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Company Name: AbbVie Innovation Center Position Title: Communications Specialist (AbbVie Innovation Center) Status: Undergraduate Hourly Hours per week: 12 – 15 during academic year 35 – 40 during summer semester Contact Email: innovationcenter@abbvie.com This posting will be used to hire multiple positions across AbbVie and will remain open through the SP23 semester for Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 roles. Candidates will be reviewed as they apply against currently available positions. Position Description: The Communications Specialist will support internal corporate communications around organizational updates and change management initiatives through the creation of organizational press releases and stories for internal distribution. Major duties may include: • Writing and editing content on internal businesses’ SharePoint sites. • Communicating with various business partners to gather project information to turn into organizational stories and news items. • Support or conduct organizational interviews with subject matter experts to develop content for internal communications. • Working collaboratively with internal communications teams to create materials such as infographics, emails, social media posts and video content. • Layout PowerPoint presentations, ensuring consistency and coherence in brand and formatting. • Recommend designs to best format information in PowerPoint presentations. Qualifications: • Must be registered as a full-time student • Must be able to commit to a regular schedule during standard business hours • Undergraduate students studying Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or related majors • Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent • Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship • 12 – 15 hours/week during the fall and/or spring semesters • 35 – 40 hours/week during the summer semester • Creative problem solver with ability to brainstorm ideas and adapt • Written communication skills • Project management skills • Experience with, or willingness to learn, SharePoint • Excellent time-management and organizational skills • Ability to work with a team and collaborate with people of different skillsets • Experience with content strategy and content creation • Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills • Proven experience as a copywriter or related role Preferred Skills: • Interest in change management • Technical writing experience • Experience with video editing Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and may last multiple semesters, subject to performance and funding. To apply: Submit your resume to Handshake. Please include a link to a portfolio of your work either in the application or in your resume. Who We Are: AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013. Our mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. Our ~48,000 employees are scientists, researchers, communicators, manufacturing specialists and regulatory experts located around the globe. 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, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Information Research Academic Partnerships embeds students within AbbVie businesses to collaborate on projects that help advance our science. During the regular fall and spring semesters, this program is designed for students to work 12-15 hours/week in parallel with their school schedule. During the summer, students are expected to work 35-40 hours/week.

Position Description: Business Analyst (BA) roles at AbbVie help support business priorities by managing project tasks, leveraging technical expertise for system projects, liaising with key stakeholders, conducting research to drive decision-making. Analysts play important translational roles incorporating technical or domain expertise with business processes. Business Analyst roles may focus on business intelligence projects, where they provide research and recommendations around a particular organizational challenge or priority. They would be responsible for collecting, evaluating, and analyzing data to present recommendations to organizational clients. Analysts also may be placed on projects to support the implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of business applications, providing specialized technical or business knowledge to system projects. BAs may have responsibility for the management of an application’s system development lifecycle as well as the data residing in the application. They are responsible for interfacing between the business stakeholders, such as engineers and analysts, and technical resources, such as developers, data scientists and architects. Specific duties and responsibilities will vary based upon what team the BA is placed with at AbbVie. Major duties may include: · Analyze business requests and processes that relate to technology implementation such as implementing a new application or creating a reporting dashboard. · Define an action plan for business analysis deliverables such as requirements definition and Use Case development. · Prepare project documentation such as Requirements Documents, Activity Diagrams, and Uses Cases. · Perform Gap Analysis researching and analyzing business processes resulting in business optimizations. · Coordinates and/or performs testing of system modifications. Provides systems expertise and supports system training, educational tools and materials. · Assist in requirement gathering, meetings with business stakeholders, performing business process modeling, and facilitating development of process flows and diagrams. · Lead or co-lead business intelligence projects for internal AbbVie clients by brainstorming and implementing research approaches to fulfill the project goals. · Track project milestones and major deliverables, ensuring timely completion of the project according to its scope and goals. · Collaborate with project team members to complete project goals as determined by project resourcing. · Effectively communicate work to clients both verbally and non-verbally through PowerPoint slides, project documents, and client meetings. · Demonstrate professionalism in interactions with clients and stakeholders. · Demonstrate responsibility in managing one’s project through timely and transparent communication and task completion. Qualifications: · Must be registered as a full-time student · Must be able to commit to a regular schedule during standard business hours (8 AM – 5 PM Central Time) · Undergraduate students in Information Systems, Information Technology, Business, or related fields · Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent · Available to work 12 – 15 hours/week during the fall and/or spring semesters and 35 – 40 hours/week during the summer · Exposure to process mapping and aptitude for documentation · Strong communication skills with experience asking questions and gathering information from various stakeholders · Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but who will focus on details · Willingness to collaborate and actively engage in independent learning and open, professional discussion · Self-motivated with strong initiative and curiosity · Authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship Preferred Skills: · Experience with visualization dashboards and tools (e.g. Excel, Tableau, Power BI, etc.) · Experience with data analytics tools and platforms · Knowledge of Python · Knowledge of SQL or Oracle databases Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the current semester with an option to continue through the upcoming academic year.

Position Description: The Brand Strategist will help AbbVie teams create and maintain their image by aligning with internal AbbVie brand standards and positioning internal products, initiatives, or services appropriately. This role will help support and provide recommendations on the marketing and communication strategies for internal initiatives. These roles provide opportunities to build your leadership and project management experience. Major duties include: · Ensuring messaging (e.g. presentations, SharePoint content, etc.) is aligned with AbbVie brands and tailored to target audiences · Researching market trends or leveraging customer insights to recommend marketing and communication strategies for internal initiatives and products · Working closely with cross-functional teams to help create and execute strategies · Developing innovative strategies to drive current and long-term objectives Qualifications: · Must be registered as a full-time student · Must be able to commit to a regular schedule during standard business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Central Time) · Undergraduate and Graduate students in Advertising, Communication, Media, Advertising, Business, Marketing, or related fields · Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent · 12 – 15 hours/week during the spring semester (35-40 hours/week if the project continues into the summer) · Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but who will focus on details · Willingness to collaborate and actively engage in independent learning and open discussion · Experience leading brand development, marketing strategies and/or creative design · Demonstrate strong communication (written/verbal), interpersonal and leadership skills · Experience with Microsoft tools and products · Authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and may last multiple semesters, pending project funding and performance.

