IMCO Office of Ethics & Compliance (OEC) Director - Lake County, IL

• The Director has direct supervisory responsibility for his or her team, comprising of International Directors and Managers. A key component of the role is to coach, develop, supervise and co-ordinate the activities of team members, ensuring they have appropriate support in terms of technical knowledge, competencies and resources to enable the execution of AbbVie's Compliance program.

• Serves as the OEC leader within IMCO and supports the Ethics & Compliance Director Europe, IMCO to accomplish key activities and tactical compliance program execution and advice within IMCO.

• Works with his/her team to ensure IMCO have an effective compliance program including all the Seven Elements of An Effective Compliance Program, and fully operational Compliance Insights Forum (CIF).

• Through working with their team, IMCO Vice President, Brand General Managers and other members of IMCO senior leadership, he/she will help establish and maintain a culture of compliance within IMCO, with the right “tone from the top” (e.g., the VP and GM) and “tone at the middle” (e.g., Directors and Managers) regarding the importance of operating in a compliant manner with highest ethical standards.

• Work with their team to partner with the Business (e.g. GM, Commercial, Finance, Medical, Legal, HR, Regulatory, Public Affairs) to proactively help the business meet its goals and objectives in a compliant manner. The position should identify basic Legal, Medical, Regulatory Affairs, HR or other relevant issues, refer matters to respective departments, analyze alternatives and propose solutions to the business. Will work closely with Legal on matters having both Compliance and Legal implications. Exhibits good judgment in matters that may need to be referred to other functions or to OEC Management.

• Maintain knowledge of most relevant industry codes (IFPMA, EFPIA, ABPI), and in cooperation with Legal, of all applicable laws and regulations, and monitor key developments that would impact the compliance.

• Working with their team and business partners to develop, implement, coordinate, and deliver awareness, education, policies and procedures trainings, and other necessary training programs that focus on the elements of the International Compliance Program, and are also tailored to positions and associated responsibilities.

• Guide their team to structure, implement and supervise the monitoring plan to ensure compliance with policies and procedures and to identify policy and procedure improvements that can create business process efficiencies. Follow up on monitoring results, analyze trends, analyze root cause, contribute to remediation plans, and help update International compliance program accordingly.

• Partner with their team, IMCO leadership and Auditors on compliance audits, while maintaining full objectivity and independence from either

• When applicable, identify external environment changes and trends, communicate changes to ICCIF and HQ-based OEC and work with their team to implement necessary changes to the International Compliance Program(s).

• Participate and Lead key International OEC projects (individual and team projects).

• Bachelor's degree required. Equivalent work experience from Finance, Audit, Commercial, Legal or Regulatory strongly preferred.

• Pr ofessional experience in Compliance, and exposure to functions such as Legal, Regulatory, Finance or Government Affairs

• Pharmaceutical and Global industry experience preferred.

• Business Acumen: Possesses a deep understanding of the business and environment.

• Action through Insight: Has a learning mindset, digs deep for insights to guide actions and routinely measures to determine impact. Works to enhance consistency within the OEC, and helps inform Global guidance where applicable.

• Strategic Thinking: Enables and coaches the team to set a clear direction, prioritize effectively and make informed choices that drive impact. Provides strategic insights and consistent guidance to help the team balance strategic thinking with tactical execution of the Compliance program.

• Integration and Influence: Can influence decisions and coach to guide and empower the decision-making of the team and the business leaders on compliance topics as part of fully-integrated cross-functional team members.

• Process Control: Can effectively and continuously review key elements of the International compliance program to monitor its correct implementation and to timely identify any potential issues.

• Expert Judgement: Acts wisely under pressure and is self-assured in representing the team, function or organization. Has the ability to deal with ambiguity and manage grey zones, and coach the team to be able to do the same.

• Impactful Implementation: Proactively plans, executes and socializes work to drive superior results. Can structure workload and is able to manage multiple priorities in short deadlines, and coach the team to be able to do the same.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication.

• 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 for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​

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