The Director of Human Resources shall:Support the company by promoting, communicating, and implementing human resources strategies and initiatives.Build and maintain influential relationships by being a strategic partner with Executive Management, Directors and Managers and an advocate for employees.Oversees all the HR professionals within the organization.Provide guidance on employment law, coordinate performance management, and resolve employee relations issues.Provides advanced level guidance on human resources policies and procedures such as payroll, benefits, compensation, employee development, and recruiting.Works collaboratively with both the National Service Center and the Clinical Diagnostics HR Teams.ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIESStrategic planning of the organization’s workforce. Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organizations goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organizations human resource compliance and strategy needs.Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources management.As a member of the Executive Team, supports business objectives through the development of personnel strategies that support company goals and initiatives.Maintains a strong network of HR support within broader Eurofins and US Clinical Diagnostics to create a supported, flexible, and responsive HR team with a high sense of urgency and strong customer-orientation.Acts as a practical visionary for the organization. Collaborates with Executives on Company initiatives. Provides input on strategic vision and business goals.Provides direction and educates management on functional HR areas such as recruiting/employment, performance management, organizational development, compensation, and Associate relations.Leads conversations with Executive Team and Management to ensure the efficaciousness of policies and procedures.Creates and maintains a culture, rather than simply a work environment, for the organization. Cultivates an inclusive, positive, and productive workplace environment to fit the business model for growth.Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of employee engagement initiatives including holiday events, Laboratory Professionals Week activities, team-building challenges, recognition programs, and culture-building campaigns—to foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performance workplace environment.Design and develop organizational efficiencies based on needs of human resources and gap assessments.Demonstrate strong understanding of corporate financial plan and manage personnel spend accordingly.Oversee hiring and changes to key personnel in accordance with Eurofins’ KEL process.Assesses hiring practices and retention strategies. Develops methods to retain talent within the organization.Develop overall corporate compensation philosophy to ensure market appropriateness of all roles within the organization while maintaining budget control.Oversee development and implementation of policies and procedures.Ensure legal compliance with all programs, policies, and practices.Understand and communicate industry and legal trends, regulatory and compliance requirements.Reports on the progress of the HR department to stakeholders and other Directors.Counsel Associates and management on career development.Demonstrate strong leadership skills through supervision, coaching and mentoring of others.Direct due diligence and operational tasks of mergers and acquisitions.Demonstrate ability to manage conflicts and issues regarding matters of significance.Demonstrate ability to make hiring and termination decisions.Utilize strong network of contacts both inside and outside the Company.Represent department and the organization favorably and in accordance with established Company standards and associate attributes at all times.Other duties as assigned by management, including interim management of other departments or functions.Demonstrate exceptional stewardship of Company resources; focused on making data-driven decisions.