Who We Are Founded in 2020, Ascent is a venture-backed startup building the unifying dashboard for high-intensity, small unit tactics. Our platform informs incident command where their operators are, how they’re doing, & maps the space. This is done through localization of the operator at the scene, reporting biometric data, pre-planning the interior floor design and relaying all this in real time to incident command. During high risk operations, we ensure that incident command has the necessary information to make for more informed decisions & tasks can be accomplished as efficiently and safely as possible. Ascent offers the opportunity to make a difference in the world by developing technology that helps keep our heroes safe with embedded technology that allows location and health transparency. At Ascent, you’ll work with engineers from all different backgrounds to collaborate on our tech. Turn your passion into practical solutions that will improve the lives of first responders and warfighters. None of this would be possible without our customers. Since our founding, we have conducted over 1,700 customer discovery interviews with fire departments across the United States. We currently have 22 members on our Fire Chief Advisory Board to help guild us in our mission. Role Overview As a member of the team, you will be expected to take full ownership of your role. We are looking for a Front End Engineer Intern to assist us in the development of our ShieldPortal and expand our current connectivity options. Our platform relies on Android interface design, which means our application development team utilizes Java, Kotlin, and XML on a day to day basis. **This internship will be conducted in Summer 2023 at our Chicago location.** Responsibilities Research new technologies and propose solutions to user needs Identify UI problems and bugs and devise elegant solutions Participate in code reviews and ship code on a daily basis Edit and manage fully functional Android Studio applications that align with business objectives Basic Qualifications Pursuing BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent Proficient in Java/XML Proficiency in Android Studio architecture. Good understanding of core programming principles, including design Highly motivated individual who has a drive to learn new things Willing and excited to collaborate with others Desired Qualifications Knowledgeable of Kotlin and/or Python Experience with AWS Experience with Google Maps API or equivalent About Us Our team is currently 25 members strong. We currently have two offices, one in UIUC’s Research Park and the other in the heart of Chicago’s Fulton Market. Our Chicago office is located in an old Chicago Fire Dispatch Center, and includes free street parking, access to a gym on site, and a coffee shop. This office is conveniently located near public transportation which includes access to the green, pink, and blue lines as well as various bus stops. You will also receive the following benefits: Full Medical, Vision, Dental coverage with additional premium options Unlimited PTO. We enforce a two week minimum each year. Continued Education Assistance 401k match up to 4% Company events, social outings, and a stocked office kitchen Ascent Integrated Tech provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Deadline to apply: April 1st, 2023

Who We Are Founded in 2020, Ascent is a venture-backed startup building the unifying dashboard for high-intensity, small unit tactics. Our platform informs incident command where their operators are, how they’re doing, & maps the space. This is done through localization of the operator at the scene, reporting biometric data, pre-planning the interior floor design and relaying all this in real time to incident command. During high risk operations, we ensure that incident command has the necessary information to make for more informed decisions & tasks can be accomplished as efficiently and safely as possible. Ascent offers the opportunity to make a difference in the world by developing technology that helps keep our heroes safe with embedded technology that allows location and health transparency. At Ascent, you’ll work with engineers from all different backgrounds to collaborate on our tech. Turn your passion into practical solutions that will improve the lives of first responders and warfighters.  None of this would be possible without our customers. Since our founding, we have conducted over 1,700 customer discovery interviews with fire departments across the United States. We currently have 22 members on our Fire Chief Advisory Board to help guild us in our mission.  Role Overview As a member of the team, you will be expected to take full ownership of your role. We are in search of a Thermal Engineer Intern to assist in the development of mission critical sensory equipment in severe temperature environments. This role will face novel and exciting challenges in thermal design and the testing of wearable systems in various dynamic stresses. This position will be involved in the design, development and manufacture of our product to market.  **This internship will be conducted in Summer 2023 at our Chicago location.** Responsibilities Collaborate with Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineers to design robust, insulating, enclosures for high temperature environments Create tests to identify limiting factors in the Mechanical design process from material selection to structural design Develop and prototype designs with Mechanical engineering team in order to increase the survivability of helmet mounted sensors and carrier boards Define, develop, and utilize hardware/software tools and tests for analysis of thermal performance and mitigation on devices in high temperature environments Basic Qualifications Pursuing a BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Thermal Engineering or equivalent Good understanding of heat transfer & design principles & materials Experience using CAD softwares for thermal analysis Ability to utilize data collection tools  Eager to research, learn, and develop methods of heat mitigation in electronic devices Preferred Qualifications Ability to build data collection tools & analyze data Programming experience for simulation & data visualization Coursework experience in thermodynamics and thermal design About Us Our team is currently 25 members strong. We currently have two offices, one in UIUC’s Research Park and the other in the heart of Chicago’s Fulton Market. Our Chicago office is located in an old Chicago Fire Dispatch Center, and includes free street parking, access to a gym on site, and a coffee shop. This office is conveniently located near public transportation which includes access to the green, pink, and blue lines as well as various bus stops. You will also receive the following benefits: Full Medical, Vision, Dental coverage with additional premium options Unlimited PTO. We enforce a two week minimum each year. Continued Education Assistance 401k match up to 4% Company events, social outings, and a stocked office kitchen Ascent Integrated Tech provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.