Job Description Summary

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

The Sr. Director, HR position will be responsible for providing strategic HR leadership, coaching, consultation, and operational support to the DS commercial leadership (global platforms, strategy & business development) and the LS Segment Services leadership and DS Service leadership. This leader will also manage the Sr. Manager, HRBP for DS Functions and the HR Representative for the Sparks site. 

The Sr. Director, HR will represent HR on the Platform Leadership Teams (Microbiology, MDx, POC) and the Service Leadership Team.

You will be designing and executing the HR strategy to offer solutions to drive the business agenda across the platforms and inclusive of our service strategy. The incumbent will act as a trusted advisor to client leaders, strategically and proactively partnering with clients on matters related to organization effectiveness, talent and capability and culture that support customer focus and business outcomes.

Organizational Effectiveness & Development

• Aligned with business, functional, and HR Strategy, provide strategic HR business partnering support for Client Leaders, work with the respective functional LTs and people leaders to identify and resolve the corresponding business needs, develop, and implement appropriate organizational plans, and build key capabilities required to achieve business objectives.
• Lead and support client groups with organizational capability and capacity analysis and strategic workforce planning, organization design, associate engagement, organizational change initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client leaders to support them in carrying out their business and functional plans.
• Demonstrate thought leadership in change and transformation opportunities that drive substantial and continuous improvement into the business.  Incorporate change methodology that includes:  a business case for change, identification of primary stake holders, process mapping, communications planning, action/transition planning, visioning sessions, conflict resolution, team building, and after-action review assessments.
• Develop & conduct team development/team building strategies both proactively and when necessary to improve team performance.
• Present options to leaders on organizational structure, roles & responsibilities, staffing levels, matrix management, etc.
• Contribute effectively to client strategy discussions and decision making.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of client market spaces including external talent trends, culture, reward systems, and organization models.
• Engage in complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the team and interpersonal dynamics. Has the ability to model and manipulate data to build an understanding and then communicate findings to LT in a coherent manner.

Talent Management & Acquisition

• Serve as a key leader for implementation of inorganic transformation change efforts while partnering with executive leaders and senior HR colleagues on any organizational development and design efforts.
• Identify opportunities and guide leaders to fill competency gaps through talent acquisition and talent development.
• Consult as a talent advisor, facilitator, and champion to ensure strong succession pipelines for critical roles.
• Partner with Talent Management and Talent Acquisition teams to align top talent to highest priorities while ensuring inclusion and diversity outcomes.
• Participate on the interview team for senior level roles, and counsel hiring leaders/teams in selection process.
• Participate in/facilitate the Performance Management and calibration process for potential and exceptional impact.
• Utilize and partner within our HR organization and our Associate Relations experts to guide leaders to escalate issues of poor performance to AccessHR where required. Please note, HRBPs have strong partners at BD who serve as the leaders to resolution of employee relations issues.
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