About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology, and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job DescriptionAbbVie is seeking an IT Controls Engineer to help design, implement, and continuously improve technology controls that support secure, compliant, and reliable technology delivery across the enterprise.
In this role, you will collaborate with engineering teams, cybersecurity professionals, quality organizations, auditors, and business stakeholders to integrate controls into software delivery and operational processes. You will help ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, corporate policies, and industry best practices while driving automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technology professional who enjoys solving complex problems, working across cross-functional teams, and helping modernize governance, risk, and compliance practices within a global technology organization.
Responsibilities
- Design, document, and maintain technology controls that support software delivery, cybersecurity, compliance, and operational processes.
- Develop and enhance technology control frameworks, standards, procedures, and support documentation to meet business, regulatory, and corporate requirements.
- Perform risk assessments and control effectiveness reviews to identify gaps, analyze trends, and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Execute control testing and validation activities, documenting results, findings, and recommendations to support audit readiness and continuous improvement.
- Partner with audit, compliance, and risk teams to support audits, regulatory reviews, evidence collection, and remediation efforts.
- Translate business and technical requirements into actionable control requirements and integrate controls into technology delivery and operational processes.
- Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and improve control execution, monitoring, and reporting capabilities.
- Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, quality, compliance, and business stakeholders to communicate control requirements, risks, and recommendations and drive effective outcomes.
- Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years technical experience, OR Master’s Degree with 4 years’ experience.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: IT Controls, Technology Risk Management, IT Compliance, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Technology Audit, Systems Engineering, Business Systems Analysis, or Quality Systems.
- Experience supporting technology implementations, software delivery, or operational technology processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
- Experience with IT control frameworks and industry standards (e.g., SOX, COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001, ITIL).
- Experience supporting controls testing, audits, compliance programs, or risk management activities.
- Knowledge of software development methodologies, including SDLC, Agile, and DevOps.
- Experience working in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, medical devices, biotechnology, or financial services.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and technology risk management practices.
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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.
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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of technical experience, or master's degree with 4 years of experience
- Experience in IT controls, technology risk management, IT compliance, GRC, technology audit, systems engineering, business systems analysis, or quality systems
- Experience supporting technology implementations, software delivery, or operational technology processes
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills
- Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities
- Experience with IT control frameworks and industry standards such as SOX, COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001, or ITIL
- Experience supporting controls testing, audits, compliance programs, or risk management activities
- Knowledge of software development methodologies, including SDLC, Agile, and DevOps
- Experience working in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, medical devices, biotechnology, or financial services
- Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and technology risk management practices
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.
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What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
