[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Thermo Fisher Scientific jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Thermo Fisher Scientific · Waltham, MA # Sr. Director, HR – Lead. Influence. Make an Impact. Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America Full-time Director $192,700.00–$256,900.00 HR & Recruiting Listed on Thermo Fisher Scientific’s official careers site. Posted September 16, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Thermo Fisher Scientific’s careers site →](https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/job/TFSCGLOBALR01367989EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Sr-Director-HR-Lead-Influence-Make-an-Impact) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/) / Sr. Director, HR – Lead. Influence. Make an Impact. ## Job description Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office ### Job Description The Senior Director, Human Resources – Finance & Corporate Strategy serves as a strategic HR Business Partner to senior leaders, translating business priorities into talent, organizational, and workforce strategies that enable performance and long-term growth. This leader provides strategic HR leadership across talent and succession, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership development, culture, and transformation. Success requires strong business and financial acumen, sound organizational judgment, and the ability to influence and execute in a complex, global, matrixed environment. ### Key Responsibilities Strategic HR Business Partnership Serve as a trusted advisor to senior Finance and Corporate Strategy leaders, translating business priorities into actionable people and organizational strategies. Anticipate talent, capability, and organizational risks and use data and business insights to shape decisions. Strengthen organizational effectiveness, accountability, and execution while balancing functional and enterprise priorities. Talent, Leadership & Succession Lead talent and succession planning, building strong pipelines and readiness for critical roles. Coach leaders on talent, performance, leadership effectiveness, and team development. Identify capability and retention risks and create development and mobility opportunities that strengthen the enterprise talent pipeline. Organizational Effectiveness & Design Advise leaders on organizational structure, roles, governance, decision rights, and ways of working to improve effectiveness and productivity. Diagnose organizational challenges and develop solutions across structure, talent, leadership, and process. Lead organizational changes that address current performance needs while building future capability. Transformation & Workforce Strategy Lead the people and organizational aspects of transformation, restructuring, operating model changes, and other workforce initiatives. Develop workforce strategies that balance capability, capacity, cost, location, and future business requirements. Partner with leaders to translate AI, automation, and digital transformation into workforce, skill, and organizational implications. Culture, Engagement & Leadership Effectiveness Build an inclusive, high-performance culture aligned with Thermo Fisher Scientific values and business priorities. Use employee and organizational insights to strengthen engagement, collaboration, accountability, and leadership effectiveness. Coach leaders to address cultural and organizational barriers and improve team performance. HR Leadership & OneTeam Partnership Partner across HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, Regional HR, and HR Operations to deliver integrated solutions. Connect functional priorities with enterprise HR strategies and ensure effective execution of core talent and HR processes. Use business and HR data to prioritize actions, measure impact, and contribute to broader HR initiatives. Critical Capabilities Business & Financial Acumen Strong understanding of business and financial drivers, with the ability to connect strategy to workforce, talent, and organizational implications. Strong analytical and data fluency with credibility partnering with senior Finance and Corporate Strategy leaders. Strategic Influence Builds trusted senior-level relationships while providing independent judgment and constructive challenge. Simplifies complexity, influences across organizational boundaries, and translates business needs into practical solutions. Organizational Effectiveness Strong organizational design, workforce planning, and change leadership capabilities. Diagnoses complex organizational issues and implements practical solutions in global, matrixed environments. Talent & Leadership Development Strong talent assessment, succession planning, and senior leader coaching capabilities. Builds leadership readiness, addresses capability gaps, and promotes talent development and mobility across the enterprise. ### REQUIREMENTS - Bachelor's Degree plus - 10 years progressive HR leadership in a global, complex organization - Direct experience partnering with revenue-driving leaders with demonstrated success implementing transformative initiatives that drive business results - Strong analytical and financial acumen, and comfort discussing margin, productivity, and capital allocation Executive presence and composure under pressure Structured thinker who synthesizes complexity into clear, actionable paths - Ability to challenge respectfully while maintaining trust Resilience in fast-paced, high-expectation environments Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support colleagues professionally and personally, including competitive compensation, incentive opportunities, health and wellbeing benefits, retirement and savings programs, paid time off, and career development opportunities. Join us and help shape the talent, leaders, and organization that will drive what’s next. Compensation and Benefits The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $192,700.00–$256,900.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes: A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount For more information on our benefits, please visit: [https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards](https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards) ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Sep 16, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 13, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 20, 2026 - Listed for: 34 days - Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America - Employment type: Full-time - Pay: $192,700.00–$256,900.00[Apply on Thermo Fisher Scientific’s careers site →](https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/job/TFSCGLOBALR01367989EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Sr-Director-HR-Lead-Influence-Make-an-Impact) ## More jobs at Thermo Fisher Scientific ### [DO NOT APPLY - TEST REQ - HR Generalist II - Waltham US](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/fa91c0fcdc75c8c809ca/) Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America ### [HR Manager, Corporate Functions](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/d2709e64bc786c1e8624/) Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America ### [Human Resources Summer Associate](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/444e7b79c3ff127059d0/) Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America ### [Senior Compensation Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/5a303b5afe84ad1f8800/) Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America ### [Senior Manager, Talent Development](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/6ad2c8e645e639aaf45d/) Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Director, External Evidence & Influence](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/8a7060a25e1d1e9b55d4/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond, Multiple Locations ### [Coaching for Impact -Business Banking-Area Manager - Executive Director](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/0559ce12839a02d4dfc0/) JPMorganChase · Chicago, IL, United States ### [Community Impact Capital - Director of Tax](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/huntington-bank/jobs/e57fe26c7ac17848fd58/) Huntington Bank · Beachwood, OH Chicago, IL Clayton, MO Denver, CO Grand Rapids, MI Columbus, OH Detroit, MI Minnetonka, MN Charlotte, NC Pittsburgh, PA Ridgeland, MS Toledo, OH Tupelo, MS ### [WM Global Investment Office - Institutional Innovation Lead, Investing with Impact / Impact Private Markets, Executive Director](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/morgan-stanley/jobs/308281d931f849562de9/) Morgan Stanley · New York, United States of America ### [Coaching for Impact Marketing Associate](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/548988761e797383cfe7/) JPMorganChase · OH, United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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