Employee Relations Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Employee Relations Manager for Thermo Fisher Scientific ensuring compliance and handling investigations. Leading initiatives to foster ethical practices within the company culture.

Posted 6/21/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Primarily responsible for investigating internal complaints for assigned client group, ensuring a detailed investigation process, including investigation coordination, conducting interviews, and maintenance of accurate and detailed records and notes of the investigatory process.
Build comprehensive written investigation reports that clearly identify the issues investigated, summarize the evidence, make findings and recommendations, as well as identify root cause.
Lead initiatives to strengthen culture programs focusing on ethical business practices.
Partner internally with ER colleagues and leaders, Employment law, and HR teams as appropriate to achieve responsibilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required in HR, Business, or related field.
5+ years of experience supporting Employee Relations efforts or relevant HR experience required.
Global HR/ER experience preferred
Experience conducting and managing human resources or employee relations investigations.
Ability to work independently and in a group setting with little direction and without direct supervision.
Ability to research information and analyze data to arrive at valid conclusions, recommendations, and plans of action.
Strong project management, oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
Strong partnering, diplomacy, teamwork, and influencing skills.
Ability to handle highly sensitive information with absolute confidentiality and integrity.
Ability to multitask and deal with ambiguity.
Be a phenomenal teammate with a flexible, adaptable, and results-oriented approach.
Strong technical writing skills.
Knowledge of investigative practices, risk management, and employment law.
Strong understanding of applicable employment laws required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Accessibility/Disability Access
Equal Opportunity Employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

investigation coordinationconducting interviewswriting investigation reportsdata analysisproject managementtechnical writinginvestigative practicesrisk managementemployment law

Soft Skills

oral communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillspartneringdiplomacyteamworkinfluencing skillsconfidentialityadaptabilityresults-oriented