Associate Director, Strategic HRBP

bdx; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BD, a global medical technology leader, seeks an Associate Director to lead people strategy for PI ISC and Quality. This role will align talent and organizational effectiveness with business priorities and act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across the PI manufacturing network.

You will drive leadership development, succession planning, and workforce planning while shaping a high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• On-site collaboration required with a strong emphasis on in-office presence (minimum 4 days per week).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the PI ISC and Quality leadership teams, bringing a strategic people perspective to business decisions and priorities.
• Translate business strategy into people, talent, and organizational priorities.
• Provide coaching and consultation to senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, culture, and business transformation.
• Drive alignment between PI business objectives and enterprise HR strategies.
• Lead organization design, operating model, and workforce planning initiatives across PI ISC and Quality.
• Assess organizational capability and develop plans to address gaps required to achieve strategic objectives.
• Drive change management efforts associated with business transformation, operational excellence, network changes, acquisitions, and growth initiatives.
• Guide leadership teams on organizational structure, operating mechanisms, governance, and role clarity.
• Own the talent strategy for PI ISC and Quality leadership populations.
• Lead succession planning and talent review processes for critical leadership roles.
• Partner with Talent Management to accelerate leadership development and readiness.
• Drive talent pipeline development and workforce planning strategies.
• Champion inclusion, associate engagement, and leadership effectiveness across the organization.
• Provide strategic direction to HR leaders across the PI manufacturing network.
• Directly lead the Senior HR Manager supporting GFO.
• Partner with Regional ISC HR Leaders to ensure consistency in HR strategy execution across PI manufacturing sites.
• Create strong connections between plant HR leaders and PI business priorities.
• Shape a high-performance, accountable, and engaged culture.
• Utilize engagement, retention, and talent metrics to identify organizational risks and opportunities.
• Provide strategic guidance on complex employee relations matters involving leadership populations.
• Partner with AccessHR, Legal, and COEs on sensitive organizational and people matters.
• Act as the senior HR representative and visible HR leader across PI ISC and Quality.
• Partner closely with COEs, ASC, AccessHR, and regional HR teams to deliver integrated HR solutions.
• Leverage workforce analytics and HR metrics to drive business decisions and measure effectiveness.
• Sponsor strategic HR initiatives and continuous improvement efforts aligned with the ISCQ HR roadmap.
• Manages projects or processes contributing to the overall HR community and common agenda per request.
• Leads special projects related to the customer groups. Understands the goal, develop and implement project process and develops and presents sound proposals.

Education

Degree level qualification; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

The role is responsible for developing and driving the people strategy across PI ISC and Quality by aligning talent, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, culture, and workforce strategies with business priorities. The Associate Director acts as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and ensures a consistent, enterprise-wide approach to building organizational capability and leadership effectiveness.

In addition, this role serves as the primary HR leader for the PI manufacturing network. The Senior HR Manager, GFO is a direct report to this position, while HR leaders supporting Enniscorthy (Ireland), Karlsruhe (Germany), Wangs (Switzerland), Reynosa (Mexico), and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) maintain a strong matrix relationship with this role for strategic direction, capability building, talent reviews, and organizational planning.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as a member of the PI ISC and Quality leadership teams, bringing a strategic people perspective to business decisions and priorities.
• Participate as a member of the PI ISC and Quality
• Translate business strategy into people, talent, and organizational priorities.
• Provide coaching and consultation to senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, culture, and business transformation.
• Drive alignment between PI business objectives and enterprise HR strategies.

Organization Effectiveness & Transformation

• Lead organization design, operating model, and workforce planning initiatives across PI ISC and, Quality.
• Assess organizational capability and develop plans to address gaps required to achieve strategic objectives.
• Drive change management efforts associated with business transformation, operational excellence, network changes, acquisitions, and growth initiatives.
• Guide leadership teams on organizational structure, operating mechanisms, governance, and role clarity.

Talent Strategy & Leadership Development

• Own the talent strategy for PI ISC and Quality leadership populations.
• Lead succession planning and talent review processes for critical leadership roles.
• Partner with Talent Management to accelerate leadership development and readiness.
• Drive talent pipeline development and workforce planning strategies.
• Champion inclusion, associate engagement, and leadership effectiveness across the organization.

Manufacturing Network HR Leadership

• Provide strategic direction to HR leaders across the PI manufacturing network.
• Directly lead the Senior HR Manager supporting GFO.
• Partner with Regional ISC HR Leaders to ensure consistency in HR strategy execution across PI manufacturing sites.
• Create strong connections between plant HR leaders and PI business priorities.

Culture, Engagement & Employee Relations

• Shape a high-performance, accountable, and engaged culture.
• Utilize engagement, retention, and talent metrics to identify organizational risks and opportunities.
• Provide strategic guidance on complex employee relations matters involving leadership populations.
• Partner with AccessHR, Legal, and COEs on sensitive organizational and people matters.

HR Function Leadership

• Act as the senior HR representative and visible HR leader across PI ISC and Quality.
• Partner closely with COEs, ASC, AccessHR, and regional HR teams to deliver integrated HR solutions.
• Leverage workforce analytics and HR metrics to drive business decisions and measure effectiveness.
• Sponsor strategic HR initiatives and continuous improvement efforts aligned with the ISCQ HR roadmap.

Other Responsibilities

• Manages projects or processes contributing to the overall HR community and common agenda per request.
• Leads special projects related to the customer groups. Understands the goal, develop and implement project process and develops and presents sound proposals.
• Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirement:

• Degree level qualification; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow, and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Primary Work Location

USA AZ - Tempe Headquarters