Thermo Fisher Scientific Hiring for Associate HR Business Partner (Remote, EMEA) at Cambridge Full Time

We are vital links between an idea for a new medicine and the people who need it. We are the people of PPD — thousands of employees in locations worldwide connected by tenacity and passion for our purpose: to improve health. You will be joining a truly collaborative and winning culture as we strive to bend the time and cost curve of delivering life-saving therapies to patients.

Our colleagues in corporate HR strive for excellence in every task, at every moment. We are game changers seeking improvements to processes and more efficient ways of working or adapting to changing financial and industry environments.

The Associate HR Business Partner (known as a Sr HR Specialist at PPD) drives HR alignment with the business and is part of the HRBP team that ensures focus on people strategy and talent management. This role will provide support to company leadership, providing guidance around attracting and retaining talent, coaching developing leaders, facilitating meetings, and designing & delivering department-specific training. In the Associate HRBP role, you will be expected to maintain resilience and flexibility as you support the implementation of restructures and organizational realignment resulting in successful business outcomes.

Job Description:
Participates in the HR Business Partners (HRBP) function to develop leaders and implement new HR programs and department-specific training.

Provides support for talent reviews, including pre-work and post-review follow up

Provides support for change management and organizational realignment such as designing roles, ensuring structural alignment, and implementing related activities.

Liaise with HR Advisors and COEs provide input into strategic approaches to people related issues.

Acts as point of the contact for company leaders and provides advice and support on a wide range of strategic and operational Human Resources issues in the business unit.

Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors and uses information to provide insights to leadership.

Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.

Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

Contacts are primarily internal to the company with infrequent external customer / vendor contact on routine matters.

Builds productive internal / external working relationships.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to build relationships across a cross-functional team of diverse styles, skill sets, and experience levels as well as the ability to influence internal partners and team members through interpersonal skills including coaching, facilitation, problem solving, conflict resolution.

Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.

Previous HR experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills

Good business acumen and global perspective

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Good organizational and time management skills, with a high attention to detail and focus on customer

Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with peers, company leadership, internal stakeholders

Experience collecting, analyzing, interpreting and preparing actionable items and measurable outcomes

Excellent judgment and decision-making acumen

Operates with a high level of integrity and keeps information confidential.

Ability to seamlessly handle changing scenarios and help to implement change such as restructuring and reorgs.

At PPD clinical research services we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD clinical research services you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.

As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where PPD clinical research services truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organization but with a local feel.

Our 4i Values:
Integrity – Innovation – Intensity – Involvement

If you resonate with our 4i values above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world’s most urgent health needs, submit your application – we’d love to hear from you!