General Manager, Core Laboratory Diagnostics (m/f/d)

General Manager, Core Laboratory Diagnostics (m/f/d)

Main Responsibilities

• Ensures that all activities are performed in compliance with quality system requirements.
• In line with strategic guidelines, implement and facilitate a new business model and infrastructure to expand business and create a highly customer-focused organization.
• Manage and grow the relationship between Core Diagnostics and its customers and implement a highly innovative go‑to‑market strategy.
• Transform the organizational model and ways of working so that Core Diagnostics fully leverages its global scale and scope recognising the differing challenges faced by different markets and channels.
• Define the long‑range strategic plan and ensure that plan objectives are met. Balance the long‑range plan with short‑term business needs.
• Maintain a strong positive profile with the company’s key stakeholders, particularly governmental, regulatory authorities and KOLs, seeking to shape and influence proactively relevant developments/policy/regulatory frameworks.
• Assess, identify and prioritise potential market growth opportunities as well as market synergies to secure competitiveness and ensure corrective actions are implemented when required.
• Anticipate market trends and environmental forces and implement the necessary changes to meet customer needs.
• Implement and sustain business processes that ensure efficient execution of key business initiatives.
• Lead business excellence initiatives, develop a high‑performance organization.
• Coordinate with Core Diagnostics senior management to implement best practices and share success strategies.
• Acquire, inspire and retain top talent to achieve a high level of competence, motivation and efficiency in order to secure sustainable profitability and develop a high‑performance organization, driving best practice and create a culture of innovation, pro‑activity and accountability.
• Inspire the team and operate in a legal and ethical manner and ensure that products and services are marketed in accordance with compliance requirements.
• Create a culture of innovation, risk and high accountability.
• Comply with the company’s policies and procedures to meet statutory, quality, EHS and business requirements within the overall strategy and objectives at Abbott Laboratories.

Education

• Degree educated (preferably with MBA), ideally in a scientific discipline and/or business.
• At least 5 years of experience in a commercial and/or financial roles reporting directly to General Manager.
• Preferably 2 years of experience outside of country of origin.

Experience

• This position requires an understanding of the technology of our products, the needs and demands of the customers and the markets we serve, and the requirements of the regulatory bodies that govern our processes.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a diverse staff is required.
• Analytical skills to digest and quickly grasp large amounts of data, and to recognise key issues and ideas.
• Demonstrated managerial courage to make and stand by difficult decisions.

Impact of Position

• Accountable to the Divisional Vice President and has overall responsibility for the performance of the Core Diagnostics country organisations.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.