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2021 Experiential Internship Commercial Analytics & Operations Field Force Effectiveness

Posted on: February 9, 2021 Apply Now
North Chicago, IL Internship Expires May 10, 2021

About AbbVie

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on Twitter (https://twitter.com/abbvie) , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AbbVieGlobal) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/?hl=en) , YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie) .

Job Description:

The Field Force Effectiveness (FFE) Department exists to support the US based field force (sales professionals throughout the US). FFE is made up of a group of professionals with a unifying goal of supporting our in-field team partners (sales representatives, account executives, and medical in-field team).

The Tools team creates tools for our in-field teammates to use in the execution of their responsibilities. For example, tools to track their interactions with customers and sales reports for analysis.

The Sales Operations team has multiple responsibilities such as getting pharmaceutical samples to our sales professionals to distribute to healthcare practitioners. Also, the Sales Ops team creates incentive plans and compensation plans for our sales professionals, determining sales territory sizing and alignment to most effectively use our valuable sales force.

The Commercial Compliance team ensure compliance rules are understood and adhered to.

The It’s About Time team focuses on finding and reducing administrative burden on our in-field team partners so they can spend more time in front of their customers.

The Sales Training team is a group of professionals who train our in-field teammates on various topics such as clinical for disease state, product knowledge, selling skills, sales tool usage, etc.

The FFE verticals are the conduit between FFE and our brand sales and marking teams. They work closest with the brand teams to ensure the FFE team is delivering value for our in-field team partners.

Summary of type of projects the intern can expect to work on:

The FFE team intern will be responsible for working with a project team to ensure the successful execution and implementation of the projects related to the effectiveness of our in-field teams. The project could include business tool development, data analytics, business process improvement related to our in-field teams.

Key Job Responsibilities:

  • Translate conceptual ideas and visions into concrete deliverables, visuals and measurable results.

  • Ensures that projects are delivered on time and meet the defined project requirements

  • Isolate scope, capture business requirements and assess feasibility in order to develop solutions to meet the true business need

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Strong project management skills

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum GPA = 3.0/4.0

  • Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship

  • Must be currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Bachelors, Masters, or MBA

  • Must be returning to university for at least one semester and graduating within one year post internship

  • Demonstrated leadership skills (i.e. extracurricular activities or projects)

Desired Majors:

  • Business Administration

  • Computer Science

  • Data Analytics

  • Information Technology & Systems

  • Management Information Systems

  • Marketing

  • Operations Management

  • Statistics

Significant Work Activities

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Travel

No

Job Type

Internship

Schedule

Full-time

Job Level Code

IC

Equal Employment Opportunity

At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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