Director of Human Resources

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

Job Description

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 DUTIES

• Strategic 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.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of professional Human Resources experience required.
• 3+ years of management required.

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience as an HR Generalist or Business Partner preferred.
• SPHR or SHRM-SCP certification is preferred.
• Broad knowledge of business operations and impact of HR actions.

• In-depth knowledge of HR legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to foster team building with mutual respect, Associate development and problem solving abilities.
• In-depth understanding of budget and fiscal responsibility.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills. Ability to influence leadership and others outside of span.
• Ability to partner directly with department managers to assist them in carrying out their responsibilities on employee relations issues and/or a variety of personnel matters.
• Willingness to work outside normal business hours as job dictates.
• Ability to make independent decisions regarding matters of significance.
• Goal oriented, with excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in an organization.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Keenly attentive to detail.
• Ability to keep sensitive information confidential.
• High level of proficiency with PC based software programs, particularly Excel.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead.
• Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting.
• Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours).
• Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions.

The essential physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

• This laboratory carefully maintains all hazardous materials. All employees must abide by Eurofins DPT’s Safety and Exposure procedures. This includes using the provided safety clothing and equipment.
• For a list of potential chemical hazards, see appropriate SDS sheet.

Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. They are meant to be accurate reflections of the principal job elements essential for making fair pay decisions. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Additional Information

Compensation

• $130,000-$160,000 salary

What we offer

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA Clinical Diagnostics is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.