experiments to inform patient selection for advancing the AbbVie oncology pipeline.
• Development, optimize, and validate novel flow cytometric assays.
• Apply cell and molecular biology techniques (multi-color flow cytometry, multiplex ELISA, and qRT-PCR).
• Be versed in the current state of the science of functional genomics and omics analysis.

Qualifications

MinimumQualifications

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing apursuing a PhDin cancer biology or other related field
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship

Preferred Qualifications

• Expected graduation datebetween December 2025 July 2026.
• Exceptional technical precision using flow cytometric techniques, as well as standard molecular biology techniques.
• Knowledge of analytical software and statistics for routine data analysis is desirable.
• Demonstrated scientific writing skills and strong verbal communication skills.

Benefits and Amenities

• Competitive pay
• Relocation support for eligible students
• Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time

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.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes ingood faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages 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 benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys 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, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVies policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because 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, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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