Cytiva West Sussex, England, United KingdomBe part of something altogether life-changing! Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You will thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.Working at Cytiva 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 to people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients.Job DescriptionThe Director, Human Resources – Filtration is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the global and local Human Resources teams supporting the business unit, specifically in the acquisition and development of talent as well as creating and maintaining a highly productive and engaging culture. This position will provide leadership to approximately 1900 associates globally.This role will serve as a thought leader and partner in advancing organization capabilities and effectiveness and will drive organization and talent development efforts to meet strategic and annual business objectives. Additionally, the role will focus on developing a culture that facilitates open communication with leadership, advances the associates’ value proposition and educates associates on how they contribute to enterprise-wide goals.ResponsibilitiesProactively engage with Operations L2+ people leaders and associates, acting as a thought partner through business, people and organization-related topics.Lead and/or partner on strategic HR projects and initiatives tied to short and long-term Operations objectives.Provide performance improvement, difficult feedback, and other employee relations coaching and guidance to leaders.Develop regional/local connections with HR partners supporting Operations globally to drive annual talent processes in partnership with Talent Management and Total Rewards.Talent Pipeline and DevelopmentAssess and propose talent acquisition needs; partner with regional/local HR and Talent Management teams to build talent pools, cultivate talent, identify critical capabilities and gaps.Partner with people leaders to assess and create talent development opportunities and facilitate cross-function talent movement and career journeys.Program Management and Process ImprovementPartner with the RFM HR team in development of cross-business unit HR programs and streamlining existing processes across RFM and/or the wider Cytiva enterprise.Analyze HR metrics to drive key business strategies, enhance HR organizational effectiveness, and drive process improvements.Through DBS, identify key HR targets to improve/metrics to analyze and solve business problems that impact organizational effectiveness.Consult with operations’ process owners to explore opportunities to optimize productivity utilizing continuous improvement processes.RequirementsBachelor’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology, human resource management, business or related field.At least 10 years of experience in progressive human resources business partnership roles.Experience providing human resources support for manufacturing and operations within the life science industry.Demonstrated experience as a cross-functional partner who collaborates well and can indirectly influence in a matrixed environment.Self-motivated and comfortable operating with minimal direction; thriving in a dynamic environment as a leader driving change and transformation.Mission-driven with high energy and strong levels of perseverance; works toward both individual and team goals.Travel up to 15%.Preferred QualificationsLeading large-scale people and business transformation initiatives across global functions.Handling complex global employee relations matters ensuring compliance and consistency.Critical thinking and drive to solve problems.Cytiva is an equal opportunities employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr