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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 . Follow @abbvie on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Job Description

2025 Pharmacist 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.

AbbVie Endocrinology Inc., an AbbVie-owned company, is licensed as a specialty mail-order pharmacy to provide services to all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Services include dispensing of, maximizing patient access for, and providing reimbursement HUB services for AbbVie specialty medications:

• Investigation/explanation of a patient’s insurance benefits for specialty drug coverage
• Explanation of financial aid options
• AbbVie’s Patient Assistance Program
• Product Replacement Program
• AbbVie specialty products supported include Lupron Depot, Skyrizi, Rinvoq, Humira, and Duopa

The Pharmacy Operations department is responsible for the intake and review of prescription orders and the safe practice of dispensing medications, following all applicable state and federal rules for the practice of pharmacy.

The Pharmacist Intern work with preceptor(s) and stakeholders to become knowledgeable of all pharmacy roles and products including, but not limited to:

Related disease states

• Patient medication counseling
• Error reduction, particularly around medication errors
• Operational efficiencies
• Organizing, managing, and completing projects, which may include, but is not limited to gathering/collating data and composing/creating reports, articles and presentations

Other activities include:

• Rotation through several core areas of practice; time spent in each area will be tailored to meet individual interests
• Participation in patient care activities through observing/assisting the pharmacists and taking part in related projects
• Attendance of pharmacy management meetings, staff meetings, and student case presentations
• Completion of at least one major project and will conduct a related presentation during the last week(s) of the internship; additional presentations may also be assigned
• Several minor projects will also be assigned and completed during the internship

This internship will be based in North Chicago, IL.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a PharmD
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship

Preferred Qualifications

• Entering second or third year of PharmD Program
• Experience in a community retail setting

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 in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages 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 benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s 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 AbbVie’s 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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