Heidi B. Sturgeon, MBA

Experience

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  The Mills Corporation

  Jul 2004 - Aug 2007

  Human Resources Director

  Supervised 5 personnel charged with maximizing strategic use of human resources for 1000 employees. Orchestrated alignment and administration of recruitment, applicant screening and selection, training, employee compensation and benefits administration, employee relations, personnel policies and HRIS. Revitalized corporate capabilities through definition, creation, and deployment of consistent strategic workflow, staffing, and succession planning programs for all organizational levels. Facilitated successful transition to new ownership following Company’s acquisition and cut $31.5M in payroll through workforce reduction initiative. Show less

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  Covance

  Nov 2007 - Oct 2015

  Design, implement, and manage HR strategies, policies, and procedures as a strategic business partner to executive leadership team. Effectively link global HR operations with corporate business objectives, workforce strategy, government regulations, and labor laws. Recruit, supervise, and train 7 direct and indirect reports globally. Define and direct employee recruitment, retention, and performance management processes. Oversee change initiatives, labor relations, learning and development, workforce and succession planning, risk management, and regulatory compliance. Serve as integral member of Executive Committee. Key contributor to corporate business growth, driving 35% increase in global workforce with average 7% annual turnover. Played pivotal role in identification of new service delivery business models for market penetration. Co-developed global talent strategy to effectively support current and future business models. Show less Provided decisive leadership and direction for HR operations in a matrix environment. Primary point of contact and HR partner to departmental, regional, and general managers, continuously aligning HR functions and programs with overarching business growth objectives. Oversaw recruitment, development, and retention of highly qualified, multi-disciplinary employees. Managed team building, budgeting, partnership development and cultivation. Regarded as a trusted advisor and motivational coach to business and HR teams in all facets of internal organizational development. Standardized, benchmarked, and directed global implementation of HR policies and procedures that fueled innovation, employee engagement, process improvement, and service excellence. Played key role in the cost-effective start-up and development of 2 world-class research facilities located in Chandler, Arizona and Shanghai, China. Supported local and corporate leadership in administration of labor relations, staff development, and HR functions. Show less

  • Director, HR Partnering Central Laboratories

    Jun 2012 - Oct 2015

  • Associate Director, HR Partner

    Nov 2007 - Jun 2012
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  Labcorp Drug Development

  Oct 2015 - now

  Direct team of 7 global HR partners supporting over 12,000 employees across 20 countries. Develop People strategies aligned with Business strategies and achieve KPIs in turnover, improvement in diversity and inclusion metrics, and employee referrals. Manage delivery of global production lines in APAC and Europe. Partner with Executive Leadership teams to develop workforce planning based on the ebbs and flows of personnel and supply chains. Implement winning succession planning modeling at Senior Business Unit levels resulting in selection of multiple Presidents over the course of 15 years. Serve as executive Sponsor to Women Empowerment Network and Indianapolis Pride Resource Groups. Played key role in 4 acquisitions and 3 integrations over past 3 years. Developed leading Global Service Delivery Model that successfully moved people costs from high-country to low country cost models. Headed a reduction in force project that saved the company $29.6M. Secured approval for $8.5m investment in market adjustments for Technicians across 7 ED sites. Developed and implemented innovative strategies that addressed global market wage gaps as well as multi-faceted strategies to engage and attract talent. Serve as CTTS executive sponsor for BioTech company and played key role in bringing Clinical, BioA, and CLS together for client. Show less Headed global team of 7 HR Professionals who supported over 7,000 personnel. Acted as point of contact for senior vice presidents of the business lines. Collaborated with Executive Leadership Team members to deliver the Company’s vision, execute the strategies defined in the Balanced Scorecard, and resolve strategic issues and risks confronting the organization. Led due diligence efforts on various potential acquisition models. Led talent review and succession planning initiatives up to and including the senior vice president level. Performed role of internal consultant, coach, and leader of organizational change to enhance organizational effectiveness. Implemented senior level organizational design to achieve financial and talent targets. Developed and delivered the first Employee Value Proposition for Covance Drug Development. Oversaw global acquisitions, divestitures, expansion and reduction in workforce initiatives. Led reverse acquisition of multiple laboratories across the United States and Europe. Innovated and led the execution of a compensation roadmap for two service lines of over 10,000 employees. Served as Executive Sponsor to Women Empowerment Network and Indianapolis Pride Resource Groups. Show less

  • VP, HR Partnering Clinical Trials Testing Solutions & Early Development

    Jun 2018 - now

  • Executive Director, HR Partnering Clinical Trials Testing Solutions & Early Development

    Oct 2015 - Jun 2018