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2027 Operations Development Program

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Manufacturing

Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This is a three-year rotational program starting in 2027 for early-career engineers and scientists. Why a rotation rather than a single role?

What they are checking: Whether they want breadth or are applying everywhere

Rotations may cover manufacturing and engineering, quality, product development, or supply chain. Which of those would you want first, and which would stretch you most?

What they are checking: Self-knowledge and whether they read the program description

How do you get up to speed quickly when you start a new rotation with a team you don't know?

What they are checking: Adaptability, the defining demand of the program

Tell me about a time you had to ask for help. What made you decide to ask?

What they are checking: Comfort asking, the most common early-career failure point

What do you want to be able to do by the end of the three years that you can't do today?

What they are checking: A real goal rather than a generic answer about growth

What would you do

The posting says mobility is a key component and you'd work in at least two locations, possibly Branchburg, Irvine, Lake County, Waco or Worcester. How does moving sit with you?

What they are checking: The stated mobility requirement, confirmed honestly

You're new, you see something that looks wrong, and everyone around you has been doing it for years. What do you do?

What they are checking: Willingness to ask at the point where a program member is most useful

About the work

Tell me about a technical problem you worked on in school or an internship. What did you actually do?

What they are checking: Depth on their own work rather than their team's

Pharmaceutical manufacturing runs on good manufacturing practice. What do you understand about why the documentation is so strict?

What they are checking: Whether they grasp that the record is part of the product

The posting requires that you be currently enrolled and completing your final year in chemistry, analytical chemistry, chemical engineering or mechanical engineering. Where are you in your degree?

What they are checking: The stated eligibility requirement, confirmed

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Operations Development Program: AbbVie's Operations Development Program (ODP) is a global, full-time, three-year rotational leadership development program for early-career engineers and scientists. Through three diverse and challenging 12-month rotations, ODP members gain broad exposure to AbbVie Operations, build functional and leadership capabilities, contribute to hands-on projects, and prepare for future operations leadership opportunities at AbbVie. Assignment rotations may include opportunities in the following areas: • Manufacturing, Engineering, and Contract Manufacturing • Quality • Product Development, Science & Technology • Supply Chain Locations: Program members will be placed in one of the following U.S. locations for their first rotation. • Branchburg, New Jersey • Irvine, California • Lake County, Illinois • Waco, Texas • Worcester, Massachusetts Mobility is a key component of this program. Program members will work in at least two AbbVie locations during the program and will be assigned their first location and rotation based on business needs. Depending on the assignment, program members may also have the opportunity to travel as part of their rotational experience. Minimum Qualifications: • Must be currently enrolled in university and completing final year of studies in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field. • Completion of bachelor’s degree prior to the intended full-time start date. • Minimum of one internship or co-op completed. • Must demonstrate leadership skills through extracurricular activities, projects, work experience, or other relevant experiences. • Mobility is a key requirement. Program members must complete at least one assignment at a U.S. Operations plant and rotate to different sites based on business needs. Preferred Qualifications: • Strong problem-solving skills with excellent written and verbal communication abilities. • Outstanding interpersonal, leadership, and project management skills. • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively, adapt to change, bring forward innovative ideas, take initiative, and act with integrity. 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. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​ 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 Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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