HR Manager

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Hillsboro, OR, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Biotech
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
The Role
Serve as HR business partner to US commercial sales and services teams: advise on HR policies, mentor managers, drive recruitment and self-service adoption, lead HR projects, conduct employee/labor relations investigations, collaborate with COE to implement programs, and support capability development and employee engagement.
Summary Generated by Built In

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

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.

Location/Division Specific Information

This position is part of our Material and Structural Analysis Division (MSD). MSD supplies innovative solutions for microscopy and microanalysis. Using scanning and transmission electron microscopes and DualBeam™ FIB-SEMs, combined with sophisticated software suites, our customers can combine high-resolution imaging with physical, elemental, chemical, and electrical analysis to go from questions to usable data. Our solutions enable customers to push the boundaries of productivity and innovation. Materials and Structural Analysis impacts everyday life -- medicines and vaccines, transportation, clean energy, devices, food, bridges, technology, and more.

Position Specific Information:

The HR Manager, US Commercial, is responsible for providing HR business partnership and support to field based Sales and Services Commercial teams in the US. This role will work in close collaboration with the broader commercial HR team to support and execute on HR priorities for the function, enable capability development and to support employee engagement. HR Manager will also lead and / or support key functional or Division wide projects and ad-hoc requests. This position reports into Director HR, Corporate.  Sr HR Director, Global Commercial and Strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provides HR solutions support, process knowledge advice, and consultation to assigned client group.
  • Mentor managers on issues including application of HR policies and processes, restructuring, and complex employee issues in order to strengthen overall organizational capability. May coach employees on people management, career development, personal leadership, and 360 assessments.
  • Partner with management and broader HR team to understand business goals and people implications.
  • Plan and operate independently when making decisions for client groups, use Sr HR Director and HR team as sounding board and partner for complex issues and approvals when required.
  • Participate in the broader Division HR team to drive HR solutions such as process improvement as well as lead or be part of other broad scale HR projects and initiatives.
  • Conduct Employee/Labor Relations investigations in partnership with ER and provide recommendation for resolution where appropriate.
  • Drive manager and employee Self-Service adoption on HR processes and highly repeatable functional tasks.
  • Collaborate with COE Experts to complete and implement large scale HR initiatives (i.e. roll out annual programs, new programs/policies, etc.)
  • Drive recruitment efforts within established division guidelines. Partner with managers in establishing hiring and compensation strategies.
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Business administrations or a related field required. Master’s degree would be an advantage

Experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of HR work experience or equivalent work experience required

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Comfortable working with ambiguity
  • Ability to collaborate and leverage network
  • Looks at problems with a long term strategic view, but is able to translate that into short- and long-term goals.
  • High degree of autonomy and decision-making skills.
  • Must possess the presentation skills and integrity to project a professional image, both internally and externally.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with all levels of the organization including employee relations, mentorship, and communications
  • Demonstrates personal awareness and desire for continual learning, personal development, as well as being structured, resolved, and with a positive ‘can-do’ demeanor
  • Honors commitments at all times by exhibiting candor and courage, not being afraid to establish visible presence and point of view, engaging in constructive dialogue, and holding others accountable
  • Validated project and time management skills with ability to thrive in a fast-paced matrix environment and balance multiple tasks simultaneously

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field
  • Master's degree
  • Minimum of 5 years HR work experience or equivalent
  • Experience with employee and labor relations, including investigations
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Project and time management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Experience driving recruitment, compensation strategy, and HR program implementation
  • Ability to work autonomously in a matrixed, fast-paced environment and handle ambiguity

Thermo Fisher Scientific Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and has not been reviewed or approved by Thermo Fisher Scientific.

  • Retirement Support Retirement programs include a strong company 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan that add meaningful long‑term value. Feedback suggests these features stand out among core financial benefits even when base pay feels average.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage offers multiple national medical options alongside dental and vision, with company‑paid life and disability coverage. This breadth is considered a solid foundation even if some costs may not be the lowest among peers.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental and caregiver leave, backup care, adoption assistance, and specialized family resources are available. Feedback suggests these supports are a notable plus for colleagues managing family and caregiving needs.

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The Company
HQ: Waltham, MA
100,000 Employees

What We Do

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Why Work With Us

You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.

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