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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, 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.

Shape the Future with Us!

At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Human Resources Executive is responsible for driving significant impact by ensuring efficient HR operations and seamless employee lifecycle management, which are essential for maintaining workforce satisfaction and productivity. Additionally, by managing talent acquisition, engagement, and development activities, the role directly contributes to building a skilled and motivated workforce, aligning HR strategies with organizational goals for sustained growth and success.

This position reports to the Senior HR Manager and is part of the HR Team located in Tokyo, Japan and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Oversee and manage HR operations, including payroll, social insurances, pensions through a payroll vendor. Handle incentive schemes, salary, and bonus cycles. Oversee and manage HRIS, time and attendance systems, and HR-related systems eg. Workday, King of Times, online Defined Benefit.

• Employee Lifecycle Management: Manage onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure a quality employee experience, working closely with function leaders. Manage onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure a quality employee experience, working closely with function leaders.

• Employee Engagement and Development: Design and manage employee awards to recognize best practices. Contribute content to newsletters of other parties. Manage engagement, learning, and development activities when required.

• Policy and Documentation: Review and revise the employee handbook. Communicate updates and changes in policies.

• Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partnering: Work with the Senior HR Manager for talent acquisition activities. Serve as HRBP for small divisions if the candidate shows potential. Assist with other HR tasks as needed.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in HR Operations, including Payroll. HRBP experience is highly welcome though not mandatory.

• • Proficient in Japanese; English proficiency preferred.

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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