Director, Operations, EPD Latin America

Abbott Laboratories; Hollywood (FL); On-site; USD 188,000 - 378,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Operations for their LATAM division. This pivotal role involves leading a dynamic team to drive operational excellence and ensure compliance with the highest standards. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in the pharmaceutical sector, showcasing a proven track record of leadership and strategic planning. Your expertise will help shape the future of healthcare solutions, enhancing lives across diverse markets. Join a collaborative environment where your insights will foster innovation and growth, and be part of a mission that prioritizes health and well-being globally.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Ops Director/VP experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies.
• Proven leadership managing high-performance technical teams in the pharmaceutical industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead a lean and fast-moving Pharmaceutical Operation in LATAM.
• Ensure compliance with quality systems and environmental standards.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Undergraduate Degree

MBA

Job description

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Director, Operations, EPD Latin America

Apply locations United States - Florida - Hollywood time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: May 30, 2025 (27 days left to apply) job requisition id 31117613 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:

The Director Operations EPD LATAM will be responsible for leading a lean and fast-moving Pharmaceutical Operation in LATAM, commercially focused, with a culture and way of working consistent with Abbott values and intrapreneurship mindset and its attributes of speed, agility and competitiveness. The performance of his/her organization is expected to be industry leading, delivering a strong and diverse pipeline of current and new products, manufactured and distributed with the highest compliance standards at a competitive cost, also supporting a continuous improvement engine to unlock further benefits.

CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Compliance Quality Sustainability: Maintain Sites with Quality systems under control.
• EHS Compliance: Maintain sites with expected safety and environmental systems under control.
• SRO TPM & procurement. Reliable sourcing and savings: Reinforcement of successful SRO- PPV program and suppliers service improvement. Maintain the business continuity plan for API’s, Excipients, Raw and packaging materials
• Finance Cash & Cost- M&P. Leverage Operational excellence: Maximize the output from our sites and eliminate all waste in our processes. Improve finance forecast plans reducing unexpected variations.
• NPI – Geo Expansion / Operations Integration: Ensure NPI launches right first time and enhance partnership with I&D to optimize capacity utilization.
• Network optimization & Capital Investment: Ensure on time decision and investment to anticipate customer needs and ensure business growth.
• Capability Building & Organization: Enhance leadership and technical skills with more emphasis in talent development, building a high-performance organization with intrapreneurial mindset.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Prioritize the company's interests above all else and balance top-tier business performance with creating a great workplace.
• Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and development across teams, make tough decisions to uphold company values, and motivate teams through a shared vision.
• Act in the best interest of all stakeholders, mobilize future-ready teams, and be adept at spotting and addressing market trends.
• Prioritize work based on market opportunities and key business drivers, making data-driven decisions, and adapting quickly to market changes are crucial.
• Leverage diverse perspectives for holistic solutions, anticipate and adapt to rapid changes, and drive innovation through experimentation and measured risks.
• Responsible for driving current business performance while shaping future strategies, maintaining quality and collaboration in a complex environment, and creating an environment for continued success.
• Define strategies for competitive advantage, holding the organization accountable for results, and motivating the team to outperform the competition are also key responsibilities.
• Understand emerging-markets-based strategy and, therefore, the constant need for intrapreneurial mindset and attributes - agility, speed and competitiveness.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Possess at least five years of Ops Director/ VP regional experience with a successfully track record in multinational pharmaceutical companies, operating in a highly competitive and complex market.
• Proven leadership experience managing high-performance technical teams within pharmaceutical industry
• Experience, know-how and influence on the strategy of relations with regulatory and governmental agencies
• Excellent influencing, communication and negotiation skills. Ability to challenge status quo where role has high influence based on technical/scientific know-how; oriented to dealing with high-impact challenges and results
• Strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to perform as trusted advisor with key senior leadership positions
• Strategic planning with strong business and financial acumen
• Ability to identify weak spots and risks in a process to improve efficiency
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking
• Ability to manage complexity and work cross-functionality as well as autonomously
• Capable of operating effectively in LATAM and have demonstrated sensitivity to its culture.
• Previous multi-functional leader positions and will have set him/herself apart as a highly collaborative, inspiring professional who brings intelligence, passion and dynamism to everything she/he does.
• Results-oriented professional, able to identify and act on emerging business development possibilities, and to capitalize on any opportunities which are currently untapped.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: An undergraduate degree is required. An MBA preferred.
• Languages: Bilingual in English and Spanish, Portuguese (preferred)

The base pay for this position is

$188,700.00 – $377,300.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

DIVISION:

EPD Established Pharma

LOCATION:

United States > Hollywood : 4000 Hollywood Boulevard

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not ApplicableAbbott 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 Us

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.