At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a high-performing HR team and shape people strategies across EMEA.
- Company: Cytiva, part of Danaher, dedicated to life sciences and health innovation.
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits, competitive salary, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Onsite role in Amersham with 40% travel across EMEA.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in life sciences while fostering a culture of belonging.
- Qualifications: Experience in HR leadership, coaching, and driving change initiatives.
The predicted salary is between 99000 - 121000 £ per year.
Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, 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. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people who care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.
Senior Director, People Partner EMEA will be a strategic partner across EMEA that owns and delivers the associate experience across the region - shaping and delivering strategies for engagement, culture, talent, employee relations and employer brand. The role leads a large HR team across the region to anticipate and mitigate people risk, ensure compliant governance, and influence leaders to deliver an inclusive and positive associate culture while enabling people leaders to lead with confidence and clarity. The Senior Director, People Partner EMEA works closely with HRBPs, COEs, and HR Shared Services to deliver scalable, compliant execution while maintaining ownership of the people agenda. They model modern HR ways of working, using self-service and case management tools as the primary entry point for HR support. This position reports to the Vice President, People Partner Global and is part of the People Partner Organization. The role is an onsite role to be based in Amersham (UK).
What You Will Do
- Operating in a matrix, global organisation, you will lead and develop a high-performing HR team across EMEA, building HR organisational capability and driving HR Evolution through the sustainable adoption of new ways of working.
- Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to business and functional leadership, with a large presence in EMEA, on people strategy, workforce planning, organisational health, and workforce risk ensuring consistent delivery of people priorities, change initiatives, and business outcomes across the region.
- Enable People Leaders through coaching and guidance on complex people topics (e.g., organisational change, policy interpretation, leader effectiveness), leveraging the support from People Partners, HR Business Partners and HR Generalists as necessary.
- Partner with HRBPs and COEs (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Rewards) to influence, shape and translate global workforce/talent strategies into effective programmes that improve attraction and retention across EMEA.
- Partner with the LER COE and leaders to assess ER/LR risk, govern escalations, and strengthen preventative practices.
- Activate global and COE programmes across EMEA, leading or sponsoring key change initiatives and enabling cross-business collaboration.
- Strengthen the regional people partner governance and performance culture by increasing the use of AI, transparent metrics, bowler reviews and project-based execution and leading with DBS while building team’s capability, helping them develop and grow while improving associate experience and business impact.
Who You Are
- Undergraduate degree
- Long standing experience of progressive leadership roles in HR
- Track record in coaching and influencing People Leaders and leading HR projects/change with moderate-to-high complexity and delivering measurable improvements to the associate experience.
- Continuous improvement and process oriented - has familiarity with lean principles, problem solving and how to apply them to Human Resources in a measurable and sustainable way
- Leveraging digital, analytics, or AI enabled tools to enhance HR decision making and execution.
Travel
Ability to travel - 40 % travel, overnight, within EMEA
Cytiva, 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.
Senior Director People Partner, EMEA employer: Cytiva
Cytiva is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work environment, particularly for those passionate about life sciences. Employees benefit from a supportive culture that prioritises professional growth and development, alongside the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the industry. Located on-site, this role offers unique advantages such as direct engagement with stakeholders and the chance to contribute to groundbreaking IT initiatives that align with vital business objectives.
