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At first glance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Human Resources Director, Japan is responsible for the short-term and long-term strategic leadership of all aspects of HR within Japan both the Commercial and Operations teams. You will serve as a senior advisor, counsel, and confidant to the General Manager of Japan and the Leadership team from the Commercial team as well as the VP of Operations in the region, and will assist in the planning and development of the appropriate organizational structures to enhance Beckman Coulter’s ongoing growth opportunities and objectives.

This position is part of the High Growth Market Human Resources Team, located in Tokyo (Hybrid), with regular visits to Mishima Operation Site. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Human Resource, High Growth Market, you will also contribute to the overall region HR strategy, the development of people-focused culture, and support of the HR team. If you thrive in a multifunctional and leadership-supporting role and want to work to build a world-class Huamn Resources organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Serve as a key member of the Japan leadership team and Regional Operations Team to set the region’s strategic direction and demonstrate region-wide leadership.

• Offer thought leadership and partnership on how to create and implement the right People and Organizational solutions to execute against the business strategies.

• Partner with business leaders in Japan for both commercial and operations to develop and execute talent strategies for teams inclusive of growth initiatives, leadership development, acquisition of early talent, and diversity and inclusion.

• Mentor Managers in enhancing their own leadership skills, addressing concerns, and developing teams, as well as proactively engagement with leaders on evaluating, coaching, and enhancing the development plans of associates, evaluating broader development needs within the organization, and recommending solutions.

• Foster constructive associate relations across the Japan Team. Understand associate’s needs and facilitate effective communication channels between leaders and associates. Sponsor and drive events and programs designed to increase associate engagement.

• Guide people leaders through the performance improvement process, including administering corrective action and conducting lawful terminations if needed.

• Partner with Global HR Centers of Expertise (COE) and leadership to effectively implement and use total reward programs and processes.

  The essential requirements of the job include:

• Degree in HR or Business Administration or equivalent.

• Minimum 10 years of HR management experience including utilization of continuous improvement best practices.

• Minimum 5 years experience managing teams and supporting corporate clients from the production floor to the executive level.

• Minimum 5 years experience supporting commercial/operations organizations with a focus on HR operations, business partnering, succession planning, engagement, leadership development, workforce planning, diversity initiatives, organizational development, and coaching.

• Broad understanding of human resources's technical and functional components, including recruiting, talent management, organizational design/development, succession planning, leadership development, compensation, and associate communications.

• Track record in managing core HR processes such as annual salary and equity cycle, talent a nd performance calibration, succession planning, skills gap, productivity analysis, resource planning, and Organizational Development.

• Managing significant change/ project initiatives including change management experience.

  At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics can provide.

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) tools and the stability of a tested organization.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.If you’ve ever wondered what’s within you, there’s no better time to find out.