Health Literacy Internship Opportunity

3 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States AbbVie Full time

Office of Health Literacy Internship Overview

AbbVie's Interns have the opportunity to work with energetic colleagues and inspirational leaders, gaining world-class experience in one of the most dynamic organizations in the pharmaceutical industry.

The Pharmacovigilance, Patient Safety, Epidemiology, and Quality (PSEQ) organization works collaboratively and strategically with colleagues across the product lifecycle to identify, evaluate, understand, and communicate the safety profile and ensure quality standards of AbbVie products to protect patients worldwide.

Patient Safety, Clinical Sciences, Aesthetics, & Devices team is a highly diverse department that plays a critical role in conceptualizing, designing and implementing high-priority analytical strategies, clinical oversight and safety initiatives.

The Office of Health Literacy (OHL) applies plain language principles to ensure health information is simple, understandable and actionable.

The OHL team partners with various departments in the organization to create patient and provider facing tools, including plain language summaries of clinical trial results, patient information leaflets, medication guides, and digital health tools.

The OHL team ensures that the health materials they create are easily understandable and culturally competent by conducting user testing to validate their effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Assist in developing health literate patient education materials
  • Conduct user testing to ensure effectiveness
  • Collaborate with other scientists on the application of health literacy research to improve patient safety

The intern's responsibilities will encompass various user testing related tasks, including recruitment, report writing, and coding patient feedback.

AbbVie strongly considers high performing interns as candidates for the Patient Safety & Quality Development Program, a two-year rotational program aimed at developing the leaders of tomorrow within the Patient Safety and Quality function.

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Bachelor's in Nursing or other related field
  • Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship
  • Expected graduation date between December 2025 – June 2026
  • Strong Interpersonal skills, communication skills
  • Problem Solver, takes initiative
  • Demonstrates leadership skills

Benefits and Amenities

  • Competitive pay
  • Relocation support for eligible students
  • Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time


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