People Partner Director - Resins & Filtration - Pensacola/Muskegon

Bring more to life.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’ll 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 with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.The People Partner Director– Resins & Filtration – Pensacola/Muskegon will be a strategic partner across two sites (Pensacola, FL & Muskegon, MI) that owns and delivers the local associate experience – shaping and delivering strategies for engagement, culture, talent, and employer brand. The role anticipates and mitigates people risk, ensures compliant governance, and influences leaders to deliver an inclusive and positive associate culture while enabling people leaders to lead with confidence and clarity.Cytiva’s resins and filtrations businesses offer a full suite of purification technologies be they resin, fiber or membrane-based.​ Our comprehensive filtration consumables portfolio consists of filter consumables including hollow-fiber consumables, housings, connectors, formulation and filling sets (filter sets, needle manifolds), protective barrier packaging, and integrity test instruments.​The People Partner Director works closely with HRBPs, COEs, and HR Shared Services to deliver scalable, compliant execution while maintaining ownership of the people agenda. They model modern HR ways of working, using self-service and case management tools as the primary entry point for HR support.This position reports to the Senior Director People Partner, Americas and is part of the North America HR team located in either Pensacola, FL or Muskegon, MI and will be an on-site role. What you will doPartner with Pensacola & Muskegon site and US-based business leaders in Resins and Filtration to develop and execute people strategies that support organizational goals, strengthen team effectiveness, minimize workforce risk, and drive business performanceCollaborate with HR Business Partners and business leaders on local organizational design, operationalizing workforce plans, building succession pipelines, and ensuring timely execution of headcount actions.Ensure effective people governance and risk management, promoting consistent application of policies, compliance requirements, and employee relations practices.Partner with the LER COE and leaders to anticipate and manage complex, sensitive, or high-risk people matters - including crisis and emergency response - govern escalations, and strengthen preventative practices.Enable leaders through coaching and guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, employee relations, and change management.Leverage technology, people insights and workforce analytics to identify trends, inform decision making, and improve organizational and talent outcomes.Who you areUndergraduate degree and 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience; MBA preferred.Broad HR generalist expertise across employee relations, compliance, talent, engagement, and local execution of global standards.Demonstrated ability to coach and influence people leaders on sensitive matters and enable adoption of modern HR operating practices, including self-service and case management.Experience leading local HR projects and change initiatives of moderate-to-high complexity with measurable improvements to the associate experience.Ability to use people data and associate insights to identify trends, recommend actions, and partner effectively with HRBPs, COEs, and business leaders.Continuous improvement and process orientation, including familiarity with lean principles and structured problem solving applied to Human Resources.Ability to operate with sound judgment, confidentiality, and integrity in a complex, matrixed environment.Expected travel up to 15% – for team meetings/projects/kaizensIt would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:Experience in regulated environments, managing HR governance (legal entity, audit/regulatory, crisis response) with high confidentiality and integrity.Experience operating in a complex, matrixed, and global organization.Leveraging digital, analytics, or AI enabled tools to enhance HR decision making and execution.Danaher 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.The annual salary range for this role is $165,000.00 - $200,000.00. 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.This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit . Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The U.S. EEO posters are available here.For candidates who are based outside of New York City or who are applying for roles outside of New York City, for more information about conditions of any job offer please click here.We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io SummaryJob number: R1317763Date posted : 2026-09-16Profession: Human ResourcesEmployment type: Full time