Sr. HR Manager
At a glance
Senior HR Business Partner & Generalist role at Thermofisher. Tewksbury · full-time · $130,000–$194,950 base.
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What you'll do
- Help leaders turn business priorities into HR plans, and advise them through restructuring, investigations and difficult employee matters
- Support assigned teams with HR guidance, then shape organizational design and change efforts
- Work with compensation specialists to assess local pay needs and determine appropriate actions
- Coordinate with talent acquisition on hiring, and align performance reviews and compensation planning with business goals
- Use workforce data to inform decisions across talent, development, employee relations and engagement
What you bring
- An advanced degree plus six years in progressive HR work, or a bachelor’s degree plus eight years
- Experience in global, matrixed organizations and leading organizational change or development work
- Strong judgment, analytical ability and consulting skills to turn business priorities and HR data into practical solutions
- Proficiency with HR systems and Microsoft Office
Who this fits
This senior role suits an experienced HR partner who can advise leaders and handle complex employee matters with autonomy. You’ll work on-site in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, with responsibility for that location and Oakwood Village, Ohio, and travel ten to twenty percent as needed. Prior people-management experience and PHR or SPHR certification are preferred.
From the employer
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob 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.
Location/Division Specific Information
This role will be based on-site in Tewksbury, MA and have HR responsibility for our Tewksbury, MA and Oakwood Village, OH sites.
Discover Impactful Work:
As a Sr. HR Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll contribute meaningfully while enabling our mission to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Working as a strategic partner, you'll translate business strategy into innovative HR solutions that build organizational capabilities and drive results. You'll partner with leaders to attract, develop and retain talent while fostering an engaging culture built on our 4i values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement.
In this role, you'll provide comprehensive HR leadership across talent management, organizational development, employee relations, compensation, and engagement initiatives. You'll analyze workforce data to develop insights that inform strategic decisions and guide organizational change efforts. As a subject matter expert in HR policies and processes, you'll advise leaders while ensuring alignment of HR programs with business objectives. You'll work effectively across a global matrix organization, building strong relationships and implementing enterprise-wide initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
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
Ensures alignment of HR processes (Performance Management and Development (PMD), Performance Calibration, Compensation Planning, etc.) with strategic and operating goals
Requirements:
• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in progressive HR roles in global, matrixed organizations
• Preferred Fields of Study: Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related field
• Prior people management experience preferred
• PHR/SPHR certification preferred
• High degree of autonomy and strong decision-making skills; possesses exceptional judgement to navigate grey areas
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate strategy into actionable HR solutions
• Experience leading organizational change and development initiatives
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to derive insights from HR data
• Excellent consulting, influencing and relationship building capabilities at all levels
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple complex initiatives
• Proficiency with HR systems and Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to travel 10-20% as needed
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $130,000.00–$194,950.00.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