Director, Human Resources - Join a $45B Industry Leader
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Waltham, MA · Onsite
About the role
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards 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.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE The successful candidate will bring strong business and HR acumen, demonstrated HR leadership experience within complex manufacturing and site-based environments, and direct experience within the CDMO industry. The role requires a strong understanding of the CDMO business model, including the unique organizational, talent and operational demands of serving external customers in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
Candidates should have meaningful site HR leadership experience, providing a strong foundation in manufacturing operations, workforce dynamics, employee relations, organizational change and leadership effectiveness. This operational experience, combined with demonstrated success partnering with senior business leaders, will enable the individual to bring both a strategic and pragmatic perspective to the DSD leadership team.
HOW WILL YOU GET HERE? • Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in a global, complex organization; advanced degree preferred. • Required experience within the CDMO industry, with demonstrated understanding of the customer-focused, technical, quality and operational requirements of the CDMO business model. • Required site HR leadership experience within a complex manufacturing environment, with demonstrated understanding of manufacturing operations, workforce dynamics and the people implications of operational and business decisions. • Demonstrated success partnering with senior business and functional leaders and translating business strategy into people and organization priorities. • Experience supporting complex scientific, technical, quality and manufacturing organizations in a highly regulated environment. • Significant experience in talent management, succession planning, strategic workforce planning, organization design, leadership development and change management. • Strong business and financial acumen, with demonstrated ability to use workforce analytics, business metrics and financial information to generate insights and influence decisions. • Demonstrated experience leading complex organizational change and cross-functional initiatives with significant business impact. • Strong consultative and influencing skills, with the confidence, judgment and credibility to advise, coach and constructively challenge senior leaders. • Demonstrated ability to influence and drive outcomes across a highly matrixed global organization. • Strong communication, judgment and relationship-building capabilities. • Ability to balance strategic thinking with disciplined execution and manage multiple priorities in a complex and evolving business environment. • Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.
Why This Opportunity? This is more than an HR leadership position. It is an opportunity to shape how an important part of our organization attracts, develops, engages, and retains talent while building the capabilities needed for continued growth and success.
You’ll join an environment where HR has a meaningful seat at the table, partnering with leaders on decisions that impact our colleagues, our customers, and our business. You’ll also have the opportunity to lead an HR team, influence across multiple functions and locations, and continue growing your career within a global organization.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll be part of an innovative, forward-thinking company with outstanding opportunities for career growth and development. We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan, healthcare benefits, a company 401(k), and a broad range of additional employee benefits. Most importantly, you’ll join a culture grounded in our values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement — and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through the people and leaders you support.
Compensation and Benefits The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $164,500.00–$246,700.00. 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