Director, Human Resources - Join a $45B Industry Leader!

RXinsider LTD.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) plan

ESPP

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an HR Director to partner with senior leadership, translating business priorities into people strategies that accelerate growth and shape an exceptional employee experience. This role sits at the heart of a global organization, influencing talent, design, culture, and change with data-driven insights.

You will lead organizational design, build leadership pipelines, and champion an inclusive, high‑performance culture grounded in the company’s 4i Values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or Psychology.
• 8+ years of progressive HR experience in multinational settings.
• Ability to translate business strategies into practical people solutions.
• Experience building and leading teams within a global matrix.
• Expertise across talent acquisition, total rewards, organizational development, talent management, and employee relations.
• Proven success leading organizational design, transformation, and change management.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methods.
• Advanced analytics, project management, and data interpretation capabilities.
• Strong executive communication, influencing, and presentation skills.
• Travel internationally about 25–30%.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute people strategies that support business priorities.
• Advise and coach senior leaders on complex organizational matters.
• Lead organizational transformation including design and change management.
• Build leadership pipelines through talent planning and succession.
• Use data and insights to drive workforce decisions.
• Influence across a global matrix and multiple geographies.
• Champion an inclusive, high‑performance culture aligned with 4i Values.
• Coordinate HR across talent acquisition, total rewards, organizational development, and ER.

Skills

Executive presence

HR strategy

People analytics

Change management

Leadership development

Organizational design

Employee relations

Talent management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Psychology

PHR or SPHR certification desirable

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Make an impact that reaches far beyond HR.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our work has a purpose: enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Every day, our colleagues help advance science and solve some of the world’s most complex challenges—from protecting the environment and ensuring food safety to accelerating the development of life‑changing therapies.

We’re looking for an accomplished HR Director who is energized by the opportunity to influence business strategy, shape organizations, and help leaders and teams perform at their best.

The Opportunity

As HR Director, you’ll be a trusted strategic partner to senior leadership, translating ambitious business priorities into people strategies that accelerate growth, strengthen organizational capability, and build an exceptional employee experience.

This is an opportunity for an HR leader who wants a seat at the table—and knows how to use it.

You’ll work across a dynamic, global organization where your perspective will help shape critical decisions around talent, leadership, organizational design, culture, and change. Using business insight, HR expertise, and data‑driven thinking, you’ll identify what the organization needs today while helping prepare it for what comes next.

What You’ll Do

• Shape and execute people strategies that directly support business priorities and long‑term growth.
• Advise and coach senior leaders on complex organizational, talent, performance, and employee matters.
• Lead organizational transformation, including change management, organizational design, and capability‑building initiatives.
• Build strong leadership pipelines through thoughtful talent planning, development, succession, and retention strategies.
• Use data and insights to drive decisions, identifying workforce trends and opportunities to strengthen business performance.
• Navigate a global matrixed environment, influencing across functions, geographies, and levels of leadership.
• Champion an inclusive, high‑performance culture grounded in Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 4i Values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.
• Connect the full power of HR across talent acquisition, total rewards, organizational development, employee relations, and other centers of expertise to deliver integrated solutions.

What Will Make You Successful

You bring a combination of business acumen, HR expertise, executive presence, and genuine curiosity about what makes organizations and people thrive.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive, comprehensive HR experience within large, multinational organizations, including demonstrated success as an HR business partner.
• Proven ability to translate business strategies into practical, high‑impact people and organizational solutions.
• Experience building, developing, and leading teams within a global matrix environment.
• Strong expertise across HR disciplines, including talent acquisition, total rewards, organizational development, talent management, and employee relations.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational design, transformation, and change management initiatives.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or PPI.
• Advanced analytical, project management, and data interpretation capabilities.
• Strong executive communication, influencing, and presentation skills.
• The ability to connect people strategies to measurable business outcomes.
• Expertise in contemporary HR practices and employment law.
• High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and the ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge, advise, influence, and coach senior leaders.
• PHR, SPHR, or other professional HR certification is desirable.
• Ability to travel internationally approximately 25–30%, as needed.

Why Thermo Fisher Scientific?

This is more than an opportunity to lead HR strategy. It’s an opportunity to help shape an organization whose work has a meaningful impact around the world.

We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan, healthcare, comprehensive employee benefits, and outstanding career and development opportunities within an innovative, forward‑thinking global organization.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll have the opportunity to influence leaders, develop talent, transform organizations, and help advance our Mission every single day.

Join us and help us take science—and the people behind it—a step beyond.

Compensation And Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $174,600.00–$232,800.00.

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