Director - Human Resources Business Partner

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Advancing possibilities for a brighter tomorrow

We are seeking a Director - HR Business Partner on a permanent basis to join our team.

Job Purpose: 

As the Director, Human Resources Business Partner you will play a key role as a critical strategic partner leading people strategies that enable organisational growth, capability development, and cultural excellence at the Galway Campus.

Reporting to the Senior Director, HR Business Partner – EMEA & APAC (interim), this role will influence the broader regional HR agenda, collaborate across the region and functions, and ensure consistency with Boston Scientific’s global HR Operating Model.

The role contributes directly to the achievement of enterprise, regional, and site objectives through strategic talent, organisational effectiveness, and leadership development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic HR Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Galway Site Leadership Teams (SLT) while collaborating closely with HR leaders and client groups across the region.
• Partner with function leaders and senior HR leadership to deliver talent solutions aligned with business and performance goals, and enterprise HR frameworks.
• Partner with the Senior HR Director to drive enterprise-wide and regional HR initiatives while championing BSC’s HR Operating Model.

Organisation Structure, Design & Workforce Planning

• Coach and lead organizational design exercises at all levels across the Organisation.
• Design suitable organisation structure based on business needs; leveraging internal and external benchmarks and ensuring alignment with the Global Career Framework.
• Lead workforce planning efforts that anticipate future capability needs, required competencies and skills, succession pipelines, and talent mobility with specific objectives to close talent gaps.
• Use data and analytics to identify talent insights, trends, and risks; influence decision-making through evidence-based recommendations.

Talent Review and Succession Planning:

• Understand the business and talent landscape to define the talent strategy required to achieve business goals.
• Drive Talent Review and Succession Planning (TR&SP) to ensure effective succession planning across the organisation.

Employee Engagement, Culture & Inclusion

• Support and coach leaders with culture and engagement action planning while fostering a culture that reflects BSC’s values, accelerates performance, and strengthens inclusion.
• Monitor cultural / engagement factors internally and externally and support the generation of the necessary strategies to sustain and improve the organisations culture.
• Sponsor EE representative VOICE Team enabling a direct engagement model.

Change Leadership

• Guide leaders through organisational change using structured, transparent, and inclusive approaches.
• Lead Org change communication plans for Manager and above talent moves and large scale organisational change.

HR Excellence & Enterprise Partnership

• Leverage and partner with HR COEs to address and satisfy the strategic needs of the business.
• Partner across the HR Operating Model to execute talent plans.
• Collaborate with Ireland HR peers to leverage HR policy application, process integration, and knowledge-sharing across sites.
• Direct and control the activities and budget of the site HR Function.

Leadership Effectiveness

• Lead and develop the Galway HRBP team through coaching, capability building, clear goal alignment, and performance development.
• Coach senior and executive leaders to build high-performing teams and to foster organisational effectiveness.
• Lead Coaching for the SLT, identifying and addressing team development needs.
• Observe leadership dynamics in the organisation and provide insights to HRBPs and COEs.
• Drive accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration while contributing to Ireland HR leadership decision-making and be a key voice in shaping the Ireland HR strategy.Required Qualifications:

Required qualifications: 

• Honours Bachelor’s degree (Level 8) in Human Resources, Business, or related field. Masters degree preferable.
• Minimum of 12 years' experience in progressive HR roles within large scale and global organizations with demonstrated success leading HR teams.

• Deep knowledge of talent management, organisational effectiveness, leadership development, and strategic workforce planning.
• Strong consultative skills with demonstrated ability to coach and influence senior leaders.
• Experience navigating ambiguity, driving change, and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

• High learning agility and ability to connect people strategies across functions and regions.

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

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At Boston Scientific, we recognise that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative. It is essential in advancing science for life and improving patient health. We stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Boston Scientific is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with a disability. Should you require a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please email TalentAcquisitionIre@bsci.com

Director - HRBP