2027 Finance Leader Accelerator Program Intern (MBA)

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions 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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience—and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

About the role

As a Finance Leader Accelerator Intern, you will work on meaningful assignments that have a real impact on our business and patients worldwide. This internship serves as a gateway into our 3-year rotational program, designed to develop future finance leaders.

Responsibilities

• Supporting key financial planning, analysis, and strategy initiatives, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive data-based decision-making.
• Providing analytical support to finance leaders in evaluating business performance, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Conducting financial modeling, variance analysis, and scenario planning to inform strategic decisions.
• Supporting the annual operating plan, forecasting, and monthly performance reporting cycles.
• Analyzing sales trends, pricing strategies, and gross margin performance across therapeutic areas or product portfolios.
• Developing business cases for pipeline investments, lifecycle management, or new market entry.
• Preparing presentations and recommendations for senior leadership review.
• Assisting with cost optimization and resource allocation initiatives across global or regional markets.
• Translating complex financial data into actionable insights that support commercial, R&D, or Operations decisions.
• Partnering with business units to understand key drivers of growth and profitability.
• Providing insights on how external factors—such as healthcare policy, competition, or market access—affect financial performance.
• Refining financial dashboards and KPIs for better visibility and decision-making.

Locations

Interns will be located at our corporate headquarters in North Chicago, Lake County, IL.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a full-time MBA program, with an emphasis on finance or related field.
• Must be enrolled in a full-time MBA program the semester following your internship and graduate between December 2027 – June 2028.
• Must have 3-5+ years of Finance, Accounting, or Consulting work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership potential through previous employment.
• Self-starter with strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrated collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Understanding of the Healthcare/Biotechnology industry is a plus.

Benefits

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

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.