Chief Medical Officer

## About the Role 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. The Opportunity At Abbott Toxicology, a part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses. We bring together dedicated experts and advanced technologies to support toxicology testing services across a wide range of industry sectors globally. Delivering critical insights that aid in the detection, treatment, and management of substance use and exposure. Our mission is to provide reliable, timely, and actionable information that supports safer and healthier outcomes for individuals and communities. Our Toxicology Business is currently recruiting for a Chief Medical Officer (CMO). The role is based in our Abingdon (Oxfordshire) office. As CMO, you will play a pivotal leadership role in our Occupational Health business during a period of significant growth and transformation. You will be responsible for helping to shape the strategic direction of the Company, whilst driving clinical excellence across our multidisciplinary workforce, ensuring our services remain aligned with evolving industry standards, medical regulations, and strategic business objectives. You will act as the clinical voice of the organisation, guiding innovation, and ensuring our services deliver measurable value to both our customers and their employees. You will also provide your expertise on the development of OH policies and procedures. Your remit will include strategic oversight of all clinical services, including: - Complex case management, including Ill Health Retirement - Medical assessments - Health surveillance - Wellbeing initiatives - New clinical services Your leadership will extend to: - Working alongside the UK SLT - Conducting clinical reviews - Training and competency oversight - Professional revalidation - Regular clinical audits - Providing clinical expertise for tender opportunities As a customer-centric and commercially astute leader, you will foster strong customer relationships and champion a performance-driven culture. By managing a clinical performance scorecard, you will demonstrate the tangible impact of high-quality, compliant, and effective clinical services. You will also: - Ensure the clinical team is trained and coached to deliver to professional and commercial objectives at all times - Support the achievement and maintenance of accreditations including SEQOHS, ISO and RISQS accreditations - Oversee the OHP’s clinical work - Oversee legislative and regulatory compliance, proactively monitoring changes and implementing required updates to maintain service excellence. - Any other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the team and organisation ## Responsibilities - Strategic oversight of all clinical services - Leadership in shaping the strategic direction of the Company - Driving clinical excellence across the multidisciplinary workforce - Ensuring services align with evolving industry standards and regulations - Acting as the clinical voice of the organisation - Guiding innovation and delivering measurable value to customers and employees - Providing expertise on the development of OH policies and procedures - Managing a clinical performance scorecard - Ensuring the clinical team is trained and coached to meet professional and commercial objectives - Supporting the achievement and maintenance of accreditations - Overseeing the OHP’s clinical work - Ensuring legislative and regulatory compliance - Conducting clinical reviews - Working alongside the UK SLT - Training and competency oversight - Professional revalidation - Regular clinical audits - Providing clinical expertise for tender opportunities - Any other duties as assigned ## Requirements - GMC registration, and on the GMC’s specialist register (Occupational Medicine) - Possession of MFOM (Member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine) or FFOM (Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine) ## Nice to Have ## Benefits