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2025 Pharmaceutical Sales Externship

Employer
AbbVie
Location
North Chicago, IL
Start date
Nov 6, 2024
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Discipline
Sales & Service, Account Management
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
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Job Details


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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,YouTubeandLinkedIn.


Job Description

The AbbVie EXCEL Externship Overview:

The AbbVie EXCEL Externship is a two-day, unpaid immersive experience for sophomore students interested in future internships with AbbVie. Students will join us at AbbVie's Headquarters in Lake County, IL during the Summer of 2025 to:

  • Get immersed in AbbVies culture
  • Gain hands-on experience in a variety of key business areas
  • Build an extended network of AbbVie representatives, senior leaders, and students from across the country
  • Participate in cross-functional professional development opportunities
  • Learn more about AbbVies career opportunities
  • Be considered for an internship for the following summer

AbbVie will provide travel, transportation, and lodging for eligible students.

Pharmaceutical Sales Program Overview:

The AbbVie EXCEL Externship in Pharmaceutical Sales serves as a key talent pipeline for our Pharmaceutical Sales Internship. Externship participants are strongly considered for Internship opportunities within Pharmaceutical Sales for the following year. Successful interns will be considered for full-timePharmaceutical Sales field based opportunities upon graduation.

As a full-time AbbVie Sales Representative, you will have the ability to network, build relationships with clients and make compelling clinical recommendations to customers (Healthcare Professionals) that lead to the appropriate use of approved products. For interested students, the Externship in Pharmaceutical Sales is the first step in becoming a Sales Representative at AbbVie.


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Must be currently enrolled in university, pursuing a bachelor's degree in biological sciences, pharmacy, business related field, or equivalent with an expected graduation date between December 2026 July 2027
  • Willing and able to do an internship between Junior and Senior year
  • Interest and ability to relocate for AbbVies 10 to 12-week on-site internship which will take place part-time in Lake County, IL and part-time in assigned territory

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher preferred
  • Basic healthcare or biotech industry knowledge
  • Strong communication skills with ability to adapt to many different scenarios
  • Strong desire to learn; self-motivated with high levels of discipline
  • Basic/Intermediate experience in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
  • Excellent problem-solving, written, and verbal skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal, leadership and project management skills
  • Proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative, and integrity
  • Interest in a sales career that requires strong clinical acumen
  • Planning and organization skills

Note: Mobility is a key component as a pipeline internship to our full-time Pharmaceutical Sales field based roles.


Additional Information

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 AbbVies 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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Company

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Stock Symbol: ABBV

Stock Exchange: NYSE

Company info
Website
Phone
1-800-255-5162
Location
1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago
Illinois
60064
United States

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