Medical Device & Combo Product Quality Knowledge Management Intern (Graduate)

As a Medical Device & Combination Product Quality Knowledge Management Intern at AbbVie you will spend your summer engaged with energetic colleagues and inspirational leaders gaining world-class experience within one of the most dynamic organizations in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. You will support the Medical Device Combo Product Research and Development Quality Assurance (MDCP RDQA) organization working collaboratively and strategically with colleagues in R&D Operations Regulatory Affairs Medical Safety and more to develop and launch new AbbVie medical device products to patients worldwide. 

The role of MDCP R&D Quality is to ensure products are designed to be safe and effective while also ensuring development efforts comply with applicable standards and regulations. 

The intern will lead efforts to define the best tool and process for collecting and organizing emerging regulations guidance enforcement actions and decisions and promote consistent application across R&D Medical Device Combo Product group members.  

Key Responsibilities:

The intern will support a team of R&D QA development partners around the globe to: 

• Better organize existing quality documentation procedures standards guidance documents 

• Improve the process for knowledge management including external intelligence. 

• Implement knowledge management framework and best practices (e.g. team meeting notes learnings existing knowledge documentation) to optimize search functionality and ensure efficiency and consistency. 

• Support the creation and review of Quality Engineering deliverables and Design Verification and Validation activities including review of verification & validation protocols and reports 

• Drive a process or technology improvement initiative globally or at the site level. 

• Leverage subject matter expertise to identify continuous improvement opportunities.  

• Ensure that technical information is accurate and in compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.   

• Prepare information for communication and knowledge sharing using various methods (e.g. presentations written messages training etc.) 

• Learn about R&D QA quality systems in a regulated environment. 

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications  

• Currently enrolled in university pursuing a Masters degree in bioengineering biomedical engineering mechanical engineering or other related scientific/engineering degree 

• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship 

• Expected graduation date between December 2026 June 2027 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Medical device or project management experience  

Additional Information :

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

Benefits and Amenities:

• Competitive pay

• Relocation support for eligible students

• Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time 

• 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 of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys 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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Employment Type :

Intern