Compliance Manager, Neuromodulation

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

• At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This Compliance Manager, Neuromodulation position is located in Austin, TX.

At Abbott, we're committed to helping people live their best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 103,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 160 countries we serve.

What You’ll Work On

• Abbott is currently seeking an experienced professional responsible for:
  • Providing direct oversight for moderately complex elements of Abbott’s compliance program at the franchise, business unit, regional, divisional, or corporate level.
  • Directing the development and administration of OEC education and training, and development and implementation of divisional monitoring plan. 
  • Identifying compliance risk areas and recommending action plans to ECO or direct management.
  • Acting as direct compliance support for key business activities.
  • Providing direct compliance support for sales teams, marketing teams, and other stakeholders.
  • Responsible for managing monitoring at a business unit level.

• Compliance Manager performs the following with minimal supervision from the OEC Director:
  • Partners with all levels of key divisional business functions to provide moderately complex OEC and divisional policy interpretation and requirements, compliance risk assessment, trend analysis and best practice recommendations.
  • Conducts moderately complex policy and procedure reviews and updates related to OEC policy and divisional/affiliate procedures ensuring clarity, applicability, and compliance.
  • Develops, delivers and updates OEC’s comprehensive training program on moderately complex OEC and divisional/affiliate policies and procedures, including US Policies and Procedures, Conflicts of Interest, and Abbott's Code of Business Conduct.  Assists with development and delivery of training on complex OEC and divisional policies and procedures.
  • Develops implements, modifies, and oversees corporate and/or divisional monitoring plan to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
  • Assists OEC Director/ECO on compliance audits, oversees the fulfillment of auditors requests, acts as liaison between business and auditors during on site activities, evaluates and responds to all moderately complex preliminary findings and recommendations, guides the business in preparing corrective action to address moderately complex findings and recommendations, and ensures timely completion.
  • Directs and participates in Compliance Review Committee and Compliance Steering Committee meetings and provides input on violation process.  Oversees the tracking and trending and proposes recommendations for corrective actions.
  • Provides guidance on proposed commercial programs, identifies moderately complex legal and regulatory issues, analyzes alternatives, and works with legal, as appropriate, to propose solutions to the business.
  • Possesses solid knowledge of Abbott’s businesses and knowledge of the broader business impact
  • Participates and may lead moderately complex OEC programs cross-divisionally.

Position Accountability / Scope

• Accountable to the OEC Director.
• Assigned matters/business units have moderate impact to Abbott’s compliance program.
• Provides guidance and direction to Compliance Analyst, as needed.
• Operates independently with well-defined expectations, checking in frequently with direct OEC leadership as necessary.

You’ll Bring

• BS/BA required.
• Advanced degree preferred. May include fields such as JD, CPA, MBA, Masters relevant fields including Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences.
• Minimum of 6-8 years’ experience with exposure to business functions such as compliance, legal, regulatory affairs, governmental affairs, and/or finance.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite including but not limited to Excel file management, PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience with data analytics. May include reviewing and utilizing reports and/or dashboards in relevant systems such as PowerBI.
• Must have strong written and verbal skills and an ability to effectively communicate with colleagues at all levels.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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