Senior HRBP
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Senior Human 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.
Job description
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.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree
- 8+ years of progressive HR experience
- HR business partnering experience
- Organizational effectiveness experience
- Leadership advisory experience
- Change leadership experience
- Talent and leadership development experience
- Data fluency and experience with digital, analytics, or AI tools
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Familiarity with lean principles and structured problem solving
- Ability to travel up to 20%
Benefits
- Health care program
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.