Head of Strategy & Transformation

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