Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry 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 with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term. Your health and wellbeing are important to us and together we will not compromise on safety in the workplace or the environment.

Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.

What you’ll do

The Sr. Human Resources Manager will play a meaningful role in executing our key HR initiatives, providing responsive internal employee support, and driving HR functional excellence within our manufacturing sites. This role will support the Westborough, MA, location and some smaller locations in the area.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing HR initiatives – process and employment practice improvement, training, metrics/trends and analysis
• Partnering with and guiding business leaders through solving complex employee relations matters
• Providing strategy, technical expertise, training, and direction to HR community as well as business partners and managers regarding the best management practices
• Assist in developing a strategic governance model for ensuring global Employee Relations ( ER) support and compliance with local country laws and practices
• Design and use analytics modeling, trending analysis and ER metrics utilizing MS Excel
• Lead the development and implementation of HR/ER related initiatives and projects throughout the organization
• Will develop, recommend, and implement human resources programs covering: Performance Management aligned with business needs, Workforce Planning and Employment, Human Resource Development, Compensation and Benefits, and Employment and Labor Relations.
• Maintains HR staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, developing personal growth opportunities
• Accomplishes human resources staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and making sure systems, policies, and procedures are followed.
• Enhances organizational effectiveness by identifying and analyzing current circumstances, implementing organization development opportunities by supporting training programs and recommending new organization structure
• Improves employee satisfaction by identifying and responding to concerns, developing morale-building programs
• Maintains consistent actions across the organization by initiating, coordinating, and carrying out human resources policies and procedures; obtaining management consensus on new programs; developing managers’ leadership skills
• Maintains organization compliance by identifying and enforcing legal requirements; providing training for completing requirements; submitting reports
• Sustains equitable compensation administering pay, benefits, incentive, and bonus programs
• Supports focus on job results by maintaining a job-results planning, monitoring, and appraising program; training managers to focus on results
• Provides guidance to department managers and supervisors in resolving employee relations issues as it pertains to progressive disciplinary action
• As Site Ethics Compliance Officer. Provides written summary and Quarterly Summary Reports.
• Participate and/or lead HR related and Business Unit projects as assigned
• Partners with Pall leaders around engagement, surveying and methods to improve employee engagement through coaching, facilitation and training

Who you are

• Bachelors degree in Human Resource Management or similar, PHR/SPHR or others accreditations is preferred.
• 7 or more years professional experience in Human Resources Business Partnering within a large multinational global organization.
• Current or prior experience providing site-based HR leadership for plant based operations that includes HR oversight for a minimum of 400+ employees and oversight for multiple locations
• Broad understanding of the technical and functional components of Human Resources, including: employment law, employee relations, compliance management in a large organization, compensation, employee relations, diversity and inclusion (D&I) recruitment, talent management, absence management, organizational planning, leadership development, coaching, training, engagement and building trust.
• Manufacturing / Life Sciences industry is desired
• Sound knowledge of US Federal and State labor laws and government requirements
• Excellent customer service orientation
• Must have excellent verbal, written, listening and influence skills and be able to present facts clearly and concisely to all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, along with a history of work related to continuous improvement
• The ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive situations with solid judgement and discretion is critical
• Possesses intellectual curiosity, agility, resourcefulness, confidence, and a comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to vacillate from strategic thinking to tactical execution in a matrix environment
• Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Workday

Additional Requirements:

• Resourceful and proactive
• Confidence and Emotional Intelligence
• Understands how to develop and interpret relevant data/metrics
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Possess a point of view on matters of significance, and provide thoughtful counter-points even when they might be unpopular

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.