About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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.
• 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.

Main Responsibilities

Conduct global sales and marketing compliance audits for all of Abbott’s global operating divisions and Affiliates. Compliance audits provide assurance on the effectiveness of the key elements of Abbott’s Ethics & Compliance Program. The audit scope areas covered include, but are not limited to, the following activities undertaken by the Commercial businesses within the Corporation:

• Meals, Travel and Entertainment Expenses
• Professional Service Arrangements
• Training & Education Support
• Charitable Contributions
• Commercial Transactions
• Research Funding and Scientific Activities/Publications
• No-Charge Products
• Promotional Practices
• Ethics & Compliance Program
• Third-party Activities
• Transparency Reporting

Auditors will conduct sales and marketing compliance audits and formulate recommendations for improvement in operating performance and controls. The individual should have the demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, present professionally, and collaborate with the highest level of Corporate and Divisional management, as well as with the individual’s peer group in Compliance, Finance and IT Audit.

This role is a 2-3 years program where the individual could potentially move to a commercial role within the organization at the end of the program.

Core Responsibilities:

This Senior Auditor, Global Compliance Audit, has primary responsibility for executing the following duties:

• Identify opportunities for improvements in sales & marketing practices against Corporate policies, local procedures, industry standards and laws/regulations.
• Analyze data and document findings and recommendations in audit reports.
• Present audit findings to Audit management and Divisional and Corporate management.

Your Profile

• This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.  A graduate degree is desirable.  It is also desirable that the individual be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). 
• The individual should have at least 3 to 5 years of related work experience.  Part of the experience would have been obtained from employment with a major public accounting/consulting firm or law firm specializing in consulting and/or forensic engagements related to healthcare compliance, government reimbursement mechanisms, and/or sales & marketing compliance programs related to pharmaceuticals, medical or diagnostic devices, or nutritional products.  In addition, the individual should have broad experience with the general healthcare industry, as well as experience conducting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption investigations or compliance engagements.
• Familiarity with financial and operational auditing procedures.  General knowledge and understanding of computer-assisted audit techniques to assist in compliance auditing programs.
• Excellent time management and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with people at all levels on a one-to-one basis.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Fluent in Japaneses is a must and English

Travel Requirements:

• Domestic and international travel is required during a typical year at a rate of 60-70%.