HR Manager

About the role

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join colleagues in bringing the company’s Mission to life every day to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. This HR Manager role within the Regional HR Team supports the South San Francisco location and is fully on-site.

This impactful role partners with business leaders to drive both tactical and strategic HR initiatives. As a trusted advisor to site, business, and functional leaders, you will guide and act on all aspects of HR, including performance management, employee relations, compensation, engagement, and retention.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level HR expertise, support, and coaching to managers on people management, career development, and HR policies and processes.
• Build credibility and develop trusted relationships with stakeholders.
• Drive strategy alignment at the local level with broader division and group deliverables.
• Partner with and coach managers on issues including business transformation, investigations, and other employee matters.
• Work with the talent acquisition team to drive recruitment efforts aligned with strategy.
• Conduct compensation analysis in partnership with subject matter experts to address local compensation needs.
• Support HR platforms (e.g., talent acquisition, compensation) with large-scale initiatives and annual processes, partnering with appropriate HRBPs.
• Participate in the broader regional HR team to drive HR projects and initiatives.
• Drive manager and employee self-service adoption for HR processes and highly repeatable functional tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
• 5+ years of HR experience.

Skills

• Comfortable working with ambiguity.
• Strong ability to manage multiple stakeholders simultaneously.
• Collaborative with a strong network to leverage resources.
• Strategic thinker who translates long-term vision into short- and long-term goals.
• High degree of autonomy and strong decision-making skills.
• Professional presentation skills to project a polished image internally and externally.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrates personal awareness and a commitment to continual learning and development.
• Structured, determined, and exhibits a positive “can-do” demeanor.
• Honors commitments by exhibiting candor, courage, and accountability.
• Proven project and time management skills to thrive in a fast-paced matrix environment.

Pay

The estimated salary range for this position in California is $112,500.00–$150,000.00. This role may also be eligible for a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and individual performance.

Benefits

• A choice of national medical, dental, and vision plans, including health incentive programs.
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.
• At least 120 hours of paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, and paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave).
• Accident, life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
• Retirement and savings programs, including a competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan.
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offering the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.

Schedule

Standard office schedule: Monday–Friday.