BHR Director LATAM

Thornton Tomasetti; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 343,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Director of Business Human Resources to act as the strategic partner for the LATAM pharmaceuticals division. You will develop HR strategies and lead talent reviews, diversity initiatives, succession planning, and leadership development across multiple countries and functions.

You will collaborate with Practice Centres, country HR, and HR Service Centres to deliver human capital solutions and align with business objectives.

Qualifications

• BA, BS degree required or equivalent experience (Master or MBA preferred).
• Substantial HR project management and org. development experience required.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop HR strategies and needs assessments for LATAM pharmaceuticals division.
• Lead people agenda, executive talent reviews and succession planning.
• Oversee compensation planning for GMs and above across regions and calculate merit budgets.

Skills

Strategic HR partner

Talent management

Diversity & Inclusion

Succession planning

Executive coaching

Leadership development

Change management

Employee relations

Education

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS)

Master's or MBA preferred

Job description

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Job Description

The Director of Business Human Resources will serve as the primary strategic partner to the business, developing HR strategies, needs assessments and the resulting HR solutions. This position leads the people agenda for the Abbott pharmaceuticals division (EPD) in LATAM, acts as a broker between the needs of the business by developing solutions that support the long-range objectives and partners and facilitates delivery of HR services across Practice Centres, country HR organizations and HR Service Centres to create and deliver human capital solutions that support those business strategy. This role will support a fully operating high growth business including R&D, Manufacturing, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Sales and Marketing functions across LATAM. It is a fast growing, dynamic business requiring a strong Business HR Partner to participate on the leadership team.

A not exhaustive list of examples of scope of this job includes:

• Division talent management reviews and Executive Talent Review
• Division Diversity and Inclusion programs
• Area succession planning
• Leadership bench strength
• High potential development across divisions and countries
• Compensation planning (salary increases and division incentive handling) for GMs and above, and Area division employees and review of merit budget spent across countries
• Addresses changes in business landscape that impacts human capital issues
• Builds organizational talent pipeline by contributing to key developmental experiences

Core Competencies

Understands the key markets that the business operates in. Leverages knowledge of the business to challenge and influence business leader's thinking and provide alternative insights on business issues. Instils confidence, earns trust and credibility with business leaders by establishing a history of success. Ability to balance long-range plans with urgent needs and articulate the trade-offs as they relate to delivering business results. Forecasts and develops talent strategies that meet operating plan objectives. Assesses financial implications of headcount models and develops multi-year headcount plans. Deploys resources as required to deliver and execute high quality solutions to the business. Establishes contingency plans to mitigate risks aligned to business decisions. Integrates multiple HR and business priorities and prioritizes efforts to balance trade-offs when resource and timing constraints emerge. Evaluates and measures outcomes of HR programs and services and recommends new programs link to shifts in business needs. Maintains objectivity when balancing trade-offs between competing HR priorities. Define a strategy for and deliver solutions that attract, engage, develop & retain talent. Leverages a solid foundation of organizational models and structures. Understand how to connect structural recommendations to current and anticipated changes in business models. Understands the complexities and implications of ER, legal, M&A, Contingent Labour, Works Councils, and Unions as it applies to the business you support. Uses organization savvy, intuition, and judgement in managing sensitive situations. Understands and navigates the complexity of the HR organization. Establishes and appropriately leverages relationships with stakeholders throughout the organization. Synthesizes and integrates HR services to ensure cohesive delivery of HR programs implemented in the business. Results-oriented team player that earns the trust of the business leaders they support, their peers, and colleagues in the matrixed HR organization. Constructively coaches senior leaders in alignment with their current and destination roles. Understands critical roles and functions within their business and what good looks like across those roles. Places significant emphasis on the health of the succession pipeline, including the assessment and development of successors to ensure bench depth and the organizational ability to accelerate the readiness of future leaders.

Education / Experience Requirements

BA, BS degree required or equivalent experience (Master or MBA preferred) Substantial HR project management and org. development experience required Experience with both domestic and international/LATAM HR support across Commercial and Manufacturing Fluency in English and Spanish is mandatory. The base pay for this position is $171,300.00 – $342,700.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Other Details

JOB FAMILY: HR Consultant DIVISION: CHR Corporate Human Resources LOCATION: United States > Hollywood : 4000 Hollywood Boulevard ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 20 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Equal Opportunity Statement

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

About Abbott

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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