JOB DESCRIPTION:

GLOBAL COMPANY OVERVIEW:

At Abbott, we’re dedicated to helping people live more fully, in everything we do. We’re creating the future of healthcare through life-changing technologies and products that make you healthier and stronger, quickly identify when you have a medical need, and treat conditions to help you get back to doing what you love.

With global headquarters in Chicago, USA, we serve people in more than 160 countries with leading medical devices, diagnostics, nutrition products and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues are helping millions of people to live better and healthier, every day around the world. In South Korea, we’ve been helping people live fully for more than 30 years.

한국애보트진단 : COVID-19, 말라리아, 인플루엔자, HIV, 매독, 간염 등 다양한 감염 질환을 신속하고 정확하게 진단할 수 있는 체외진단 의료기기를 연구, 개발, 생산합니다. (사무실 위치 : 기흥)

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

The Business HR serves as a strategic partner to functional and site leaders. This role delivers comprehensive HR support across the full employee lifecycle, strengthens site engagement and communication, ensures legal and regulatory compliance, and enables organizational performance through effective people strategies.
The position requires strong HR expertise within manufacturing-site environments, advanced stakeholder management capability, and the ability to influence and support leaders in a fast‑paced global healthcare organization.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Strategic HR Business Partnering

• Partner with business leaders to understand organizational priorities and translate them into actionable HR initiatives.
• Provide data‑driven HR insights, coaching, and solutions to enhance team and organizational effectiveness.

2. HR Policy Implementation & Advisory

• Interpret and execute corporate and division HR policies with a strong business‑centric perspective.
• Ensure consistent and compliant application of HR programs and processes across the site.

3. Talent Acquisition & Organizational Staffing

• Support workforce planning, hiring, promotions, internal movements, and organizational announcements.
• Collaborate with hiring leaders to secure and place talent aligned with business needs.

4. Talent Development & Succession Planning

• Lead development planning, coaching, mentoring, and facilitation activities across assigned departments.
• Manage succession planning processes to build sustainable talent pipelines for key roles.

5. Employee Relations & Legal Compliance

• Maintain strong knowledge of labor laws and ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Address employee relations issues promptly and effectively, mitigating legal and organizational risks.

6. Site Engagement & Culture Development

• Strengthen communication channels and partner with leaders to enhance employee engagement and workplace culture.
• Support initiatives to improve collaboration, trust, and team effectiveness within the site.

7. HR Processes & Employee Lifecycle Management

• Manage HR operations across staffing, compensation & benefits, employee communication, career development, and mobility.
• Ensure high‑quality HR service delivery throughout the entire employee lifecycle.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) - Business Administration
• 8–10 years of HR experience with broad exposure across multiple HR domains.
• Mandatory experience working in a manufacturing‑site HR environment.
• Strong understanding of staffing, employee development, compensation & benefits, and communication processes.
• Solid knowledge of Korean labor laws and HR compliance standards.
• Excellent communication, consulting, coaching, mentoring, and relationship‑building capabilities.
• Business‑level English proficiency, including participation in conference calls

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

HR Consultant

     

DIVISION:

CHR Corporate Human Resources

        

LOCATION:

Korea > Yongin-si : 65 Borahagal-ro

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable