2027 Pharmaceutical Sales Intern (Undergraduate)

Pharmaceutical Sales Intern Overview

Envision spending your summer 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 Interns.

As an AbbVie Pharmaceutical Sales Intern, you will participate in a paid, ten-week summer program, working on meaningful assignments that have a real impact on our business and patients worldwide.

Key responsibilities include:

• The first half of internship will consist of company orientation activities and product training. Intern must successfully complete product training before proceeding into the field.

• The second half of internship will be hands-on field experience in a designated geographic location. The intern will always be accompanied by a District Manager or a Sales Rep while in the field.

• The intern will have an opportunity to work with Sales leaders on a regular basis to prepare and reflect on field experience and receive coaching and feedback.

• The intern will progress weekly toward delivering an impactful Product Core Call certification in the final week of internship that involves developing a pre-call plan, role-play scenario showcasing AbbVie's value proposition with healthcare providers.

• Deliver a final intern presentation showcasing an understanding of the drivers for delivering sales performance, brand KPIs, financial targets, marketing objectives, etc. in order to meet or exceed on those objectives.

• Travel will be required between corporate Head Quarters in Lake County, IL, and the intern's assigned geographic district.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in university, pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, sales, business related field, biological sciences, pharmacy, or equivalent.

• Must be enrolled in university the semester following your internship and graduate between c.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic Healthcare or Biotechnology industry knowledge

• Comfortable with frequent air and ground travel

• Open to relocation upon full-time hire

• 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

• Possesses strategic and critical thinking capabilities

• Operates effectively in a matrix environment