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OfficeJob 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—enabling 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, from protecting the environment and ensuring food safety to helping find cures for cancer.
The Senior HR Manager serves as a strategic HR Business Partner supporting Corporate Functions. In this role, you will translate business strategy into innovative, scalable HR solutions that build organizational capability, strengthen leadership effectiveness, and drive business results. You will partner closely with senior leaders to attract, develop and retain top talent while fostering an engaging, high-performance culture grounded in our 4i values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to Corporate Function leaders.
- Translate business strategies into actionable HR initiatives aligned with enterprise priorities.
- Lead talent management efforts including workforce planning, succession planning, performance management and leadership development.
- Partner on organizational design, change management and transformation initiatives.
- Provide expert guidance on employee relations, compensation, and policy interpretation, ensuring compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations.
- Analyze workforce data and metrics to generate insights that inform decision-making and organizational effectiveness.
- Drive employee engagement strategies and cultivate an inclusive, high-performing culture.
- Partner effectively across a global matrix organization to implement enterprise-wide programs and initiatives.
- Build strong relationships across HR Centers of Excellence and shared services to deliver integrated solutions.
- Support labor/works council relationships where applicable.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree 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
• Proficiency with HR systems and Microsoft Office suite
• Experience partnering with works councils/unions where applicable
• Fluency in English required
• Ability to travel up to 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 Massachusetts is –.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
- Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, or bachelor's degree plus 8 years of experience in progressive HR roles within global, matrix organizations
- Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field
- 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 using HR data
- Excellent consulting, influencing, and relationship-building capabilities
- 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
- Proficiency with HR systems and Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience partnering with works councils or unions where applicable
- Fluency in English
- Ability to travel up to 10–25% as needed
- Knowledge of relevant employment laws and regulations
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
- PHR or SPHR certification
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.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Insights
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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