Data Protection & Privacy Governance Specialist

AbbVie; Branchburg Township (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in New Jersey seeks a Data Protection Specialist to implement information security policies and drive governance across IT and business units. You will support control auditing, security logging, and the responsible use of AI to mature data protection processes.

Under the Data Protection Office, you will engage with Commercial, R&D, and Legal teams, review policies, and guide security practices that balance risk with business enablement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years in Information Security, Data Privacy, or IT Compliance or Master’s with 4+ years.
• Familiar with security control frameworks (NIST, ISO, PCI-DSS, HITRUST, CIS).
• Experience with GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA compliance and policy development.

Responsibilities

• Establish relationships with IT and business leaders to define security requirements.
• Assess controls to ensure data protection measures are in place.
• Leverage AI to automate control assurance and data analysis.
• Engage with third-party vendors to assess security posture and remediation.
• Develop and share AbbVie Information Security policies and guidance.
• Provide security expertise to ensure balance between risk and business enablement.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Information security

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

PCI-DSS

CCPA/Privacy regulations

Job description

AbbVie Inc. in New Jersey seeks a Data Protection Specialist to implement information security policies and drive governance across IT and business units. You will support control auditing, security logging, and the responsible use of AI to mature data protection processes.

Under the Data Protection Office, you will engage with Commercial, R&D, and Legal teams, review policies, and guide security practices that balance risk with business enablement.