Sr. Specialist It Quality – Vendor Risk Management

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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:

• 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.
• 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
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• 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.

The Opportunity

We Are Looking to Add a Key Member to Our Technology Risk Management Team! The Sr. Specialist IT Quality resource is a member of the team that evaluates and monitors third party risks. The selected candidate will develop a deep understanding of Abbott’s vendor relationships (including completing reviews of material vendor relationships/programs consistent with policy), as well as participate in monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on other risk areas that could potentially impact Abbott.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Perform daily tasks using operational GRC toolsets (Governance Risk and Compliance)
• Act as a resource to Business Division Leaders and Senior Leadership to assist in the monitoring and analysis of identified risks and performance metrics.
• Apply technical knowledge of Quality System Controls to reviews vendors ability to perform, quality audits, review quality events, document control and training management.
• Guide business units, application development teams, and third-party vendors to achieve program requirements while enabling the business.
• Perform periodic reviews of Third Party vendors to confirm risk rating
• Manage vendor risks as defined by the Technology Vendor Risk Management process and procedures
• Audit the initial approval of new vendor relationships to ensure vendor approval policies are being followed and to identify specific risks that should be monitored.

Position Accountability / Scope

• Reports to the Sr. Manager Vendor Risk Management of the Enterprise and Product Security division. The scope of this position is Abbott wide and considers the information security implications unique to all Abbott divisions when implementing governance and risk management strategies.

Minimum Education/Experience

• Other Requirements: Candidate must possess strong analytical skills, an ability to work independently, inquisitiveness about different aspects of Abbott’s businesses, desire to help others, and interpersonal skills that allow the candidate to work collaboratively with both internal and external customers.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience
• 2-3 years of experience in relevant field

Preferred Experience

• Possess CISSP/CISM certification (or similar) and be knowledge of national and international regulatory compliances and frameworks such as ISO, SOX, BASEL II, EU DPD, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.
• Experience with implementation and operational use of GRC toolsets (Governance Risk and Compliance)
• Collaborate across multi-departments to promote industry best practices and strategic organizational security efforts the development of our IT security policies
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of concepts, best practices and controls in a breadth of information security areas/domains
• Possess expertise in valuing and implementing industry standards such as the ISO 27001/2, SOC 2, HITRUST and FedRAMP Information Security standard and the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Standard.
• Understanding of procurement & risk processes is an added advantage
• Lead Auditor Training for ISO 13485, or ISO 9001 (ASQ), or relevant experience, for Quality Systems/GxP-impacting assessments and audits
• Demonstrated experience with Archer Engage and/or other vendor management software for tracking and managing the vendor management lifecycle.
• Knowledge of information security and risk control
• Ability to multitask and to complete difficult assignments within tight deadlines
• Skilled at managing issues through to resolution

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• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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