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:

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.
• 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.
• 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 our Lake Forest IL facility.  

Reporting to the Global Privacy Officer for Diagnostics Divisions, this role is responsible for supporting the review and design of privacy controls, mechanisms and protocols across the organization and product line, and will support an important global digital transformation initiative. This team member will work cross-functionally with the Privacy, Legal, Compliance, Engineering, and Product Teams. The Privacy Program Manager must have experience with privacy by design, third-party vendor risk assessments, privacy impact assessments (PIAs), and compliance as well as overall operational and programmatic privacy experience. The successful candidate will have demonstrable program management skills, be very detail-oriented, and have a true passion for privacy.

The identified candidate will demonstrate proven experience to: advise stakeholders on privacy risks and mitigations; evaluate control effectiveness; improve process efficiency and scalability; provide privacy consultation; track global privacy requirements including any new requirements/guidance or changes; and have the ability to synthesize data to identify patterns, draw conclusions, and prioritize remediation using risk management concepts.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The ‘day-to-day’ aspect of this role will be to assess systems, products, and features for opportunities to build customer trust and compliance with global privacy obligations. As part of this you will provide proactive guidance for upcoming tech builds and roadmaps, identify risks through the assessment process, and track remediation actions as needed. You will be responsible for knowing the privacy impact of projects. You will help manage key privacy initiatives and help teams design their systems and customer experiences in a manner that upholds our high bar for customer trust. You will work across disciplines including engineering, marketing, legal and business to:

• Assess privacy risk assessments and identify potential risks.
• Timely response to data subject requests, including DSR and incident management.
• Plan, organize, manage privacy office projects, ensuring on-time, successful delivery.
• Understand, gather, and implement privacy program requirements and tools, including OneTrust privacy modules.
• Collaborate on projects while emphasizing privacy training and awareness. 
• Create and maintain privacy program documentation, including maintaining records of processing, DSAR requests, incidents, and other queries.
• Gather, analyze, and prepare program metrics to track program effectiveness.
• Support internal and external responses to compliance requests (e.g., audits).
• Support development and implementation of privacy processes and procedures (e.g., DSR, PIA, and incident management).
• Collaborates with privacy team members to maintain log of roadmap items.
• Prepare updates and formal communications to provide information about project status, issues, key decisions.
• Assist in the development of training and awareness materials.
• Function as a primary business client contact for the privacy office.
• Perform other program tasks as required.

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS:

• Advise and partner with stakeholders including Legal, Security, and Product to ensure that sound protocols are in place to mitigate privacy risks.
• Monitor known and emerging risks, measure process effectiveness, and develop action items to remediate identified risks.
• Respond to new developments and changes to global privacy regulations.
• Socialize and secure commitment for remediation and risk management strategies.
• Develop deep knowledge of privacy obligations and privacy processes and solutions.
• Consult on the development of business requirements for new systems and enhancements.
• Create privacy dashboards and track key performance indicators.
• Draft written narratives to communicate obligations, risk analyses, and recommendations.
• Prepare other supporting documentation such as manager and employee communications, FAQs, reference guides and standard operating processes.
• Manage other risk and compliance related projects as needs arise.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience in a privacy, compliance, cyber security, or risk management role
• BA/BS degree
• Significant program management experience
• Experience implementing projects for compliance with privacy and data protection laws and regulations (e.g., CCPA and GDPR)
• Ability to use PowerPoint, Excel, Word, or other technologies to facilitate communicating information to stakeholders, manage personal workload, and track projects and issues.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with data governance programs
• Experience with OneTrust platform implementation and or other GRC platforms
• Experience in a product and application development technology, compliance, or risk management role
• Has had to meet world-wide regulatory requirements for privacy and mitigate privacy risks.
• Has communicated complex issues and concepts verbally and in writing to a wide range of audiences from technical developers to non-technical personnel.
• Has collaborated and driven commitments to deliver privacy solutions.
• Earned the respect of your peers and managers for your ability to grasp difficult technical challenges and invent practical, sustainable solutions.
• Has worked successfully in a very fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Created and leveraged metrics and KPIs to drive the right outcome.
• Addressed issues related to customer privacy and information security.
• Privacy or Healthcare certifications (CIPM, CIPP/US, or CHC, CHPC, etc.)
• PMP certification

ABOUT ABBOTT LEGAL

Employer of Choice: Through numerous local, national, and international accolades, Abbott is regarded as an employer of choice for our commitment to workplace excellence. Our employees are given the tools to succeed, lead and grow, with challenging opportunities and work that makes a difference. Through our diverse healthcare businesses, we connect people and potential in ways that no other company can. Discover a world of opportunities at Abbott.

Who We Are: We are legal professionals and business partners, and we use our expertise and judgment to guide Abbott’s businesses through the challenges that come with operating in complex global environments.

What We Offer: Abbott Legal provides meaningful and challenging work on a global scale. We are a dynamic organization, and we develop our employees to meet the evolving needs of the company.

How We Work: We are collaborative, curious, and pragmatic. We value diversity of background, experience, and thought in our teams. We are expected to be holistic thinkers who see the big picture, and make thoughtful, informed decisions.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$97,300.00 – $194,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Ethics & Compliance

     

DIVISION:

OEC Office of Ethics and Compliance

        

LOCATION:

United States > Lake Forest : J55

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf