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.

A global leader in the interventional cardiology medical device industry, Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective cardiovascular technologies. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

The Opportunity

Our Vascular division currently has an opportunity for a Manager, Business Human resources in St. Paul, Minnesota.  This role will support two sites within the U.S., in Minnesota, and Westford, Massachusetts.  We’re looking for a strategic business partner who can drive business success by developing and implementing HR strategies and solutions in collaboration with leadership. This is a great entry point into Abbott, with the opportunity to grow into progressively complex HR leadership roles!

What You’ll Work On

Builds trust-based, collaborative, sustainable relationships with managers and customer groups. 

Analyzes internal and external data and trends to assess organizational effectiveness diagnose, develop, and deliver HR strategies, programs, and services that to drive the needs of the business. 

Collaborates closely with HR practice centers/centers of excellence to implement business-specific programs that drive a culture of performance, engagement, accountability, and employee growth. 

Coaches senior leaders and their leadership teams to ensure the appropriate level of focus is placed on assessing talent capabilities and taking action to engage, develop, and retain talent.

Supports senior leaders in effectively deploying performance management and reward processes/practices to drive required levels of employee accountability for desired performance results and ensure retention of top performers.

Works in a highly regulated industry and collaborates with the business in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.

Ensures the effective delivery of all HR programs and services within assigned client areas.

Ensures business priorities are shared with Practice and Service Centers, so that appropriate resource planning and priorities can be aligned.

Collaborates with HR colleagues regionally and globally to ensure that business decisions and actions are fully executed per the agreed upon plans.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree is required. Advanced degree is preferred.

8+ years’ experience in Human Resources.

Demonstrated ability to leverage business acumen and interpersonal savvy to influence senior business leaders.

Demonstrated experience developing relationships and leading processes with business partners and HR colleagues based in different locations.

Demonstrated track record of developing and implementing a workforce/talent strategy to achieve differentiated business outcomes.

Experience deploying priorities across multiple locations (across multiple countries and cultures is highly desirable).

Has matrix management skill; the ability to collaborate across a broad HR function to deliver results by defining resource requirements and pulling from support functions.

Project management and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Strong organization and communication skills.

Preferred technical capabilities: Strong PowerPoint skills, Advanced Excel capability (use of standard formulas, merging data sources, and VLOOKUPs), familiarity with PowerBI

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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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.