Privacy Director – Data Ethics, Digital and Corporate Functions

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

 

The Opportunity

This position works out of Abbott Park, IL.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Privacy Director to develop and lead our digital and data ethics privacy initiatives and programs. The role will also provide Privacy leadership and support to our Corporate Functions, such as Marketing, Human Resource, IT and Finance.

The successful candidate should have a proven track record in collaboratively and pragmatically directing privacy and data protection strategies, needs and issues for a multi-national company. He/she has experience in presenting to senior executives, is a self-starter who successfully works with cross-functional working groups and works effectively with regulators and can provide risk-based guidance with imperfect information.

 

Qualified candidate is expected to build effective relationships with business unit leaders and other clients, and to partner with Abbott's global Legal and IT organizations. He/she also works with numerous other privacy and compliance stakeholders around the world.

 

What You’ll Work On

 

• Building and maintaining a deep business understanding.
• Developing and implementing digital privacy strategies.
• Leading digital privacy transformation projects and initiatives.
• Staying abreast of emerging digital trends and technologies.
• Establishing and overseeing implementation of data ethics policies and practices.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to promote a culture of data ethics.
• Informing and advising Abbott businesses and employees of their obligations to ethically collect and protect personal data and to comply with Abbott policies and global/local privacy regulations.
• Serving as the Privacy Director for Abbott’s Corporate Functions such as Marketing, HR, IT and Finance.
• Informing and advising with regards to data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity laws and regulations.
• Leading privacy compliance monitoring, including managing internal data protection activities, provide training, and conducting internal monitoring.
• Advising on privacy impact and risk assessments.
• Working and cooperate with designated supervisory authorities on issues and inquiries related to the processing of personal data.
• Being available for inquiries from data subjects on issues relating to privacy and data protection practices.
• Leading function specific incident response processes.
• Working closely with Abbott Privacy leadership team and continu