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Director BHR - Commercial

Abbott

Santa Clara, CAJob$172–344K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$172–344K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Director BHR – Commercial serves as a strategic HR partner to Abbott’s Structural Heart business, aligning HR initiatives with business strategies and operational plans. The role balances U.S. commercial needs with global priorities, develops talent plans with business leaders, supports change management, and oversees responsive HR service delivery. It is based in Santa Clara.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HR ConsultingOrganization DesignTalent ManagementSuccession PlanningPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsChange ManagementExecutive CoachingWorkforce PlanningCompensation PlanningIncentive PlansCulture TransformationM&a IntegrationMedical DevicesDiagnosticsMatrix HRCulture ChangeField Sales SupportHigh-Growth BusinessesHealthcare ComplianceHealthcare RegulationsNegotiationBusiness AcumenFinancial Acumen

Qualifications

10 Years HR Commercial Experience5 Years Talent and Employee Relations Experience5 Years Compensation and Benefits ExperienceBachelor's DegreeAdvanced DegreeVP/SVP Executive Coaching Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full 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.

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:

The Opportunity

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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

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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 (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]

How this job compares

Set against the 5,679 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$172–344K/yr
  • California median$124–180K/yr375 salary ranges
  • US median$97–141K/yr2,685 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $258K, is 65% above the California median midpoint ($156K) — in the top quarter of Human Resources salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 558 open Human Resources jobs in California and 5,679 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,004 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,443 of the 5,679 open Human Resources jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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