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When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do work that matters—helping our customers find cures for cancer, protect the environment, and ensure the safety of our food. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll have opportunities to grow your career while helping us fulfill our Mission of enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
Within our Biologicals and Chemicals division, we foster a growth mindset and a culture grounded in Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 4i Values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Collaboration, accountability and strong partnerships are at the heart of how we deliver for our customers.
How you will make an impactAs Human Resources Director, you will be a strategic partner to business and functional leaders, translating business priorities into people strategies that accelerate growth and strengthen organizational performance.
Working closely with global leadership, you’ll turn strategy into action—building organizational capabilities, developing innovative HR solutions, leading change, and helping us attract, develop, engage and retain outstanding talent.
What you will contributeStrategic Talent Leadership
Partner with leaders to develop HR and talent strategies aligned with business priorities. Advance our culture and build the capabilities needed to attract, retain, develop and engage high-performing, diverse talent.
Business Acumen & Data Insights
Use HR analytics, business insights and external market trends to identify opportunities and shape talent strategies. Connect people decisions to measurable business outcomes and organizational performance.
Executive Consultation & Coaching
Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders on complex organizational and people matters, including talent development, succession, engagement, performance and employee relations.
Change & Organizational Leadership
Lead organizational design, development and culture initiatives that enable transformation and growth. Help leaders and teams successfully navigate change while reinforcing our 4i Values.
One HR Team Collaboration
Build strong partnerships across our global HR organization, bringing together HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence to deliver consistent, high-impact solutions.
Execution & Continuous Improvement
Lead HR priorities and strategic initiatives from concept through implementation. Balance competing priorities, coordinate resources and identify opportunities to simplify and continuously improve how we work.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, Psychology or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
- PHR/SPHR or other professional HR certification is desirable.
Experience
- 8+ years of progressive, comprehensive HR experience within a global organization.
- Significant HR business partnering experience, including advising and coaching executive leadership.
- Demonstrated success leading business transformation, organizational change and talent initiatives.
- Experience building and leading teams in a fast-paced, globally matrixed and diverse environment.
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma or Practical Process Improvement is preferred.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect HR strategy to business priorities and outcomes.
- Broad expertise across talent management, performance, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition and total rewards.
- Demonstrated success leading organizational design and change management initiatives.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
- Thorough understanding of U.S. labor and employment law; exposure to EMEA and APAC employment practices is preferred.
- Exceptional consulting, influencing, communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to build trusted relationships and influence effectively across all levels of a complex organization.
- Strong project and priority management skills with the ability to translate strategy into execution.
- High degree of judgment, discretion, confidentiality and emotional intelligence.
- Ability to travel internationally up to 25–30%, as needed.
We offer competitive compensation, an annual incentive plan, healthcare benefits, company pension and a comprehensive range of employee benefits.
Ready to make an impact?
Bring your HR leadership, business acumen and passion for developing people to an organization where our work makes a difference every day.
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits!
Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in North Carolina is $145,500.00–$194,000.00.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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, psychology, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressive, comprehensive HR experience within a global organization
- Significant HR business partnering experience advising and coaching executive leadership
- Experience leading business transformation, organizational change, and talent initiatives
- Experience building and leading teams in a fast-paced, globally matrixed, diverse environment
- Broad expertise across talent management, performance, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition, and total rewards
- Experience leading organizational design and change management initiatives
- Strong business acumen connecting HR strategy to business priorities and outcomes
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
- Thorough understanding of U.S. labor and employment law
- Exceptional consulting, influencing, communication, and presentation skills
- Strong project and priority management skills
- High judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and emotional intelligence
- Ability to travel internationally up to 25–30%
- Advanced degree
- PHR, SPHR, or another professional HR certification
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or Practical Process Improvement methodologies
- Exposure to EMEA and APAC employment practices
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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