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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
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’ll also have access to:
- 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
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- 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.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the GES Global Engineering Services division.
The Physical Security and Safety Program Manager is responsible for coordination and delivery of protective security support to designated Abbott employees including Travel Safety, Situational Awareness, Executive Protection and Special Event Security.
What You’ll Work On
The Abbott Physical Security and Safety Program Manager is accountable for day-to-day operations and implementation of the Abbott Employee Safety Program.
- Reports to the Director of Global Communications, Risk Intelligence and Executive Protection Programs
- Provides leadership, strategic planning, and management direction regarding all Travel Safety, Situational Awareness, Executive Protection and Special Event Security matters.
- Develops programs to promote safe and secure employee travel, domestic and foreign.
- Works in close collaboration to supplement the existing work and scope to current contract security and future providers.
- Oversees Contract compliance with current and future Contract Security providers.
- Implements methods and practices that will enhance personal protection posture of designated Abbott employees.
- Travels to support protective operations before, during and after designated employee travel, both domestic and foreign.
- Liaison with local business, law enforcement and security counterparts as necessary both domestically and overseas.
- Collaborates with various departments, external stakeholders and first responders, in the intelligence gathering and security planning for designated employee travel and special events.
- Assists the Senior Program Manager for Communications, Risk Intelligence and Executive Protection to evaluate personal protection and special event security training as appropriate.
Required Qualifications
- A Bachelor's Degree is preferred
- Minimum 10 years of proven experience in physical security and personal/executive protection; federal law enforcement/military training, or similar with accreditation
- Experience in staffing/manpower logistics planning
- Experience in emergency response/contingency planning
- Experience in protective advance methodology
- Experience in special event security planning
- Excellent working knowledge of personal/executive protection security
Preferred Qualifications
- A Bachelor's Degree is preferred
- Abbott security program experience
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The base pay for this position is $95,000.00 – $190,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.