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

About the Role

The Privacy Manager, U.S. is an individual contributor role within the Global Privacy Office, reporting to the Associate Director for Privacy Compliance. This position plays a key role in leading and advancing AbbVie’s U.S. privacy program, serving as a subject matter expert and point of contact for privacy matters, including pharmacy operations. The role drives AbbVie’s U.S. data privacy compliance program, encompassing privacy impact assessments, audits, privacy reviews, patient-facing materials, and HIPAA requirements. It also focuses on strengthening the overall maturity of AbbVie’s privacy obligations and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure enterprise-wide privacy compliance.

Responsibilities

• 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, covering 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 AbbVie’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.
• Monitor and assess the impact of evolving U.S. federal and state privacy legislation, regulatory guidance, and enforcement trends on AbbVie’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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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 with demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and workstreams.
• 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.

Qualifications

• IAPP certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/T, or CIPP/M are a plus.
• Experience with EU General Data Protection Regulation is a plus.
• Familiarity with privacy/knowledge management platforms and tools (e.g., OneTrust, SNOW, Confluence) is preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick).
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan for eligible employees.
• Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.

Pay

The compensation range for this role varies based on geographic location and job grade. Individual compensation will depend on factors including location and may fall within or outside the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.