Director, HR MDS

  • Becton Dickinson & Company
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Full Time
Summary TheDirector, Human Resourcesprovides strategic HR Business Partner leadership and supportprimarilytotwo of our Global Platform Teams, Regulatory Affairs, Global Marketing and serves as the site HR leader for the SLC BD campus with one direct report.As part of the MDS HRteam, weorchestrate the integrated delivery of HR support through the COEs,Associate Service Centers,and corporate HR functions, while ensuring alignment with business needs and strategicobjectives.

This role willinfluenceacrosstheorganization and drive strategic thinkingacrossclients andinitiatives from concept to planning to execution.The successful candidatewill beself-driven, highly engaged in the business, and a trusted coach and advisorwho believes that delivery excellence is essential andseeksto elevate the performance of those theycollaborate with across the enterprise.This role reports into theVPof HR for MDS with dotted line accountability to their client leaders. Job Description We are the makers of possible!

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health is our Purpose, and its no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of usfrom design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per yearto look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which youll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

TheDirector, Human Resourcesprovides strategic HR Business Partner leadership and supportprimarilytotwo of our Global Platform Teams, Regulatory Affairs, Global Marketing and serves as the site HR leader for the SLC BD campus with one direct report.As part of the MDS HRteam, weorchestrate the integrated delivery of HR support through the COEs,Associate Service Centers,and corporate HR functions, while ensuring alignment with business needs and strategicobjectives.

This role willinfluenceacrosstheorganization and drive strategic thinkingacrossclients andinitiatives from concept to planning to execution.The successful candidatewill beself-driven, highly engaged in the business, and a trusted coach and advisorwho believes that delivery excellence is essential andseeksto elevate the performance of those theycollaborate with across the enterprise.This role reports into theVPof HR for MDS with dotted line accountability to their client leaders.

Responsibilities:

Organizational Effectiveness & Development

  • Aligned with business objectives across multiplebusiness lines and functions, provides strategic HR leadership to leaders and teams to identify and resolve talent gaps impacting business outcomes and addressing through systemic counter measures.Will coach and mentorwithin HR team and lead MDS -wide programs and initiatives.

  • Lead and support client groups through organizational capability and capacity analysis, strategic workforce planning, organization design, associate engagement, and organizational change initiatives to deliver talent needed to drive business outcomes.Monitorplatform team cross functional engagement, collaboration and proactively engage in driving improvements in people, process, and operating models where appropriate .

  • Serve as a trusted advisor and consultant to client leaders as they deliver their business and functional plans while aiding in their own leadership development journey and career planning.

  • Demonstrate thought leadership in change and transformation excellence that drive continuous improvement into the business.Incorporate change methodology that includes : a business case for change, identification of primary stake holders, process mapping, communications planning, action/transition planning, visioning sessions, conflict resolution, team building, and after-action review assessments.

  • Develop & conduct team development/team building strategies both proactively and when necessary to improve team performance.

  • Demonstrate deep understanding of the business including external talent trends, culture, reward systems, and organization models.Participate in Annual Strategic Planning process emphasizing talentassessments, needs, and solutions over the planning period.

  • Engage in complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the team and interpersonal dynamics. Has the ability to model and manipulate data to build an understanding and then communicate findings to leadership team in a coherent manner.

Talent Management & Acquisition

  • Serve as a key leader for implementation of transformation change efforts while partnering with executive leaders andmay lead/coach otherHR colleagues on any organizational development and design efforts. This end- to- end work may be focused on M&A and integrations, internal restructuring, or other organizational assessment and change needs aligned with business growth strategies.

  • Identify opportunities and guide leaders to fill capability gaps through talent acquisition and development aligned with business strategies. Monitor and track success and delivery.

  • Consult as a talent advisor, facilitator, and champion to ensure strong succession pipelines for critical roles.

  • Partner with Talent Management and Talent Acquisition teams to align top talent to the highest priorities while ensuring inclusion and diversity outcomes.Participate in annual processes and special projects as needed to serve the needs ofour business.

  • Participate on the interview team for senior level and critical roles, and counsel hiring leaders/teams in selection process.

  • Leverage and lead teams through goal setting, alignment and performance management cycles driving high performance team culture and outcomes within the business.

  • Consult with clients to understand training and development needs across their functional groups, to identify trends, patterns, etc., and works with the TM COE to present recommendations as part of organizational training needs assessment.

Total Rewards

  • Provide consultative guidance for compensation, rewards and facilitate appropriate compensation reviews during annual processes, job offers, retention measuresas well as ad hoc evaluation needsbased on client group / BU strategies.

  • Facilitate annual compensation programs within client groups driving to expected outcomes and timely deliveries.

  • Create culture of recognition centered around BDs values and mindsets.

Associate Engagement & Relations

  • Provide strategic HR advisory support for complex HR issues and activities

  • Identifytrends and root causes as opportunities to improve organizational/team and associateengagement.

  • Actively use data and metrics to drive client engagement and drive accountability for outcomes both with client and the HR organization.

  • Monitor and address retention proactively and work closely with AccessHR (employee relations COE)to understand leading and lagging indicators for observed trends.

  • Develop/define associate separation strategy & manage severance for group separations in partnership with AccessHR , ASC, Legal, etc.

  • Act as a strategic partner on the site leadership team, including input on site-wide facility decisions

  • Coordinate site-wide engagement activities to increase sense of belonging and culture

  • Maintain HR site budget

HR Function Effectiveness

  • Serve asthe face of HR to client groups and lives one HRmodel.

  • Partner with the ASC, AccessHR , CoEs and consistently meet with both groups to understand trends, discuss escalated items,improve outcomes, and deliver updated processes and changes,etc.

  • Drive continuous improvement within team and function.Focus on development, growth, engagement and inclusion of direct report and HR team in partnership with VP.

Qualifications:

  • BS/BA degree in Business Administration, HR Management or related field required .

  • Advanced degree (MBA/ Masters in HR or equivalent) is preferred.

  • Professional of Human Resources (PHR/SPHR) Certification desired.

  • Minimum of10yearsprogressive professional experienceasHRBPwithexperience that requireschange management, strategic business partnering, organizational effectiveness/development, employment law, andprior people leadership experience.

  • Ideallyexperienced in supporting a stand alone site .

  • Experience working in mid/large complex environments and matrixed organization is preferred.

  • Experience working with other geographies is required .

  • Salt Lake City based role, in office 4-days a week.

  • Travel required up to 20%.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. Its also a place where we help each other be great, we do whats right, we hold each other accountable and learn and improve every day.

You will learn and work alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. You will have the opportunity to help shape the trajectory of BD while leaving a legacy at the same time. And through the organizations investment in BD University, you will continually level up your tech skills and expertise.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, youll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.

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Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.

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Primary Work Location USA UT - Salt Lake City BAS Additional Locations Work Shift NA (United States of America)
Job ID: 517513410
Originally Posted on: 4/16/2026

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