Director, Organization & Talent Partner – Animal Health

MSD

. Serve as a strategic organization and talent advisor to the VP, AH Latin America and their leadership team and the AVP General Manager of Brazil and their leadership team .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeSão Paulo • BrazilLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in strategic workforce planning, organization capability planning, and talent development strategies, with a strong ability to influence senior leaders and drive organizational change. Proficient in utilizing data insights to inform talent strategies and enhance organizational effectiveness across diverse teams.

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Strategic Workforce PlanningOrganization Capability PlanningTalent Development StrategyInfluencing Senior LeadersChange Management

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Hard Skills

Strategic HR PartnershipOrganization Design and DevelopmentSuccession PlanningProject ManagementBenefits AdministrationHR Legal ComplianceHRISLearning and DevelopmentCoachingCompensation Strategies

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsFacilitation CapabilityBusiness JudgmentAnalytical CapabilityRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

HR TechnologyDigital Learning

Industry Keywords

Animal HealthPharmaceuticalLife SciencesManufacturingScience-Based Organization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a strategic organization and talent advisor to the VP, AH Latin America and their leadership team and the AVP General Manager of Brazil and their leadership team
Architect the long-term organization agenda into organization, workforce enablement, and talent strategies
Use data and insight to frame choices and lead organization and workforce initiatives
Commission expertise to bring strategy into execution
Provide project leadership, coaching, work direction, or subject-matter guidance to colleagues
Understand, anticipate, and translate business strategy into the long-term organization and talent agenda
Lead organization capability planning for future structures, roles, and capabilities
Drive strategic workforce planning linked to business direction and transformation
Enable talent development strategy, including succession and leadership development
Coach senior leaders to improve organizational effectiveness, leadership impact, and talent decisions
Support transformational efforts from an organization and talent perspective
Drive collaboration across functions and clarity in interfaces
Lead macro-level organizational change and transformation execution
Engage with ETHR to connect organization and talent priorities across divisions and countries
Account for local nuances when defining organization and talent strategy and execution plans
Work across the Animal Health HR team and influence in-country Enterprise Team HR partners throughout the region

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business or a related discipline required
Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive HR or closely related business experience, including strategic HR partnership experience in a complex, global environment
Demonstrated experience advising and influencing senior leaders and leadership teams
Demonstrated experience in strategic workforce planning, organization capability planning, organization design and development, talent and succession, and transformation
Experience supporting animal health pharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing, commercial or other science-based organization is preferred
Proven ability to influence across organizational boundaries and commission work through a networked operating model
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, facilitation capability, business judgment and analytical capability
Full professional proficiency in English is required
Fluency in Portuguese and/or Spanish is strongly preferred
Ability to travel 25% throughout the region is required and infrequent travel to other regions is occasionally required
No visa sponsorship
Valid Driving License: No
Skills including Benefits Administration, Business Decisions, Business Structures, Candidate Sourcing, Change Management, Coaching, Compensation Program Design, Compensation Strategies, Confidential Data Handling, Corporate Recruiting, Digital Learning, Diversity and Inclusion, HR Legal Compliance, HRIS, HR Management, HR Technology, Learning and Development, Organizational Management, People Management, Presentation Delivery, Project Management, Recruitment Marketing, Relationship Building, and Stakeholder Management

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation within LATAM may be available for the successful candidate, subject to business needs and company mobility policies
Regular employee status