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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Job Description
Functional Genomics 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 Genomics Research Center (GRC) at AbbVie is a multidisciplinary center of excellence with expertise in genomic technologies and their application, human genetics, genomic medicine, computational analysis, data integration, genome biology, and application of functional genomics.
This internship opportunity is in the Functional Genomics group within the GRC. This group plays a key role in technology development to support the identification and validation of novel drug targets across all disease indications. Under supervision of a Senior Research Scientist in the group, the intern will primarily support a project to establish a new CRISPR screen technology to support target identification in all therapeutic areas.
This internship will be based in North Chicago, IL.
Key responsibilities include:
- Performing wet-lab experimentation towards the development of novel CRISPR technologies.
- Reading and understanding assigned primary literature for the technology development.
- Creating new experimental cell lines for protein detection.
- Communicating data in a group setting and collaborating in a cross-functional setting.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Master’s or PhD in Molecular Biology, Genetics or related field.
- Ability to conduct and interpret scientific experiments, providing suggestions for additional experiments, including design and development of new assays.
- Experience with molecular biological techniques and mammalian tissue culture.
- Experience with antibody-based protein detection.
Preferred Qualifications
- Expected graduation between December 2025 – June 2026.
- Previous experience utilizing CRISPR and handling lentivirus.
- Self-motivated; ability to execute with limited supervision and direction. Can work independently and part of a team.
- Ability to troubleshoot experiments, identify, and solve elementary problems in experimental designs, including laboratory experimentation.
- Proficient in required software including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Benefits and Amenities
- Competitive pay.
- Relocation support for eligible students.
- Select wellness benefits and paid holiday/sick time.
- Opportunity to connect with AbbVie leaders and scientists.
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.
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