Head of Strategy & Transformation

JOB DESCRIPTION: About Abbott Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re 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. You will have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. 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. Potential future job opportunity at Abbott. The Opportunity - Head of Strategy & Transformation This position works out of our Pakistan office location in the Abbott Established Pharmaceuticals division. About Established Pharmaceuticals We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory. The Head of Strategy and Transformation is responsible for leading the end-to-end transformation agenda of the site, driving a zero-loss culture, strategic clarity, organizational alignment, capability building, and sustained operational excellence. As a core member of the Site Leadership Team, this role acts as the central integrator of strategy execution, ensuring that strategy, culture, systems, processes, and people are fully aligned to deliver short-, medium-, and long-term business objectives. The role is accountable for embedding structured continuous improvement disciplines, PDCA rigor, and performance governance, while simultaneously leading cultural transformation, capability development, and organizational effectiveness. This position ensures that the organization moves from fragmented initiatives to a fully integrated, system-driven, and high-performance environment delivering sustainable business results What You'll Do- 1. Strategic Planning & Master Planning Lead the development of the site’s 3-year strategic masterplan , including: Long-term vision and ambition Strategic priorities and focus areas Required organizational capabilities and behaviors Translate strategy into a fully integrated annual site masterplan , ensuring: Clear linkage to business and commercial objectives Alignment across all functions and departments Defined KPIs, milestones, and deliverables Develop zero-loss journey roadmaps across a 3-year horizon, identifying: Key loss areas Transformation levers Expected business impact Ensure clear cascade of strategy to departmental and individual plans Continuously review and refine the strategy based on: Performance outcomes Market dynamics Organizational maturity 2. Operational excellence leadership Lead and deploy the Manufacturing linked Continuous Improvement strategy aligned with business objectives. Drive Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence initiatives across both sites. Establish annual productivity, cost savings, waste reduction, and efficiency improvement roadmaps. Facilitate Kaizen events, Rapid Improvement Workshops, and structured problem-solving sessions. Ensure sustainability of CI systems through governance, standard work, and KPI management Design and implement best-in-class production management systems aligned with operational excellence objectives Drive structured loss elimination through robust RCA (Root Cause Analysis) systems Improve OEE, line efficiency, yield, labor productivity, and asset utilization Reduce manufacturing losses including downtime, waste, changeover time, quality defects, and energy consumption Lead improvement initiatives using: Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma / DMAIC Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Foster a strong continuous improvement mindset across the organization 3. Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) Leadership Lead the end-to-end CIP portfolio across the site, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities Deploy structured node-specific loss analysis tools to identify high-impact opportunities Drive the full loss elimination lifecycle , including: Identification and prioritization of losses Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Solution development and implementation Sustainability and control Govern all CIP initiatives through a structured framework ensuring: Clear ownership and accountability Robust tracking of benefits and outcomes Alignment with business targets Facilitate and lead cross-functional improvement programs , ensuring integration across functions Build a strong pipeline of high-impact projects delivering measurable financial and operational benefits 4. Performance Management & PDCA Governance Establish and embed a site-wide PDCA management system , ensuring: Structured planning aligned with strategy Disciplined execution Regular review and performance tracking Continuous learning and adjustment Align all functional and departmental PDCA cycles to: The site masterplan Strategic priorities CIP objectives Design and lead site-wide drumbeats , including: Weekly functional performance reviews Monthly site performance reviews Quarterly strategic reviews with senior leadership Ensure each drumbeat: Is structured, data-driven, and action-oriented Has clear escalation and decision-making mechanisms Drive execution discipline and accountability by: Tracking progress of all actions Ensuring closure and impact delivery Eliminating delays and inefficiencies in execution 5. Culture & Organizational Effectiveness Lead the design and execution of the site-wide cultural transformation agenda Use structured tools such as: High Performance Organization (HPO) assessments Organizational performance models Employee engagement diagnostics Establish clear linkage between: Cultural behaviors Organizational performance Business results Identify key be