2027 Pharmaceutical Sales Intern (Undergraduate
Job in
Mettawa, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Listed on 2026-08-05
Listing for:
AbbVie, Inc
Full Time, Apprenticeship/Internship
position Listed on 2026-08-05
Job specializations:
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Sales
Healthcare / Medical Sales, Marketing Communications -
Healthcare
Healthcare / Medical Sales
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Mettawa
Company Description
About Abb Vie
Abb Vie'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 Abb Vie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on Linked In, Facebook, Instagram, X and You Tube.
Job Description
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 Abb Vie Interns.
As an Abb Vie 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 Abb Vie'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.
Qualifications
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
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.
Note:
No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability…
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