Director, U.S. Benefits

Our location in Abbott Park, Illinois currently has an opportunity for a Director, U.S. Benefits.

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

• 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 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

• 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

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Position provides vision, leadership, strategy development, and recommendations on benefit programs, including program design, vendor or consultant selection, and implementation planning and execution.

• Develop recommendations to senior management for US, welfare and other benefit programs for employees and retirees.

• Management responsibility for U.S. health and welfare benefits in excess of $300 million annually.

• Manage cross-functional implementation teams for new benefit programs.

• Supports M & A benefit projects.

• With global purchasing and corporate legal, negotiate contracts with vendors, develop performance guarantees that tie vender financial risk to key areas of performance.

• Plan and manage implementation of benefit plans for the integration or continuation of benefits for acquired companies.

• Manage consultants for specific projects to ensure appropriate scope, fees and deliverables.

• Track industry trends and impact of proposed legislation on Abbott’s benefit plans.

• Provide expert counsel for enrollment of employees in benefit plans including training of benefit counselors, developing employee materials and presentations, reviewing modeling tools, providing employee presentations to explain benefit options, and providing plan detail and clarifications as needed to Benefits Administration team to ensure that employees are adequately informed.

• Develops and delivers presentations to employees and management on benefit plans and changes as needed.

• Manages benefit administration suppliers including advocacy/care coordination, health, dental, prescription and life insurance vendors.