Sr. Compliance Specialist

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.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• 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.

This position is based on our Abbott Park, IL location in the OEC (Office of Ethics and Compliance). This is an onsite position.

As Sr. Compliance Specialist, you’ll have the chance to work in the Abbott’s Compliance Training team that is responsible for Abbott’s worldwide compliance training strategies, including managing its compliance learning training system (LERN). This position will work under supervision of, and report directly to, the Compliance Training Manager, interacting with Abbott personnel around the world at all levels.

• Support Abbott’s Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC) compliance training strategy and global implementation.
• Assist training manager with planning and implementation of LERN training campaigns and communications.
• Deliver training as needed. Available for traveling as needed.
• Proactively assesses and identifies potential workflow disruptions and leads to troubleshooting and issue resolution activities.
• Works in partnership with OEC Systems Team and third party course developers. 

• Undergraduate bachelor’s degree, preferably in fields relevant to training or legal compliance.
• 3+ years of work experience, prior experience with training and/or compliance preferred.

• Cultivates environment of innovation, while being action oriented and driving engagement.
• Excellent time management, organization and communication skills, attentive to meet tight deadlines with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to make independent decisions aligned with department’s mission and vision.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work with multidisciplinary global teams.