Senior HRBP

Bring more to life.Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?At Cepheid, 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.At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.The SeniorHuman Resources Business Partner is an experienced individual contributor and strategic partner to business and functional leaders, accountable for translating business priorities into practical people strategies that enable growth, productivity, organizational effectiveness, and sustainable performance. This role supports a defined function, site, country, or business segment with moderate complexity, partnering with leaders to address talent, culture, workforce planning, organizational design, and change priorities. The HRBP maintains ownership of the people agenda for the supported client group while partnering closely with People Partners, COEs, and HR Shared Services to ensure scalable, compliant, and consistent execution.This position reports to the Director, HRBP and is part of the Operations Human Resources team located in Sunnyvale, California and will be an on-site role.In this role, you will have the opportunity to:Translate business strategy into a practical people strategy aligned to growth, productivity, organizational priorities, and enterprise guardrails.Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to business and functional leaders on talent, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and change adoption.Partner with leaders to support organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and critical capability development for the supported client group.Support organization design, workforce planning, and structural changes aligned to business and functional priorities.Lead and support change initiatives for the supported client group, including reorganizations, workforce transitions, and business transformations.The essential requirements of the job include:Undergraduate degree with 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including HR business partnering, organizational effectiveness, and leadership advisory experience; MBA or advanced degree preferred.Progressive experience in HR business partnering, organizational effectiveness, and change leadership, with demonstrated ability to advise leaders and translate business needs into practical people solutions.Demonstrated experience designing and leading talent and leadership development approaches (e.g., succession planning, bench assessment, capability building) in partnership with leaders.Demonstrated data fluency and experience leveraging digital, analytics, or AI enabled tools to inform recommendations, influence decisions, and measure outcomes.Continuous improvement mindset; familiarity with lean principles and structured problem solving applied to HR processes and outcomes.Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:Ability to travel – up to 20% to various locations (Sunnyvale, Newark, Lodi sites)It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:Experience operating in a complex, matrixed, and global organization.Leveraging digital, analytics, or AI enabled tools to enhance HR decision making and execution.Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, 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 $160,000 - $195,000. 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.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.#LI-PJ1Join 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: R1319089Date posted : 2026-09-29Profession: Human ResourcesEmployment type: Full time