Job Description

Oncology Translational Research Intern 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, discover biomarkers and validate mechanisms of action of AbbVie’s 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 cancer biology, 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 and investigate determinants of Topoisomerase 1 inhibitors (TOP1i) sensitivity to facilitate patient selection to our TOP1i-antibody drug conjugates (ADCs).

This internship position will be based in North Chicago, IL.

Key responsibilities include:

Independently design and conduct translational research experiments to inform patient selection for advancing the AbbVie oncology pipeline.

Lead the development, optimization, and validation of new assays.

Apply cell and molecular biology techniques (multi-color flow cytometry, MSD, Luminex, 10x, PCR/NGS) to identify and evaluate biomarkers using clinical samples.

Be versed in the current state of the science of functional genomics and omic analysis.