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As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
DESCRIPTION:
As a Senior HR Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll contribute meaningfully while enabling our mission to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Working as a strategic partner, you'll translate business strategy into innovative HR solutions that build organizational capabilities and drive results. You'll partner with leaders to attract, develop and retain talent while fostering an engaging culture built on our 4i values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement.
In this role, you'll provide comprehensive HR leadership to the Global MSD Commercial team across talent management, organizational development, employee relations, compensation, and engagement initiatives. You'll analyze workforce data to develop insights that inform strategic decisions and guide organizational change efforts. As a subject matter expert in HR policies and processes, you'll advise leaders while ensuring alignment of HR programs with business objectives. You'll work effectively across a global matrix organization, building strong relationships and implementing enterprise-wide initiatives.
You’ll partner closely with leaders to:
- Shape and execute people strategies that directly support business priorities and long-term growth.
- Advise and coach leaders on complex organizational, talent, performance, and employee matters.
- Lead organizational transformation, including change management, organizational design, and capability-building initiatives.
- Build strong leadership pipelines through thoughtful talent planning, development, succession, and retention strategies.
- Use data and insights to drive decisions, identifying workforce trends and opportunities to strengthen business performance.
- Navigate a global matrixed environment, influencing across functions, geographies, and levels of leadership.
- Champion an inclusive, high-performance culture grounded in Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 4i Values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.
- Connect the full power of HR across talent acquisition, total rewards, organizational development, employee relations, and other centers of expertise to deliver integrated solutions.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Advanced Degree preferred but not required, but bachelor's degree required plus 8 years of experience in progressive HR experience in global, matrix organizations
• Preferred Fields of Study: Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related field
• PHR/SPHR certification desirable
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate strategy into actionable HR solutions
• Experience leading organizational change and development initiatives
• Expertise in talent management, performance management, compensation and employee relations
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to derive insights from HR data
• Excellent consulting, influencing and relationship building capabilities at all levels
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple complex initiatives
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
• Experience advising and developing leaders
• Ability to make decisions with limited information and adapt to change
• Experience partnering with works councils/unions where applicable is preferred
• Fluency in English required; additional language skills valued for international roles
• Ability to travel 10-25% as needed
• Knowledge of relevant employment laws and regulations
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Oregon is $118,100.00–$177,200.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
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