HR Specialist, Germany (m/f/d)

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Job description

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. And 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 incredible 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 that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible

The HR Specialist is at the heart of our German HR Operations team. The role provides support to associates, manager, the global HR Team and several cross functions in related systems, processes and policies including onboarding and offboarding of associates and other programs covering the entire associate life cycle.

This position is part of the local HR Department in Germany located in Freiburg and Dreieich and will be on-site role. It is a temporary role to cover maternity leave, with a duration of 15 months.

At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Act as point of contact for all inquiries received via Ticket system from associates, Managers and HRBPs regarding programs, policies, collective agreements and HR related topics.

• Carry out various administrative activities in the course of the employee life cycle, such as onboarding, offboarding, transfers including all document preparation

• Work in close partnership with local and global stakeholders related to Payroll, Benefit, Operations and Business partnership

• Support milestones such as audits, engagement activities, celebrations, HR program roll outs and change management in HR Operations

• Create, maintain, store and share current and accurate employee data using tools such as Workday, Payroll System, Smartsheet and various documentation tools

Who you are:

• You have successfully completed a commercial apprenticeship or have similar qualifications

• You have 2-4 years of proven HR experience

• You have the ability to work with cross functional HR and Business team

• You are proficient in both german and english

• Attention to details and continuous improvement mindset

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Knowledge of relevant labor legislation and collective agreement (Chemietarif)

• Hands on user experience of Workday, HR ERP systems, MS Office, and vendor systems

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.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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