2025 Quality Assurance-PQA Co-Op (June - December)

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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Quality Assurance Co-op Role Overview

Envision 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’s Co-Ops.  

The Quality Assurance department is responsible for supporting product manufacturing and disposition within operations.  This includes - Incoming Quality Assurance of raw materials and commodities, Manufacturing Quality Assurance, Validation, Quality Engineering, Training and Regulatory Compliance.  Expectations that the Quality Associate will maintain high quality levels on all aspects of their job while achieving high levels of efficiency.

As a Co-op, your role will be to learn and implement QA improvements.  At the end of the assignment, the Co-op will deliver a presentation of the improvement activities implemented and project completions.

Location: Worcester, MA 

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Support troubleshooting and resolution of quality compliance issues.
• Preform site walk-throughs of the manufacturing area to ensure conformance with AbbVie Quality System requirements and all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Work efficiently and cooperatively toward project timelines and goals.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a bachelor’s in chemical engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, or other related fields.
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the Co-op. 
• Must be able to commit to a 6-month program at AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC) in Worcester, MA (June / July - December).  
• Expected graduation date between May 2026 – May 2027.
• Strong attention to detail, communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation.
• Proficient in basic office tools such as Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Familiarity with use of electronic document management and laboratory information management systems.
• Familiarity with Quality Systems as well as cGMP and other regulatory requirements.

Benefits and Amenities

• Competitive pay
• Travel and lodging support for eligible students  

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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