Sr. Manager, HR

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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 science leap forward 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.

This HR team member will be based on-site, and split time, between the Sunnyvale, CA and Fremont, CA sites; both critical to the success of our Analytical Instruments Group. 

Discover Impactful Work:

This is an impactful role for the organization requiring the ability to truly partner with business leaders supporting/driving strategic and tactical initiatives. The Sr. HR Manager will partner to translate business and site strategy into HR results, plans and solutions. The role will partner with the leaders to hire, engage, and develop talent to build the capabilities required for short and long-term success. As a trusted advisor, this role will guide and take action in all aspects of HR including Performance Management, Employee Relations, Compensation, Engagement and Retention.

• Act as a strategic partner in developing roadmaps to accomplish business goals
• Mentor managers and leaders on issues including restructuring, investigations and other complex employee issues
• Provide HR solutions support, process knowledge advice and consultation to assigned client groups
• Partners with business and acts as a change agent for organizational design
• Conduct compensation analysis in partnership with COE's to resolve local compensation needs and actions
• Works with talent acquisition team to drive recruitment efforts
• Partners with leadership team to review and analyze employee survey results and identify priority areas for improvement, enabling managers to implement action plans to improve and sustain efficient involvement levels among colleagues
• Ensures alignment of HR processes (Performance Management and Development (PMD), Performance Calibration, Compensation Planning, etc.) with strategic and operating goals
• Supports the HR platforms (i.e., talent acquisition, compensation.) with large scale initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
• Master's Degree preferred

• Generally, 7+ years of HR related experience required
• People management experience preferred

• High degree of autonomy and strong decision-making skills; possesses exceptional judgement to navigate grey areas
• Routinely makes decisions based on limited information. Adapts quickly to change
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead HR for highly complex and matrixed client groups
• Influences business decisions through advice and counsel with leaders and cross-functional partners
• Applies human resources expertise and business sense to lead critical projects and/or relationships
• Implement and develop new programs, models, standards, etc. for the site and/or business teams
• Strong knowledge of HR Structure and COE’s

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company 401k, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform critical job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Compensation and Benefits

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