AbbVie Posted September 24, 2026

2027 Global Supply Chain Intern (Undergraduate)

North Chicago, IL Intern
Manufacturing & CMC Intern/Fellow/Postdoc
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Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube.

Job Description

2027 Global Supply Chain Intern

Overview

Imagine spending your summer working alongside talented colleagues and inspirational leaders while gaining hands-on experience in one of the most dynamic organizations in the pharmaceutical industry.

As a Global Supply Chain Intern at AbbVie, you’ll contribute to meaningful projects that help enable the delivery of innovative products to patients around the world. Through mentorship, networking, leadership engagement, and intern-focused programming, you’ll develop the technical, analytical, and leadership skills while gaining experience in a global supply chain environment.

This is a paid, 11-week summer internship program designed for students who are curious, collaborative, and eager to solve real business challenges. This internship serves as a foundation for continued growth and can provide a pathway into a structured development experience, building the capabilities and readiness needed for future manager-level roles within Supply Chain. It builds on our internship pipeline and prepares talent for long-term career success.

What You’ll Do

As an AbbVie Global Supply Chain Intern, you will work with a dedicated mentor and experienced professionals in your area of interest, and may:

Analyze supply, demand, inventory, logistics, and operational data

Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, and operational performance

Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams to develop solutions

Prepare project updates as assigned and present recommendations to business stakeholders

Engage with company leaders to learn about AbbVie’s strategy, business, and future

Build a professional network through social events, educational sessions, and intern activities

Present your project accomplishments and recommendations to AbbVie leaders at the conclusion of the internship

Projects may include:

Improve flow planning for finished products, raw materials, or finishing supplies

Analyze warehouse and/or vendor operations, systems, or performance

Conduct demand or supply planning initiatives

Identify inventory or logistics improvement opportunities

Develop data-driven recommendations to improve supply chain processes

Support operational excellence initiatives by identifying process improvements, reducing inefficiencies, and developing solutions to improve business performance

Potential Areas of Experience

Interns during summer 2027 will be assigned to one of the following Supply Chain functional areas, based on business needs, academic background, and skills, including:

Demand Planning: Enables alignment of demand and supply over a 24-month horizon

Supply Planning: Ensures capacity and capabilities support short-term and long-term demand signals

Brand Management: Facilitates alignment of assets across Operations, Commercial, and Manufacturing

Logistics and Distribution / Warehouse Operations: Operates secure and compliant warehousing that enables timely and efficient distribution of products to our patients

Supply Chain Data & Analytics: Oversees the global master data quality, governance, integration, compliance, and enablement

Patient Access Operations: Provides patient access and support services, and manage Patient Assistance Programs

Process Improvement and Operational Excellence: Drives standardized, efficient, and scalable processes through continuous improvement, performance optimization, and best-practice implementation

Location:

Lake County, IL

AbbVie strongly considers high-performing interns as candidates for full-time roles after graduation.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be currently enrolled in university, pursuing a bachelor’s degree program in supply chain, business, engineering, or related major / discipline

Must be enrolled in a university for the semester following the internship and be expected to graduate within one year after completing the internship

Expected graduation date between December 2027 – June 2028

Demonstrated leadership through extracurricular activities, academic projects, employment, or other experiences

Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills

Effective communication skills, both oral and written

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to manage complex problems and drive actions through completion

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting

Familiarity with SAP or a similar business system

Experience with Microsoft Power BI for dashboards and data insights

Strong academic performance, minimum cumulative GPA = 3.0/4.0

Additional Information

Benefits and Amenities:

Competitive pay

Relocation support for eligible students

Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time

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.​

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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 and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Job details

Seniority
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
North Chicago, IL
Employment type
Intern

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 415 comparable Intern/Fellow/Postdoc Manufacturing & CMC roles across 59 biopharma companies.

415Comparable roles tracked
375Currently active
59Companies hiring similar roles
26Countries represented

Salary context

87 of 415 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $21/hr – $37/hr (≈ $43,680–$76,960/yr)
Lowest disclosed · Warehouse Associate I (M-F 11am-7:30pm) · AbbVie $16/hr – $29/hr (≈ $33,280–$60,320/yr)
Highest disclosed · Advisor - Agentic Automation, Frontier AI · Lilly $168,000/yr – $268,400/yr
Peer group range $46,800 – $218,200 (median $82,050)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 415 comparable roles

United States248
France50
Germany29
Belgium16
Ireland15
Netherlands8

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Seniority mix

415 of 415 peers have a known seniority level

Intern/Fellow/Postdoc250
Associate165

Therapeutic area mix

6 of 415 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease6

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