Director, Compliance Audit

Company Description

AbbVie'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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .

Job Description

Purpose:

The Director of Global Compliance Audit leads the global compliance audit function, reporting to the VP of Internal Audit, who leads team of 43. This role provides global audit assurance services and, to a lesser extent, advisory services, primarily focusing on the various global aspects of pharmaceutical and health care compliance, supported largely by AbbVie’s Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC). The Director and function assess AbbVie’s controls and processes supporting areas such as data privacy, interactions with health care providers, anti-bribery and anti-competition (e.g. FCPA), and adherence to industry regulations, such as transparency reporting. The Director and their team work with various functions including Commercial, R&D, OEC, Corporate Affairs, Finance and others to plan and execute the team’s assurance activities.

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership

• Lead a team of 13 employees, including 2 Associate Directors and 11 Senior Auditors.
• Team members are typically experienced compliance, finance, forensic professionals from Big 4 accounting firms or have similar backgrounds in finance or compliance areas.

Audit Engagements:

• Support and collaborate with Associate Directors in planning and scoping audit engagements, including risk interviews and planning with various stakeholders.
• Conduct an annual risk assessment of the global commercial and associated functions, develop a compliance audit plan, and seek approval from the CFO and Audit Committee.
• Prepare and socialize numerous audit reports, which include findings and recommendations associated with the audit, timelines, and ultimately review of remediation activities.
• Regular Cross functional engagement including strategic projects, steering committees, etc.
• Presentations to senior leaders in R&D, Commercial, and Compliance organization.

Leadership and Development:

• Oversee hiring, training, development, and performance reviews of staff.
• Provide technical guidance, leadership, and coaching to build organizational talent and prepare team members for future roles outside IA.
• Foster a learning environment for employees to realize their potential.

Audit Strategy and Governance:

• Ensure proper systems, processes, and governance for all compliance audits.
• Leverage enterprise data through dashboards, tools, and advanced data modeling.
• Align and manage a demand roadmap with audit leadership priorities and ongoing projects.
• Collaborate with peer organizations to develop an enterprise approach to operational analytics.
• Benchmark best practices against industry standards, emerging audit expectations, and peer organizations.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field from a four-year college or university. Graduate degree such as MBA, MS Accounting or JD desired.
• Professional certifications such as CIA, CPA, CFE are desired.
• 12+ years of experience with combination of health care compliance, audit, risk management, and relevant consulting and 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical industry regulations and requirements (FDA, FCPA, data privacy, Sunshine Act).
• Excellent analytical, communication, people leadership, critical thinking, and strategic planning skills and experience working with broad and senior level leadership.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• 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​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie 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.

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