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Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition, and branded generic medicines. Through our innovative solutions, we are committed to improving the health and well-being of people around the world.\n The Position\nFor our Established Pharmaceuticals Business (EPD) based in Basel, Switzerland, we are seeking a highly motivated candidate for a Portfolio Strategy & Innovation Internship (m/f/d). This6-12-month graduate Internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to portfolio strategy, innovation, portfolio governance, and growth opportunity evaluation within a global pharmaceutical organization.\nWorking closely with the Global Head of Portfolio and Program Management, you will support the evaluation of growth opportunities, disease area strategies, and portfolio prioritization decisions while gaining exposure to Product Development, Medical Affairs, and Commercial functions. As part of the assignment, you will lead selected workstreams and support growth teams in developing structured concepts for future evaluation and investment decisions. \nKey Responsibilities:\nSupport portfolio strategy activities through data analysis, strategic recommendations, and portfolio governance support. \nContribute to disease area strategy development and portfolio prioritization initiatives across the EPD portfolio. \nSupport annual and quarterly portfolio reviews by consolidating pipeline, lifecycle, and financial information. \nCreate executive-ready summaries, dashboards, and governance materials to support portfolio decision-making forums. \nTrack portfolio performance metrics, key milestones, and strategic initiatives across the portfolio. \nLead therapeutic area assessments to identify future growth opportunities and strategic priorities. \nConduct epidemiology reviews, competitive landscape analyses, emerging technology assessments, patient journey evaluations, and unmet need analyses. \nIdentify strategic white space opportunities and present recommendations to growth teams and senior stakeholders. \nPartner with Medical and Digital teams to assess opportunities beyond medicines, including digital health solutions, remote monitoring, and early diagnosis initiatives.\nReview portfolio governance processes, benchmark industry best practices, and identify opportunities to improve decision-making efficiency. \nSupport the definition of portfolio metrics, reporting standards, and governance frameworks that enable effective portfolio management. \nRequired Qualifications:\nCurrently enrolled in or recently graduated from a leading MBA program.\nStrong interest in portfolio strategy, innovation management, business development, and the pharmaceutical industry.\nExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into business insights and recommendations.\nExperience in strategic planning, consulting, corporate strategy, business analytics, finance, or related disciplines.\nAbility to develop executive-ready presentations, business cases, and strategic assessments.\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to interact effectively across functions and organizational levels.\nDemonstrated ability to manage projects independently and drive deliverables in a fast-paced environment.\nFluent English language skills, both written and spoken.\nWhy Join Abbott?\nAt Abbott, you can build a meaningful career while contributing to innovative healthcare solutions that improve lives around the world.\nThis Internship offers:\nDirect exposure to portfolio strategy, innovation management, and governance activities.\nExperience working with senior leaders across Product Development, Medical Affairs, and Commercial functions.\nOwnership of high-visibility projects with strategic impact on portfolio growth and prioritization.\nDevelopment of analytical, strategic thinking, and executive communication skills.\nExposure to disease area strategy development, innovation assessments, and portfolio decision-making processes.\nA highly collaborative and international working environment.\nPotential future career opportunities within Abbott.\nInterested in joining us? Apply today and become part of a team that is helping shape the future of healthcare.\nAbbott is an equal opportunity employer committed to employee diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.\nStay connected at www.abbott.com, Facebook www.facebook.com/Abbott and Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.\n#earlycareersDACH #earlycareers\nThe base pay for this position is\nN/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.\nJOB FAMILY:\nAdministrative SupportDIVISION:\nEPD Established PharmaLOCATION:\nSwitzerland > Allschwil : H-127ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:\nWORK SHIFT:\nStandardTRAVEL:\nNot specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:\nNot ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:\nNot Applicable","description_format":"text","description_chars":5103,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Growth opportunities"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Switzerland","iso":"CH","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Prescription Drugs","Cardiovascular Devices","Diabetes Devices","Neurotech & Neuromodulation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-22T21:43:09Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":47,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.621,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":22,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:late","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-intern-portfolio-strategy-innovation-future-talent-program","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-intern-portfolio-strategy-innovation-future-talent-program.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T16:50:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":23321,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2710},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2710"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fabbott-intern-portfolio-strategy-innovation-future-talent-program"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fabbott-intern-portfolio-strategy-innovation-future-talent-program"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fabbott-intern-portfolio-strategy-innovation-future-talent-program"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/abbott-intern-portfolio-strategy-innovation-future-talent-program\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fabbott-intern-portfolio-strategy-innovation-future-talent-program"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3114589}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"abbott.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3114589},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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