Senior HR Generalist

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve peopleâs health. Weâre always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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. Youâll 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 bachelorâs 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 Sr. HR Generalist will serve as the primary BHR partner for the Informatics & RMDx Enterprise Organization. You will establish, build, and maintain strong relationships with functional employees, supervisors, managers, and leadership to enhance workforce performance by supporting employee development, planning strategic HR initiatives, and serving as a consultant on all general HR issues while developing and implementing HR strategies to meet organizational needs.

This position works out of our J55 Lake Forest location for the Rapid Diagnostics, Cardiometabolic & Informatics division.

What Youâll Work On

• The Sr. HR Generalist will work closely with the division BHR Director, Corporate HR functions, and functional leadership to provide a wide range of essential HR support for the Informatics & Enterprise Sales organizations.
• Partners with the division BHR Director and acts as the strategic business partner for the assigned functions.
• Establish, build, and maintain strong relationships with site employees, supervisors, managers, and site leadership to enhance workforce performance by supporting employee development, planning HR initiatives, delivering corporate programs, and serving as a consultant on all general HR issues.
• The Sr. HR Generalist will own HR Metrics and Analytics for the division, which includes data gathering, data analysis, and dashboards/reporting. The ability to draw insights from data, and design HR strategies based on those insights is critical in this role.
• With minimal supervision of HR management, support the businesses HR needs in partnership with the division BHR Director and corporate HR practice centers. This includes supporting the employee life cycle processes: attraction, recruiting, onboarding, learning/development, engagement/retention, performance management, employee problem-solving, offboarding.
• Partners closely with division BHR Director to assess and diagnose the organization to determine HR strategies. Manage the implementation of HR strategies to meet organizational needs at our manufacturing sites.
• Responsible for HR metric reporting for the division. Will work with BHR Director to define the critical HR metrics; will develop the HR metrics and analytics function for the division.
• Responsible for function/site-level talent review processes (strategy, discussion, action planning).
• Identify training and development priorities for the employees and the site(s).
• Be an ambassador for the corporate HR programs; ensure all communications and site activities are coordinated with the corporate HR project teams.
• Manage and improve the new employee orientation/onboarding processes at the sites to improve the employee experience.
• Partners with managers to maintain job descriptions, career paths/hierarchies, and employee data management.
• Partners with employee relations and managers to ensure a positive and safe work environment.
• Partners with other divisional site HR to coordinate the roll out of programs, share best practices, and ensure consistent delivery of HR processes.
• Educates the site employees and managers on Abbottâs HR model and encourages use of HR Service Center for most HR questions and transactions.
• May own other divisional BHR team initiatives, processes, or programs as assigned.
• Will lead or participate in corporate HR, BHR, or divisional HR projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree.
• Minimum 5 years of similar HR generalist experience or demonstrated similar skills in other HR related fields (HR project management, performance management, compensation, training/learning, employee relations, recruiting).

Preferred Qualifications

• PHR/SPHR, SHRM-CP, and similar certifications a plus but not required.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Workday, HR data analytics, PowerBI dashboards, and metrics presentations strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of local, state, and federal employment laws.
• Strategic thinker that can manage the tactical day-to-day HR activities, but still implement proactive HR strategies to ensure a productive, engaged, and positive workforce.
• The ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Proven project management skills with an attention to detail and strong time management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized self-motivated with the ability to prioritize effectively.
• Successful and professional ability to influence and educate employees at all organizational levels.
• Travel 25% within the U.S., mainly to Virginia.

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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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Divisional Information

Diagnostics

Weâre empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbottâs diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the worldâs greatest healthcare challenges.

The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 â $145,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.