Director, Human Resources

Gonzales Communications Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences firm is seeking a Director of Human Resources to provide leadership and direction for global HR teams. This role focuses on talent acquisition and development, ensuring a productive culture and managing approximately 1900 associates globally. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of HR experience within the life sciences industry, showcasing leadership and change management skills. Located in Portsmouth, this position offers a chance to impact the company and drive significant organizational improvements.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in progressive human resources business partnership roles.
• Experience providing HR support for manufacturing and operations in the life science industry.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal direction.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engage with operations leaders and associates on business-related topics.
• Lead strategic HR projects tied to Operations objectives.
• Analyze HR metrics to drive business strategies and enhance organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Human resources management

Change management

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial/organizational psychology or related field

Job description

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danahers 15+ operating companies, our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You will thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danahers system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us working on challenges that truly matter to people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Director, Human Resources Filtration is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the global and local Human Resources teams supporting the business unit, specifically in the acquisition and development of talent as well as creating and maintaining a highly productive and engaging culture. This position will provide leadership to approximately 1900 associates globally. This role will serve as a thought leader and partner in advancing organization capabilities and effectiveness and will drive organization and talent development efforts to meet strategic and annual business objectives. Additionally, the role will focus on developing a culture that facilitates open communication with leadership, advances the associates value proposition and educates associates on how they contribute to enterprise-wide goals.

The role reports to the Cytiva Filtration HR Leader and is part of the Resins, Filtration and Media (RFM) HR team. The role will be based onsite in Portsmouth, Harbourgate (United Kingdom).

What You Will Do

Organization Partnership

• Proactively engage with Operations L2+ people leaders and associates, acting as a thought partner through business, people and organization-related topics. Identify and present organization and talent implications of business strategy and decisions. Act as an advisor to leaders and associates during times of change and partner with the business to develop and implement change management and communication plans.
• Lead and/or partner on strategic HR projects and initiatives tied to short and long-term Operations objectives.
• Provide performance improvement, difficult feedback, and other employee relations coaching and guidance to leaders. Lead organization diagnosis processes and metrics focused on talent, organization, capability, and culture effectiveness.
• Develop regional/local connections with HR partners supporting Operations globally to drive annual talent processes in partnership with Talent Management and Total Rewards.
  
  

Talent Pipeline and Development

• Assess and propose talent acquisition needs; partner with regional/local HR and Talent Management teams to build talent pools, cultivate talent, identify critical capabilities and gaps.
• Partner with people leaders to assess and create talent development opportunities and facilitate cross-function talent movement and career journeys.
  
  

Program Management and Process Improvement

• Partner with the RFM HR team in development of cross-business unit HR programs and streamlining existing processes across RFM and/or the wider Cytiva enterprise.
• Analyze HR metrics to drive key business strategies, enhance HR organizational effectiveness, and drive process improvements.
• Through DBS, identify key HR targets to improve/metrics to analyze and solve business problems that impact organizational effectiveness.
• Consult with operations process owners to explore opportunities to optimize productivity utilizing continuous improvement processes (Transactional Process Improvement, Problem Solving Process, Value Stream Mapping, etc.). Act as a change leader for improvements and sustainment.
  
  

Who You Are

• Bachelors degree in industrial/organizational psychology, human resource management, business or related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in progressive human resources business partnership roles.
• Experience providing human resources support for manufacturing and operations within the life science industry.
• Demonstrated experience as a cross-functional partner who collaborates well and can indirectly influence in a matrixed environment.
• Self-motivated and comfortable operating with minimal direction; thriving in a dynamic environment as a leader driving change and transformation.
• Mission-driven with high energy and strong levels of perseverance; works toward both individual and team goals. Passionate about data; identifies and influences organization, culture, and talent opportunities.
• Travel up to 15%.
  
  

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Leading large-scale people and business transformation initiatives across global functions.
• Handling complex global employee relations matters ensuring compliance and consistency.
• Critical thinking and drive to solve problems.
  
  

Join our winning team today. Together, well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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