Associate Director, Global Security & Crisis Communications

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

AbbVie’s Corporate Communications team is responsible for enterprise internal and external communications to enhance and protect AbbVie’s reputation. The team is currently seeking an Associate Director who will lead communications for AbbVie’s Global Security organization and support crisis communications and issues management across AbbVie’s global footprint.

Reporting to the Director of Global Operations Communications, this role will be responsible for helping AbbVie prepare for, respond to and recover from issues and crises. As a member of the Global Operations Communications team, this role will be responsible for using open-source intelligence to rapidly identify and elevate reputational and business issues. This dynamic role will play a key role in helping to protect and enhance AbbVie’s reputation.

This role will be based in AbbVie’s headquarters in North Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitors traditional media, social media and other communications channels for potential security issues, geopolitical events or business issues in the public domain
• Partners with AbbVie’s Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) to rapidly identify, classify and elevate issues with impact to AbbVie’s business, people and facilities
• Leads internal and strategic communications for the Global Security function
• Serves as communications liaison to AbbVie’s physical and product security teams
• Supports crisis communications response for local, regional and international events
• Maintains Crisis Communications plan and supports training and education of AbbVie’s Corporate Affairs teams around the world.
• Interfaces with key business functions