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AbbVie is the 4th largest biopharmaceutical company globally. Focusing on delivering medicines in the areas of Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Virology, Eye Care and Aesthetics. AbbVie now has 50,000+ employees globally, with ~2,600 in Ireland. 

At AbbVie, we offer you the resources and a global reach to empower your innovative mindset.   From day one, we’ve known it takes teamwork and collaboration to develop the scientific breakthroughs, innovative pipelines, and therapies that change millions of patients’ lives around the world. 

In short, we know it takes “you” to make those ground-breaking advancements happen. 

We take pride in serving and supporting our communities and protecting the environment, making a lasting impact that's felt within healthcare and beyond

At AbbVie Ireland, we also support a number of Undergraduate Programmes. The company’s intern programme was recently awarded top prize in the 2024 gradireland Awards, winning Gold for Best Intern Programme in Ireland, and has been the recipient of the organisation’s silver (twice) and bronze awards in the previous four years.

• The Internship Programme provides 6-15 month placements for student Chemical Engineers, Mechanical Engineer and Chemists. This program is a pathway to our ODP and TDP programmes.
• The APPEL Programme provides 4-6 month placement for 4th year Pharmacy students and is available across our Operations and Commercial sites. This programme is also a pathway to our ODP and TDP programmes.
• The Co-Operative Programmes provide 6-12 month placements for students within Science, Engineering, Commercial and Support Services (e.g. HR, Finance, IT, EHS, Supply Chain etc.) disciplines. Depending on the discipline, the Co-Operative Programme may also be a pathway to our TDP programme and also Direct Hire roles.

Keep in touch with your Careers Office to find out more about how you can apply for AbbVie Undergraduate Programmes! 

At AbbVie, we value our employee’s development and all of our interns and co-operatives have the opportunity to apply for the relevant Graduate Development Programme. If you will soon be graduating with a Bachelors or Masters degree in a Science or Engineering discipline, consider the AbbVie Operations Development Programme or Technical Development Programme. If you are graduating with a Masters Degree in Finance or Accounting, consider the Finance Development Programme. 
These have been designed to give high-performing individuals the opportunity to broaden their work experience in a dynamic environment.

Each formal development programme lasts two or three years, depending on the discipline. They are designed to enhance your leadership capabilities, expand your functional skill set and help pave the way to your ultimate career goals. Your functional programme manager, assignment manager and mentor will help you acclimatise to our unique culture of innovation and discovery. Working collaboratively, you will help make goal-oriented decisions while you perform challenging and rewarding work alongside industry pioneers. 

AbbVie’s Graduate Development Programmes are designed to enhance your leadership and technical capabilities, expand your functional skill set and help pave the way to your ultimate career goals.

These programmes include include:

• The Operations Development Programme (ODP) is a three-year rotational global leadership development programme. ODP career path is orientated towards head of Site and Operations roles.
• The Technical Development Programme (TDP) is a three-year rotational, site-specific specialist programme designed to develop leaders for Operations and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). TDP career path is orientated towards Senior Technical Specialists and leadership positions within Operations.
• The Finance Development Programme (FDP) is a two-year rotational global programme, designed to identify and develop AbbVie’s future financial leaders.

If you would like to know more about any of our Graduate Development Programmes, please contact University Relations Specialist, Grainne Finn at grainne.finn@abbvie.com