Abbott

Director BHR - Commercial

United States - California - Santa Clara
Full-time
$172,000.00 – $344,000.00
Posted Nov 3, 2026

Skills

Patient Care
Compliance
Sales

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:

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.

The Opportunity

The Structural Heart business of Abbott has a global presence with regional headquarters and manufacturing plants all over the world, representing over 5,000 employees worldwide. We are committed to restoring health and improving quality of life for people with structural heart disorders. Our business is divided into the following product franchises: Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Interventions (TMTI), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), Structural Interventions—which consists of Stroke Risk Reduction and Congenital Heart Disease and, Cardiac Surgery.

We are leading the way for structural heart therapies with innovation and challenge current treatment options to change the course of patient care. Our comprehensive portfolio is designed to be as minimally invasive as possible and treat the lifespan of structural heart disorders, from infants to the elderly. We have set a new standard of care as we relentlessly focus on delivering better solutions to more patients, no matter what structural heart condition they face.

You can reference our website: www.structuralheart.abbott/patients

What You’ll Work On

•Serves as the strategic HR partner to the Business. Leverages HR consulting skills to help their business clients achieve key business objectives and increase the effectiveness of their organization.

•Balances short term needs / tactics with long term strategies; calibrates needs of the US Commercial organizations with the broader global business.

•Aligns human resources initiatives and resources to deliver against business strategies and operational plans.

•In partnership with the divisional vice president and leadership team, develops and implements a talent plan that ensures the organization has the right talent to deliver on financial commitments, consistent team performance and a sustainable talent bench.

•Brings thought leadership and experience to change management initiatives in the business.

•Responsible for the quality and responsiveness of the overall delivery of all HR services for the respective client group.

•Establishes, builds and maintains strong relationships with key HR partners from Area BHR, Practice Areas and Service Centers to ensure elements of HR are successfully coordinated to meet and exceed business needs.

Required Qualifications

•10 years of experience leading HR commercial initiatives and programs

•5 years of experience with talent management, employee relations and compensation/benefits programs

•Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree preferred

Critical Functional Expertise

•Organization Design

•Talent Management & Succession Planning

•Performance Management

•Employee Relations

•Change Management

•Executive coaching experience with VP/SVP leaders

•Workforce Planning

•Compensation and Incentive Plans

•Culture Transformation

•M&A / Business Integration (preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

•Experience supporting medical devices/diagnostics organizations preferred

•Experience working in a matrix HR environment

•Experience with organization culture change initiatives

•Supporting field-based sales organizations.

•Experience with high-growth businesses.

•Understanding of healthcare compliance and regulatory environments.

•Demonstrated ability to effectively negotiate with management to achieve both HR and business objectives

•Understanding of key business and financial drivers and demonstrated strong delivery of HR results

•Role to be based in Santa Clara

Apply Now

•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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is

$172,000.00 – $344,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

HR Consultant

DIVISION:

CHR Corporate Human Resources

LOCATION:

United States > Santa Clara : Building B - SC

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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