Build a Healthier Future with Cepheid, a Danaher Company
Position Summary:
At Cepheid, a global leader in molecular diagnostics and proud member of Danaher’s family of groundbreaking science and technology companies, we empower healthcare innovation to improve lives. As an HR Business Partner (HRBP), you will play a vital role in partnering with business leaders across the Middle East, Africa, and initially APAC, to drive initiatives that align with Cepheid’s strategic goals.
You will bring hands-on HR expertise to a dynamic, fast-paced environment — focusing on employee relations, change management, performance optimization, coaching and development, and workforce planning, helping to shape Cepheid’s culture of continuous growth and operational excellence.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
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Implement and adapt global, regional, and country-specific HR strategies, policies, and processes in alignment with Cepheid’s mission and Danaher’s Core Values.
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Serve as a key driver of change initiatives, providing proactive HR leadership and fostering networks to support successful transformation.
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Anticipate organizational needs and influence outcomes by offering strategic, solutions-oriented HR support.
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Lead the end-to-end recruitment and selection process, attracting and retaining high-performing talent across the business.
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Collaborate with Compensation and Benefits teams to design competitive packages that reward excellence and enhance retention.
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Partner closely with HR Operations, HR Centers of Excellence (CoEs), and external partners to ensure seamless HR service delivery.
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Ensure strict compliance with local labor laws and maintain trusted relationships with regulatory bodies.
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Support workforce planning through data-driven insights, enabling strategic talent decisions.
Training Requirements:
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Complete all assigned and mandatory training programs within specified timelines, supporting a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years’ HRBP experience, or Master’s degree with at least 3 years’ experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
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Strong HR expertise across the Middle East and Africa, with a solid understanding of regional labor laws and cultural dynamics.
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Proven experience partnering with mid-level and senior leadership teams in multinational environments.
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Demonstrated proficiency in change management, with the ability to influence and drive organizational evolution.
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Business-oriented mindset with the capability to solve complex challenges creatively and recommend best-in-class HR practices.
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Ability to excel in a high-energy, results-driven environment while maintaining organizational precision and prioritizing competing demands.
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Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity confidently.
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Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications; experience with HRIS systems is an advantage.
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Strong interpersonal, coaching, and communication skills to build trusted relationships across diverse teams.
Other Requirements:
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Willingness to travel up to 25% regionally and internationally as business needs require.
At Cepheid, powered by Danaher’s global platform for continuous improvement and innovation, you’ll find a culture that celebrates diversity, fosters collaboration, and enables your career to thrive. Here, you’ll make a real difference — shaping the future of healthcare, one breakthrough at a time.
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.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
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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What We Do
Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company's GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, TB and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. For more information, visit http://www.cepheid.com.