Director, Human Resources - Join a $45B Industry Leader

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will bring strong business and HR acumen, demonstrated HR leadership experience within complex manufacturing and site-based environments, and direct experience within the CDMO industry. The role requires a strong understanding of the CDMO business model, including the unique organizational, talent and operational demands of serving external customers in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

Candidates should have meaningful site HR leadership experience, providing a strong foundation in manufacturing operations, workforce dynamics, employee relations, organizational change and leadership effectiveness. This operational experience, combined with demonstrated success partnering with senior business leaders, will enable the individual to bring both a strategic and pragmatic perspective to the DSD leadership team.

How Will You Get Here?

• Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in a global, complex organization; advanced degree preferred.
• Required experience within the CDMO industry, with demonstrated understanding of the customer-focused, technical, quality and operational requirements of the CDMO business model.
• Required site HR leadership experience within a complex manufacturing environment, with demonstrated understanding of manufacturing operations, workforce dynamics and the people implications of operational and business decisions.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior business and functional leaders and translating business strategy into people and organization priorities.
• Experience supporting complex scientific, technical, quality and manufacturing organizations in a highly regulated environment.
• Significant experience in talent management, succession planning, strategic workforce planning, organization design, leadership development and change management.
• Strong business and financial acumen, with demonstrated ability to use workforce analytics, business metrics and financial information to generate insights and influence decisions.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex organizational change and cross-functional initiatives with significant business impact.
• Strong consultative and influencing skills, with the confidence, judgment and credibility to advise, coach and constructively challenge senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive outcomes across a highly matrixed global organization.
• Strong communication, judgment and relationship-building capabilities.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with disciplined execution and manage multiple priorities in a complex and evolving business environment.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Why This Opportunity?

This is more than an HR leadership position. It is an opportunity to shape how an important part of our organization attracts, develops, engages, and retains talent while building the capabilities needed for continued growth and success.

You'll join an environment where HR has a meaningful seat at the table, partnering with leaders on decisions that impact our colleagues, our customers, and our business. You'll also have the opportunity to lead an HR team, influence across multiple functions and locations, and continue growing your career within a global organization.