Sr Manager, Employee & Labor Relations
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Work Schedule
First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Sr. Manager, Employee & Labor Relations

In the ER Center of Excellence, we provide advice and conduct investigations for potential policy and Code of Conduct violations. We also develop employee relations and labor relations capability and strengthen colleague programs in assigned business divisions.

Key Accountabilities:

• Collaborate with HR leaders across business units to build and maintain effective employee relations programs and standard methodologies.
• Lead employment investigations for challenging ER cases, supporting HR in conducting formal procedures like disciplinary and grievances.
• Advocate for the ethics hotline and coordinate associated programs. Facilitate positive employee relations training and LR training initiatives.
• Provide thought leadership on embedding a true continuous performance improvement culture, including review and management of updates to ER/LR Strategy, site risk assessments, and ER culture assessments.
• Conduct site assessments to identify root causes colleague concerns and provide recommendations to improve employee relations at worksites. Conduct periodic reviews of HR-related policies and practices and provide improvement recommendations.
• Analyze business unit's ER data, identify trends, and communicate findings and recommendations.
• Collaborate internally with Functional/Regional and Country HR leaders, Employment law, Compliance teams, Internal Audit, and other internal collaborators to achieve the above accountabilities.

• Demonstrable track record to influence and provide solutions to senior management on employee-related matters.
• Extensive experience conducting and leading corporate investigations of confidential workplace complaints.
• Ability to work independently and in a group setting with little direction and without direct supervision.
• Experience in developing and delivering training on a variety of employment issues.
• Confirmed ability to independently identify and analyze issues and problems and to develop and influence appropriate business solutions and plans of action.
• Ability to run analytical reports and leverage data to identify and diagnose root cause elements.
• Partnership skills, enabling the individual to establish influential partnerships working with peers and senior leaders.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion and integrity.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and adaptable to changing business conditions and needs.
• Ability to multitask, work with ambiguity, and work across various teams.
• High level applied knowledge of employee relations issues (including performance management), risk management practices, investigative practices, and employment law.
• A BS in HR, or equivalent experience in labor/employee relations
• Experience leading employee relations in union and non-union environments preferred.