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Director, Security Protective Services

BioSpace
North Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/24/2026
Company Description

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 Description

The Director, Security Protective Services has oversight for executive protection, event protection, threat management, and investigations. This Director will lead program development, resource allocation, finance and governance for protective services rendered to senior leaders, business travelers, or employees experiencing potentially threatening circumstances. Additionally, this role has program responsibility for Global Security investigations, as directed by the VP of Global Security. The Director in this role must ensure timely and effective results in collaboration with other Global Security functions as well as both internal and external key stakeholders.

Directly Responsible For

Strategically implementing the company’s Executive Protection program.

Security of all corporate aircraft and related assets.

Effective investigative services

Threat management

Develops and delivers an effective executive protection program.

Oversight of security service in response to criminal financial loss, crimes against persons, sabotage, personal safety threats, emergencies, illegal acts, property or environmental crimes and crimes of terrorism.

Protection of all aviation related assets, including corporate aircraft.

Liaison with outside authorities and agencies relative to executive protection, threat management, and investigations.

Identification, engagement, and evaluation of relevant third-party service providers.

Performance metrics, and relevant risk data. Compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree required, as well as advanced degree or related educational certifications.
  • At least 15 years’ experience in a law enforcement, military, or relevant corporate security role.
  • Prior manager level or higher supervisory responsibility, including team leadership.
  • Strong strategic, analytical, and organizational skill
  • Strong business acumen.
  • Ability to comfortably interact with and influence leaders


Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

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 long-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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