Manager, U.S. Privacy Compliance, Global Privacy Office

About Abb Vie

Abb Vie'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.

Reporting to the Associate Director for Privacy Compliance, Global Privacy Office, the “Privacy Manager, U.S.” is an individual contributor that will play a key role in leading and advancing Abb Vie’s U.S. privacy program, serving as a subject matter expert and point of contact for privacy matters, including pharmacy operations. This role will drive Abb Vie’s U.S. data privacy compliance program, including privacy impact assessments, audits, privacy reviews, patient‑facing materials, and HIPAA requirements.

The Privacy Manager, U.S. will also be responsible for strengthening the overall maturity of Abb Vie’s privacy obligations and coordinating with cross‑functional teams to ensure enterprise‑wide privacy compliance.

• Provide strategic and day‑to‑day privacy support for commercial functions, including Aesthetics and Therapeutics, as well as corporate functions such as R&D, HR, and Operations, and related areas including incident response, data governance, and privacy strategy.
• Partner closely with cross‑functional stakeholders across Commercial, Marketing, Security, Technology Solutions, Third Party Risk Management, and Procurement.
• Lead and conduct privacy impact assessments, audits, privacy reviews, and oversight of patient‑facing materials, forms, scripts, notices, opt‑in/opt‑out mechanisms, and consent language.
• Develop, document, and maintain privacy operations processes and procedures.
• Triage and documentation of privacy investigations and drive broader privacy operations.
• Develop a deep understanding of how data is used across Abb Vie’s products and teams, and research, document, and implement privacy requirements for new products and initiatives.
• Collaborate with Legal Privacy on relevant matters as needed.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of privacy training and awareness programs for business units, new hires, and key stakeholders to foster a culture of privacy compliance across the organization.
• Monitor and assess the impact of evolving U.S. federal and state privacy legislation, regulatory guidance, and enforcement trends on Abb Vie's business operations and privacy program.
• Assist with and report on privacy program key performance indicators and metrics to senior leadership, ensuring visibility into program maturity and risk posture.
• Knowledge of and ability to incorporate Privacy by Design (PbD) principles into work products, processes, and decision‑making to ensure privacy, data protection, and risk mitigation are considered from the outset and throughout the lifecycle of initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree required. Minimum of 5-7 years of direct privacy experience, with a focus on program operations and governance, risk, and compliance activities.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. privacy requirements, including U.S. state comprehensive privacy laws, U.S. state consumer health data laws, life sciences privacy concepts, HIPAA, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, and Federal Trade Commission frameworks.
• Experience with privacy matters in the digital and advertising technology ecosystem and the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Experience advising on privacy matters related to health information processing and familiarity with patient consent management, call center operations, digital outreach, and vendor oversight.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and analytically rigorous. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and work streams, with strong project management and organizational skills including experience presenting to and advising senior management on privacy matters.
• Experience working across a matrixed corporate environment.
• Ability to quickly identify issues and appropriately prioritize risk and business impact.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills in a global organization.
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