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Chief Human Resources Officer, for a leading international life sciences company

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With over 20'000 employees, our client is a world leader in medical diagnostics. We are looking for an accomplished leader with CHRO experience. You find VUCA, M&A as a growth strategy, constant challenge/change exciting and recognize the opportunities it presents. As a service-oriented leader, you are looking for an environment where you have maximum creative freedom. This is succession planning.

How you can benefit from talking to us:

  • Salary comparison, current salary to market salary
  • Understanding your career options
  • Identification of development and promotion potential
  • 65% of candidates will be making a career move within the next 12 to 24 months

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Why this position is interesting for you

 

Established team

  • Your benefit: You will be joining an established, well-coordinated team.

 

National & international

  • Your benefit: You will cover the whole of Switzerland, with a team leader in each language region, embedded in an international corporate culture.

 

Organisational opportunities

  • Your benefit: The VUCA setup allows you to contribute, change and shape every day, without a "we've always done it this way" culture.

 

Meaningfulness

  • Your benefit: You work with an innovation leader in the medical field. Your company contributes to the common good.

 

Intellectual challenge (EQ & IQ)

  • Your benefit: A broad spectrum of employees, from medicine to logistics to the usual corporate functions, in all parts of Switzerland, requires a high level of emotional intelligence and empathy.

Main tasks and focus

  • Definition and further development of the HR strategy in the country in coordination with the HR strategy of the HQ
  • C-level advisory, Talent Development
  • Further development of the corporate culture
  • Employer Branding, strategic recruitment
  • Payroll, HR administration, HR marketing
  • Employee satisfaction
  • Internal und external HR PR
  • Definition & implementation of HR KPIs

 

Conditions

  • High level of creative freedom
  • Growth-oriented company that is constantly evolving and improving 
  • Location: all over Switzerland, with headquarters in German-speaking Switzerland
  • Attractive salary  and bonus model plus additional benefits
  • Work everywhere, home office

 

What sets you apart

  • You are an entrepreneurial thinker and a strong leader with a drive for change
  • Think and act customer-, service- and market-oriented
  • You enjoy working in an environment where not everything is defined in detail
  • You are a pragmatic implementer 
  • Your supervisor gives you a lot of freedom, is a thinker and expects well-prepared decisions 
  • Languages: German, English, other national languages (F/I) is an advantage

 

Market position of our client

  • One of the leading companies in its market within the life sciences sector
  • High customer loyalty
  • Highly predictable business model
  • Healthy growth over the last two years (organic & inorganic)
  • Growth through M&A, buy & build strategy

 

Role, function and supervisor

  • Role: Chief Human Resources Officer Switzerland, Member of the Executive Board
  • Supervisor: CEO
  • 3 direct reports, 10 FTE in the team

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com

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Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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