2025 Tissue Material Sciences Intern - Biomedical Engineering

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Job Description

Tissue Material Science Internship 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.

This internship opportunity is in the Tissue Material Sciences group which supports the preclinical development and differentiation of implantable biomaterials in support of Allergan Aesthetics’ Medical Device franchises. Under supervision of a senior scientist in the group, the individual will primarily support the development of in vitro models (cell-based and/or tissue explant) for use in the evaluation of medical aesthetic products. The individual may also support the development and execution of in vivo models for evaluating biomaterial/tissue interactions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develops and/or applies biological and engineering principles to support the development of new preclinical assays for evaluating the performance of implantable medical devices.
• Develops and performs experimental designs, protocols, and reports to demonstrate assay feasibility.
• Supports the execution of in vitro and animal studies to advance the development of implantable medical devices, as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications 

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing Master’s Degree in Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or other related field
• Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with biomechanical testing (testing of biological samples using Ins