PhD Drug Substance Engineer Intern — Micronization & Modeling

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Relocation support

Wellness benefits and paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is offering a Drug Substance Engineering Internship aimed at understanding how powder properties affect feeding and micronization performance. You will work with mentors to study jet/pin milling, build data-driven insights, and develop computational models, all within AbbVie's Drug Substance Engineering group.

The role emphasizes experimental characterization, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to advance process understanding in pharmaceutical development.

Qualifications

• PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related field.
• Must be enrolled for at least one semester after internship.
• Expected graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.

Responsibilities

• Experimental studies to understand and characterize powder properties.
• Evaluate performance of micronization techniques with various feed mechanisms.
• Analyze data and trends to identify signatures for process performance.
• Develop and verify computational models.
• Summarize and present findings in departmental and cross-functional settings.

Skills

Comminution exposure

Physical characterization

Computational modeling

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering

Enrollment for at least one semester after internship

Expected graduation Dec 2027–Jun 2028

Job description

AbbVie Inc. is offering a Drug Substance Engineering Internship aimed at understanding how powder properties affect feeding and micronization performance. You will work with mentors to study jet/pin milling, build data-driven insights, and develop computational models, all within AbbVie's Drug Substance Engineering group.

The role emphasizes experimental characterization, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to advance process understanding in pharmaceutical development.