AbbVie Posted October 22, 2026

2027 Project Engineering Co-op (Jan - July) (Undergraduate)

Worcester, MA Intern
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About this opportunity

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

Envision spending 6 months 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 AbbVie Co-Ops.

The Project Engineering or Capital Project Engineering team at AbbVie’s Worcester location is responsible for the engineering and management of capital projects involving biologics related equipment, facilities, and utilities. Project Engineers are therefore the lead engineer as well as the project managers for the capital projects that they work on.

Co-op within the Project Engineering team are assigned their own capital projects to manage and execute. As part of the project management of each project the co-op will need to engage with and coordinate with other teams within the Worcester site in order to complete each project. Depending on the scope of each project this often includes coordination with external contractors as well in order to complete the installation of equipment.

Key responsibilities include: 

Providing overall management of capital projects through the entire project life-cycle including scope management, scheduling, budgeting and coordinating activities interdepartmentally and with contractors.

Project scope development based on customer requirements, cost estimation, request of capital expenditure and preparation of financial defense package, scheduling, resource allocation, vendor and contractor management, and status reporting

Development of user requirements, biologics equipment P&ID’s (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams), technical/functional specifications to support automation programming and processes.

Identify project resources needs both internally and externally.

Assist in the procurement process and generate purchase requisitions for all project equipment and labor purchases according to relevant Abbvie policies and procedures.

Prepare and deliver periodic project status reports to all internal project stakeholders (internal customers, engineering and plant management, etc) according to Abbvie site policies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications  

Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Bachelor’s in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or other related field

Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the co-op

Expected graduation date between December 2027 – June 2028

Demonstrated oral/written communication skills

Demonstrated planning and organizational skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Demonstrated integrity, reliability, dedication, adaptability, innovation, and self-motivation

Must be able to commit to a 6-month duration in-person at AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC) in Worcester, MA (January - July).

Preferred Qualifications 

Exposure to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing or Biologics Equipment Operation

Experience with cGMP and Good Documentation Practices

Demonstrated interpersonal, collaboration, and effective teamwork skills

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
Worcester, MA
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 339 comparable Intern/Fellow/Postdoc Manufacturing & CMC roles across 56 biopharma companies.

339Comparable roles tracked
315Currently active
56Companies hiring similar roles
25Countries represented

Salary context

70 of 339 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.

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