AbbVie

Associate Director, Privacy Training, Awareness, and Change Management

AbbVie • $100K — $130K *
North Chicago, IL 60064In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years in training, learning design, and awareness campaigns.
  • Strong background in privacy, data protection, or compliance fields.
  • Ability to apply adult learning principles and instructional design effectively.
  • Experience developing materials for complex regulatory environments and using instructional design tools like Articulate Rise and Canva.
  • Familiarity with learning management systems and analytics tools like Power BI for assessing training effectiveness.
  • Excellent communication skills for translating complex topics to diverse audiences.
  • Strong project management and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the privacy training and knowledge management strategy.
  • Design audience-specific learning programs based on roles and risk.
  • Translate privacy policies into practical learning materials.
  • Create engaging training content using effective instructional methods.
  • Collaborate with various departments to integrate privacy awareness into processes.
  • Monitor training tools and implement improvements for impactful delivery.
  • Maintain a structured privacy knowledge base and learning resources.
  • Execute awareness campaigns to promote privacy best practices.
  • Support change management related to privacy policies and regulatory changes.
  • Measure training effectiveness and adapt based on feedback and metrics.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan for eligible employees.
  • Participation in long-term incentive programs available.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The primary goal of this position is to strengthen privacy compliance across the organization by building awareness, capability, knowledge management, and sustained behavior change through effective training and change management. This role is responsible for designing and delivering high-impact learning experiences that translate privacy requirements into practical understanding and action while also capturing, organizing, and sharing privacy knowledge in accessible and reusable ways. Key outputs include a strategic privacy training and awareness program, audience-tailored learning content, engaging communication and campaign materials, well-structured knowledge management resources, measurable adoption of privacy behaviors, and coordinated support for privacy-related organizational changes.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and lead the privacy training and awareness, and knowledge management strategy for employees, contractors, and relevant third parties.
  • Design learning programs tailored to different audiences, roles, and risk levels.
  • Translate privacy policies, requirements, and controls into clear, practical learning content.
  • Create engaging training materials using strong pedagogical principles and learning best practices.
  • Partner with Corporate Communication, Legal, HR, BTS, Procurement and Commercial, R&D and Operations teams to embed privacy awareness into organizational processes and change initiatives.
  • Partner with OEC and ISRM Training teams to stay abreast of best practices, tools, and technology; monitors OEC learning management system and AI tools and implements continuous improvement plans to enable impactful training delivery across the organization.
  • Build and maintain a structured privacy knowledge base, FAQs, guidance documents, and reusable learning resources.
  • Plan and execute awareness campaigns that reinforce privacy behaviors throughout the employee/contractor lifecycle.
  • Support change management efforts related to privacy policy and SOP updates, new controls, new technologies, and regulatory changes.
  • Measure training effectiveness through participation, completion, feedback, knowledge retention, and behavior change indicators.
  • Continuously improve learning content and delivery methods based on metrics, feedback, and evolving business needs.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on privacy awareness, training effectiveness, and culture-building initiatives.


Qualifications

  • A Bachelor degree coupled with 5+ years of experience in training, learning design, awareness campaigns, and/or organizational development.
  • Demonstrates a strong background in privacy, data protection, compliance, or a related regulatory field.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply pedagogy, instructional design, and adult learning principles.
  • Experience developing compliance standards and training materials for complex regulatory environments, with proficiency in instructional design systems and tools (e.g., Articulate Rise, Canva, Synthesis).
  • Experience managing and utilizing learning or content management systems (such as LRN, SumTotal, Cornerstone, Blackboard, Contentful) and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Smartsheet) for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing compliance and training metrics.
  • Experience communicating complex topics in a clear, structured, and audience-appropriate way.
  • Strong project management skills with proven leadership of cross-functional teams and external partners on large-scale initiatives.
  • Strong facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels of the organization.
  • Experience supporting change management initiatives in a corporate environment.


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 thisposting 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 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 anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

About AbbVie

AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

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Joining AbbVie means becoming part of a global team dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, our employees are united in the pursuit of groundbreaking innovation and are committed to transforming the future of healthcare with leading-edge science.

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We believe in nurturing our team's professional growth through comprehensive training programs, leadership development opportunities, and continuous learning. Our commitment to your career growth is reflected in our robust offerings that enhance your skills and knowledge.

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AbbVie is dedicated to supporting our employees' well-being both inside and outside of work. Our benefits package includes health, financial, and social benefits that are designed to support the diverse needs of our employees. Our inclusive culture encourages collaboration and innovation, fostering a workplace where all can excel.

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Our hiring process is designed to ensure a match that will be beneficial both for the company and for your career aspirations. From resume submission to interview, each step is an opportunity to showcase your skills and fit with the AbbVie team.

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Learn more about AbbVie
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
NASDAQ
ABBV
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