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

Job Description

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. The 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 strengthen overall maturity of Abb Vie’s privacy obligations and coordinate with cross‑functional teams to ensure enterprise‑wide privacy compliance.

• Provide strategic and day‑to‑day privacy support for commercial functions and corporate functions, including R&D, HR, and Operations, and related areas such as 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 document privacy investigations and drive broader privacy operations.
• Develop a deep understanding of how data is used across Abb Vie 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 development and maintenance of privacy training and awareness programs for business units, new hires, and key stakeholders to foster a culture of privacy compliance.
• 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.
• Apply Privacy by Design (PbD) principles to 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, focusing 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 and experience presenting to and advising senior management on privacy matters.
• Experience working across a matrixed corporate environment.
• Ability to quickly identify issues and prioritize risk and business impact appropriately.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills in a global organization.
• IAPP certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/T, or CIPP/M are a plus. Experience with EU GDPR is a plus.
• Familiarity with privacy/knowledge‑management platforms and tools (e.g., One Trust, Service Now, Confluence) is preferred.

Compensation range:
Pay range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that Abb Vie believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location.

Benefits include paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. The job is eligible to participate in long‑term incentive programs.

Abb Vie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.