Director, Human Resources - Commercial

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year

• 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
 

The Human Resource (HR) Director develops, leads and manages the delivery of HR strategy and services for the assigned client areas. Provides strategic business human resources support for the Americas Commercial teams within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) division and other functional/business areas as assigned.

What You’ll Work On

• Business Support and Partnership: Drive an integrated partnership with the business and HR leaders to define and deliver talent strategies supporting CRM strategy and broader Abbott mission.  Work closely with business leadership team to provide thought partnership, coaching, and organizational support.
• Strategy:  Define a holistic people plan, programs, and policies to enable delivery of assigned business unit goals. 
• Talent:  Execute talent strategy in partnership with stakeholder groups to build next generation leaders and diverse talent.

Overall Job Expectations:

• Highly experienced in full portfolio of HR work in support of business objectives.
• Integrated partnership with HR and business leaders to define and deliver talent strategies supporting CRM division and broader Abbott goals.
• Strategic understanding of business priorities and demonstrated ability to translate to people strategy and actionable objectives.
• Ability to navigate through complexity and ambiguity; ability to pivot from strategic to tactical execution.
• Content-based decision making.
• Ability to influence and manage conflicting points of view.
• Strong communication skills and ability to successfully navigate in a matrixed environment.
• Work closely with business leadership team to provide thought partnership, coaching, organization support.
• Drive HR strategies, programs, and policies for business area.
• Execute talent management strategy in partnership with stakeholders to develop next generation leaders.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Ensures the effective delivery of HR services across multiple locations and functions.
• Consults with managers to develop, evaluate and execute HR strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related area
• 8 to 10 years of relevant progressive HR experience in medical devices, pharma, or other regulated industry
• Previous experience supporting a commercial team
• Strategic understanding of business priorities and demonstrated ability to translate into people strategy
• HR experience across multiple organizations/site locations
• Prior Supervisory/Leadership experience is preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree is Human Resources preferred
• HR International experience preferred