Senior Director, Human Resources, Cell Culture Media & CTO

About the role

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives. You will thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic HR partner to the Cell Culture Media Business Leader & CTO Leader and their leadership teams.
• Shape and execute short‑ and long‑term people strategies (organization design, Leadership Development, Global Project Management, Workforce planning, Executive coaching, Policy & Governance, talent, culture, inclusion & belonging).
• Provide leadership to global and local HR teams supporting the business.
• Strategic leadership & partnership: Act as trusted advisor to the Cell Culture Media leadership and people leaders, aligning business strategy with people strategy to drive outcomes and culture.
• Diagnose organizational needs; translate strategy into organizational implications and pragmatic HR plans for both regional and global business contexts.
• Build and execute HR plans for the region and enterprise‑aligned initiatives; lead relevant business projects to timelines and outcomes.
• Leverage Danaher Business System/ continuous improvement and people analytics to set targets, track metrics, and solve business problems impacting organization effectiveness.
• Talent management & development: Run integrated talent processes (succession planning, performance management, leadership development) in partnership with regional HR Business Partners and HR Centres of Excellence; enable cross‑functional talent moves.
• Coach leaders to build capability, give effective feedback, and elevate performance.
• Talent acquisition & workforce planning: Assess future‑fit capabilities; partner with Talent Acquisition to build pipelines for critical roles across Nordics and the global business.
• Inclusion & Belonging, engagement & retention: Champion Inclusion & Belonging programs that foster an inclusive culture; analyse engagement/ retention trends and implement targeted actions.
• Change leadership: Lead the people agenda through restructures, integrations, and other transformations, with robust change‑management and communications.

Qualifications

• You are a consultative HR Business partner who is experienced at providing a variety of HR solutions to meet business needs.
• You love analysing data, identifying continuous improvement opportunities, and excel in building relationships with business stakeholders in a matrixed, collaborative and an environment.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Business, I/O Psychology, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive HR experience with prior global team leadership; strong record in matrixed, regulated, and fast‑paced manufacturing environments.
• Deep expertise in employee/ labour relations in the Nordics, including works‑council and CBA experience.
• Proven success leading large‑scale change and transformation; credible, data‑driven advisor who influences.
• Fully fluent in English.
• Willing to travel ~30% of the time.

Skills

• Consultative HR Business partner
• Data analysis
• Matrixed, regulated, and fast-paced manufacturing environments
• Works-council and CBA experience
• Leadership development
• Employee/ labour relations
• Large-scale change and transformation
• Client orientation
• Discretion and judgment
• Minimal direction and measurable results

Benefits

Cytiva offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Pay

The annual salary range OR the hourly range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

Schedule

This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.