U.S. Internship Program Opportunities

Engineering

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Instrument Development
  • Fermentation Development
  • Manufacturing Support
  • Plant Maintenance & Utilities
  • Design of Process Systems
  • Packaging Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in a related discipline (Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain)
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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Environmental Health and Safety

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Plant Support
  • Lab Safety
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Environmental Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in a related discipline (Safety Science, Public Health, Industrial Hygiene)
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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Finance and Accounting

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Financial Analysis
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Reporting & Controls

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in a related discipline (Finance, Accounting)
  • Previous work experience in Finance or Accounting
  • Strong understanding of PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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General Business

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Public Affairs
  • Legal
  • Marketing

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate student with a related discipline major
  • Previous work experience related to field of study
  • Strong understanding of PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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Human Resources

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Business HR
  • Learning and Development
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Employee Relations
  • HR Service Center
  • HR Communications and Strategy

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in Master's level or MBA program
  • Excellent professional achievement
  • Relevant prior internship or work experience (3 to 5 years preferred)
  • Demonstrated skills for business success, including project management, problem solving skills and the ability to diagnose and meet customer service needs
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, we are no longer accepting resumes for the 2012 program.

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Information Technology

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Business Systems Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Validation (testing)
  • Workstation installation and support
  • Help Desk support, Lotus Notes support
  • Web/Application development
  • BI tools
  • Data analysis
  • Network infrastructure and support

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in a related discipline (Computer Science, Information / Decision Sciences, MIS, etc.)
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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Manufacturing

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Operations Supervision
  • Project Management
  • Purchasing
  • Materials Management
  • Supply Chain

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in a related discipline (Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain)
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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Marketing MBA

Marketing MBA interns at Abbott are assigned to a marketing team where they work to complete a project in a domestic or an international business unit.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in an MBA program with one year completed
  • Excellent professional achievement
  • Marketing and Sales experience a plus
  • 3-5 years work experience
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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Pharmacy

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Medical Information
  • Medical Review
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Pharmaceutical Products Group

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PharmD student
  • Previous work experience in Pharmacy
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program

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Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Plant Quality Assurance
  • Division Quality Assurance
  • Division Regulatory Affairs
  • Corporate Quality Assurance

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in a related discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutics)
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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Sales

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Pharmaceutical Sales
  • Inside Sales
  • Consumer Product Sales

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in a related discipline (Marketing, Business, Sales)
  • Previous work experience in Marketing, Sales or related field
  • Good presentation skills, and a strong understanding of PowerPoint , Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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Science

The purpose of Abbott's Science Internships is to provide meaningful professional experience to students studying a broad base of science disciplines who have proven academic performance and leadership potential. Interns will be hired based on business need and opportunities may vary from year to year.

Responsibilities could be in the following areas:

  • Drug Discovery
  • Nutritional R&D Operations
  • Pharmaceutical and Analytical Sciences
  • Manufacturing Science and Technology
  • Pre-Clinical Safety
  • Adult Nutrition
  • Medical Device R&D
  • Health and Economics Outcomes Research
  • Regulatory Affairs

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in a related discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, Computer Science, Software Engineering)
  • Geographically mobile
Currently, these positions have been filled for the 2012 program.

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