Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) 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. AbbVie’s HEOR Team is a premier research group that has been widely recognized for its scientific expertise and leadership. Combining multiple scientific disciplines to generate cutting-edge evidence, the HEOR team supports AbbVie’s scientific strategies and demonstrates the value of innovative treatments, shaping health care decision making to improve patient care. HEOR-driven research helps with: Informing strategic decisions aimed at ensuring that patients can access and benefit from appropriate therapies in a timely manner. Developing and guiding pricing/reimbursement strategies based on evaluation of public health policy, the reimbursement environment, and clinical, economic, and patient-centered outcomes data. Leveraging innovative research approaches and partnerships to maximize the use of RWE and patient-centric outcomes research for informing internal and external decisions that positively impact patient lives. Enhancing the patient voice by leveraging patient self-reported/digital health-driven outcomes in clinical trial and real-world settings to further understand the unmet needs and establish value of innovative treatments. HEOR interns will work in a matrix organization with global cross-functional partners which further enables understanding of generating evidence that addresses global and local affiliate needs. Interns will support efforts for on-market or pipeline assets in one or more disease states within the areas of Immunology, Oncology, Neuroscience, Eye Care, General Medicine, and Aesthetics. The internship will take place in-person at AbbVie’s office in Mettawa, IL. Key responsibilities include: Conducting literature reviews, patient-reported outcomes studies, retrospective claims or electronic medical records database analyses, prospective observational studies, economic model development, and meta-analysis. Conceptualizing research plans, protocol development, managing vendors, and writing/presenting results. Developing analysis plans or study protocols and conducting analyses of internal databases and/or clinical trial data. Assisting in the creation of scientific materials like slide decks, white papers, abstracts, or manuscripts for disseminating research findings to internal/external audience. Attending team meetings, department meetings, and cross-functional team meetings to gain a better understanding of the role of HEOR within the biopharmaceutical industries and at AbbVie. AbbVie’s HEOR interns work within the Value & Evidence (V&E) Team and may be placed within two V&E pillars: Therapeutic Area (TA) Strategy Teams: Align to the core set of TAs (Immunology, Oncology, Neuroscience, Eye Care, and Aesthetics), leads asset/product strategies, and covers product life cycle management Centers of Expertise (CoEs): Comprised of the Real-World Evidence (RWE) Team, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Team, and the Value Analytics Center (VAC) Team As part of the application, please include a cover letter to indicate your preference for either of the two V&E pillars listed above and a brief statement on the rationale. Your application will be considered for all HEOR summer internship opportunities. The final assignment within TA/Asset Strategy or CoEs will be determined by the internship committee and the hiring managers.