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Business Domain Risk - Security & Compliance Lead (Hybrid)

AbbVie
North Chicago, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Mar 2026

About the role

Company Description

About AbbVie

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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, FacebookInstagramX and YouTube.

Job Description

Provides consultation and guidance on the analysis, design, and execution of IT Security, Risk, and Compliance controls and processes. Leads and drives significant improvement initiatives related to IT Security, Risk, and Compliance policies, processes, and procedures. Oversees related activities within assigned client areas, delivering consultative support across multiple projects and initiatives. Contributes to resource planning and prioritization as needed. Navigates complex regulatory environments to ensure compliance across R&D Information Research (IR) and ensures systems are documented and maintained in accordance with global policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Ensuring compliance with applicable corporate, organizational, and regulatory policies and procedures. 
  • Interprets and communicates system compliance requirements within assigned client areas and guides teams in executing required compliance activities in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. 
  • Serves as a BTS Compliance SME and liaison to support business continuity and effective stakeholder engagement. 
  • Partners and collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve business problems.  
  • Builds and maintains strong relationships across BTS, business functions, and external partners. 
  • Partners with BTS Compliance leads and cross functional teams to share knowledge, drive efficiencies, and resolve business challenges. 
  • Leads the Exception Report (ER) and CAPA program for Information Research (IR) in collaboration with R&D Quality Assurance. 
  • Supports compliance initiatives and enterprise risk reduction in partnership with IR Risk, Security, and Compliance (RiSC) leads. 
  • Collaborates with RiSC leadership to monitor, track, and report on the health and progress of owned initiatives. 
  • Drives continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process improvements and best practices, leveraging new and emerging technologies to include automation and artificial intelligence (AI) where appropriate to drive efficiencies. 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 6 years of experience; Master's Degree with 5 years of experience; PhD with 0 years of experience.
  • Experience with IT Compliance, IT Risk, and/or IT Audit. 
  • In-depth understanding with all aspects of regulatory compliance, especially Personal Identifiable Information and Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements, GDPR. 
  • Experience communicating and presenting both verbally and in writing to various audiences, including committees, large groups, senior management, and executive leadership. 
  • Experience with IT Process, Risk and control frameworks, such as COBIT, ISO 27001, and ITIL. 
  • Ability to work in multicultural cross-functional teams, ability to meet tight timelines, and ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships in matrixed work environment.
  • Effectively prioritizes competing demands, manages multiple tasks, and resolves complex issues. 
  • Strong verbal and written communication, analysis and problem-solving skills, including fluent command of English.

Preferred:

  • Pharmaceutical industry experience.
  • Experience working with professional services firms. 
  • Experience overseeing geographically distributed and culturally diverse work groups. 
  • Audit, Finance, Business, Legal or equivalent work experience. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Strong interpersonal / relationship management skills.

Additional Information

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 fo

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