Senior Manager– AI Governance & Controls Engineering at AbbVie, North Chicago, IL

Senior Manager– AI Governance & Controls Engineering at AbbVie in North Chicago, IL. Full-time. Est. up to $200k. Apply with swipeandhired.

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.

The Senior Manager, AI Governance & Controls Engineering is responsible for elevating AbbVie’s AI governance operations by ensuring full compliance with AI-specific regulatory requirements (EU AI Act, U.S. state AI law, NIST AI RMF) and AbbVie internal AI policy, while providing advanced strategic leadership across AI risk-control design, monitoring, and validation strategy. This role leads the development and implementation of AI governance control systems and processes, leveraging digital enablement, data-driven methodologies, and automation — including AI itself — to scale governance without proportional headcount growth. Collaborating directly with cross-functional teams (Privacy, Security, Quality, Risk Management, Legal), the Senior Manager provides audit and inspection support, drives Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) execution for AI governance findings, and oversees adoption of vendor/platform documentation (including the OneTrust risk-management platform), strengthening operations through proactive risk mitigation.
Additionally, the Senior Manager leads and develops a high-performing AI Controls Engineering team — including direct oversight of the Principal Quality Engineer, AI Controls Engineering role —, manages critical partnerships and contracts, and champions continuous process improvement, technology adoption, and innovation. This role acts as the primary liaison for AI governance initiatives, policy frameworks, and audit readiness driving high-impact results and aligning business and regulatory objectives across AbbVie’s AI landscape.
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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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