2025 Clinical Pharmacology Intern

Clinical Pharmacology 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.

AbbVie’s Clinical Pharmacology (ClinPharm) organization provides critical scientific support for all phases of pharmaceutical research and development in all divisions of the business. ClinPharm leads the design, execution, and interpretation of all clinical pharmacology Phase 1 studies, and exposure-clinical response modeling and simulation to optimize dose selection and trial design. The team also integrates data from multiple sources including preclinical and clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, dosing compliance/adherence, effective and toxic exposures, financial metrics, and overall cost/benefit. Another key responsibility of the team is to present the data to regulatory authorities world-wide and authors more than half of the clinical summary documents for global regulatory submissions. 

Internship projects could vary and are dependent on therapeutic area needs. Current therapeutic areas supported include Immunology, Oncology, Neurology, and Specialty assets. 

The internship will run for 10-12 weeks during the summer and will be based in North Chicago, IL.

Key project responsibilities include:

• Analysis of literature and in-house proprietary data
• Dose- and Exposure- Safety & Efficacy Endpoint Analysis
• Database Analyses
• Development of mathematical models (e.g. PK/PD, Population PK, etc.)
• Conducting simulations using mathematical models
• Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD)
• Clinical Study Design
• Presentation to broader team at the conclusion of the assignment
• Publication of authorized analyses

Minimum Qualifications 

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a PharmD or PhD in Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology or other related field
• Must be returning to university for at least one semester following the internship

Preferred Qualifications 

• Expected graduation date between December 2025 – June 2026

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.