Kim Maxwell MBA SPHR

Experience

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  Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

  Management

  employee relations, recruitment, training and development, compensation and benefits, career development, facility management, talent management, performance management

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  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  May 2008 - now

  Strategic partner for divestiture and integration efforts within business.Thought leader for organizational design changes and assessing 'new ways to work solutions' to address growth demands of the business and gain a competitive advantage.Driving organizational effectiveness and improving business performance through enterprise leadership: building global mindset capabilities, addressing complex issues through networks and collaborative partnerships across the company, fostering a culture of accountability and engagement and demonstrating strong organizational agility. Facilitating talent/succession plans to position business for future success.Leveraging insights from KPIs to help business leaders take actions that will enhance talent capabilities, reduce regrettable attrition, exceed performance expectations, achieve customer commitments and connect employees to our purpose-motive. Show less Core team member for integration of the new HR service delivery model. Project focused identifying best practices, assessing skill and training gaps, standardizing processes where practical, harmonizing policies, building an online knowledge base, and developing a training program for field HR.Strategic partner with operations, finance, commercial and R&D functional leaders to address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. Divisional resource to help business unit leadership teams complete organizational assessments, talent management reviews, and employee relation issues. Show less Instrumental Lean Core Team member involved in development of our lean deployment strategy of building capability, empowering and involving employees and ascertaining countermeasures to address our marketing, sales, operational and cultural challenges. Facilitated Lean Leadership Boot Camp for Management Team. The training included four elements of lean leadership, change management, rapid problem solving and effective communication strategies and visual management. Partnered with EHS and Regulatory Affairs to improve audit compliance, reduce workers compensation liability and minimize risk through business continuity planning, role competency assessment, and effective return to work programs.Launched leader development programs to include behavioral based interviewing techniques, leveraging strengths and building organizational relationships, effective succession planning, building team capability and performance management. Actively involved in R&D mentoring programs, kaizen events, restructuring projects, employee communication events. Show less

  • Sr HR Director, Genetic Sciences R&D

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Sr HR Director, Genetic Testing Solutions of our Genetic Sciences Division

    Sept 2020 - Dec 2023

  • Director HR for Single Use Technologies Business

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2020

  • Senior HR Manager

    Jan 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Manager, Organizational Development and HR Operations for Biosciences Division

    Sept 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Senior HR Generalist

    May 2008 - Aug 2011