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Danaher Hr

To build the team that drives scientific advancement by becoming the world's leading science and technology innovator

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To build the team that drives scientific advancement by becoming the world's leading science and technology innovator

Strengths

  • CULTURE: Strong DBS culture enables continuous improvement
  • TALENT: Scientific expertise and leadership bench strength
  • BRAND: Employer brand attracts top-tier technical talent
  • DIVERSITY: Improving DEI metrics across leadership levels
  • DEVELOPMENT: Robust leadership development programs

Weaknesses

  • RETENTION: Scientific talent turnover exceeds industry avg
  • ACQUISITION: Extended time-to-fill for specialized roles
  • DIGITAL: Outdated HR systems limiting talent analytics
  • EXPERIENCE: Inconsistent employee experience across OpCos
  • SKILLS: Gaps in emerging technology and AI capabilities

Opportunities

  • REMOTE: Leverage flexible work to access global talent pool
  • AUTOMATION: Deploy AI for talent acquisition and retention
  • PARTNERSHIPS: Expand university and research collaborations
  • INTEGRATION: Standardize HR processes across acquisitions
  • UPSKILLING: Develop tech capabilities for future workforce

Threats

  • COMPETITION: Intensifying talent war in life sciences
  • DEMOGRAPHICS: Aging workforce in specialized domains
  • REGULATION: Increasing compliance complexity across markets
  • BURNOUT: Rising employee stress affecting innovation
  • COMPENSATION: Rising market rates for technical talent

Key Priorities

  • TALENT: Create specialized scientific talent acquisition team
  • TECHNOLOGY: Modernize HR systems with advanced analytics
  • CULTURE: Strengthen DBS integration across all OpCos
  • DEVELOPMENT: Accelerate AI and digital skills development
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To build the team that drives scientific advancement by becoming the world's leading science and technology innovator

ATTRACT BRILLIANCE

Become employer of choice for top scientific talent

  • ACQUISITION: Reduce time-to-fill for specialized scientific roles from 75 to 45 days by building dedicated talent team
  • PIPELINE: Establish partnerships with 10 top research universities for direct sourcing of PhD candidates
  • BRAND: Increase scientific community employer brand recognition by 25% through targeted campaigns
  • EXPERIENCE: Launch standardized scientific talent onboarding program across all OpCos with 95% satisfaction
DIGITAL EVOLUTION

Transform HR with cutting-edge technology

  • PLATFORM: Complete implementation of unified HR data architecture connecting all OpCos by Q4
  • ANALYTICS: Deploy AI-powered talent retention prediction model with 85% accuracy by Q3
  • AUTOMATION: Reduce administrative HR workload by 35% through AI-enabled process automation
  • EXPERIENCE: Launch personalized employee development platform with 80% adoption rate
CULTURE CATALYST

Strengthen DBS integration across all operations

  • TRAINING: Certify 100% of HR business partners as DBS practitioners by end of Q3
  • INTEGRATION: Implement DBS talent management playbook across all recent acquisitions
  • MEASUREMENT: Achieve 90% employee understanding of how DBS applies to their role
  • RECOGNITION: Launch quarterly awards program highlighting DBS excellence in talent development
FUTURE READY

Develop capabilities for tomorrow's challenges

  • CAPABILITY: Train 500 scientific leaders on AI applications in their domains by Q4
  • SKILLS: Create digital skills assessment and development plans for 90% of workforce
  • DIVERSITY: Increase representation of underrepresented groups in technical roles by 15%
  • INNOVATION: Launch cross-OpCo innovation teams with 25% dedicated time for breakthrough projects
METRICS
  • RETENTION: 93% talent retention rate for scientific roles
  • ENGAGEMENT: Employee engagement score of 80+ across all OpCos
  • CAPABILITY: 85% of employees with completed future skills development plans
VALUES
  • The Best Team Wins
  • Customers Talk, We Listen
  • Kaizen Is Our Way Of Life
  • Innovation Defines Our Future
  • We Compete For Shareholders
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Align the learnings

Danaher Hr Retrospective

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To build the team that drives scientific advancement by becoming the world's leading science and technology innovator

What Went Well

  • ACQUISITION: Successfully integrated Abcam talent without key losses
  • DEVELOPMENT: DBS leadership program expanded to 500+ high potentials
  • DIVERSITY: Achieved 40% women in management, exceeding target by 5%
  • ENGAGEMENT: Employee satisfaction scores increased 7 points YoY
  • AUTOMATION: Reduced manual HR processes by 22% through digitization

Not So Well

  • RETENTION: Lost 14 key scientific leaders to competitors in Q4
  • PRODUCTIVITY: Declining output per scientist in three core OpCos
  • RECRUITMENT: Time-to-fill for specialized roles increased to 75 days
  • BURNOUT: Employee wellbeing metrics declined 12% in R&D function
  • COST: HR expense ratio increased due to higher acquisition costs

Learnings

  • COMPENSATION: Scientific talent market requires more flexible packages
  • EXPERIENCE: Consistent onboarding across OpCos drives faster results
  • ANALYTICS: Proactive retention modeling can predict flight risks
  • CULTURE: DBS principles resonate most when adapted to local context
  • DEVELOPMENT: Technical career paths need greater clarity and rewards

Action Items

  • REVIEW: Complete scientific talent market compensation analysis by Q3
  • LAUNCH: Implement standard onboarding platform across all OpCos by Q4
  • DEVELOP: Create predictive talent retention model leveraging AI by Q2
  • EXPAND: Deploy technical expert career path with new incentives by Q3
  • IMPLEMENT: Roll out wellbeing program for R&D teams by end of Q2
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To build the team that drives scientific advancement by becoming the world's leading science and technology innovator

Strengths

  • FOUNDATION: DBS culture supports data-driven decision making
  • LEADERSHIP: C-suite commitment to AI transformation
  • RESOURCES: Financial capacity to invest in AI technologies
  • ANALYTICS: Growing HR analytics team with data expertise
  • PILOTS: Successful AI recruiting pilots in key segments

Weaknesses

  • INFRASTRUCTURE: Fragmented HR data across legacy systems
  • SKILLS: Limited AI expertise within HR organization
  • ADOPTION: Uneven acceptance of AI tools across OpCos
  • GOVERNANCE: Unclear data privacy protocols for HR AI
  • INTEGRATION: Siloed AI initiatives lacking strategic cohesion

Opportunities

  • EFFICIENCY: Reduce 35% of administrative HR workload via AI
  • PREDICTION: Enhance retention with predictive analytics
  • EXPERIENCE: Personalize employee development journeys
  • INSIGHTS: Identify hidden talent patterns across OpCos
  • INNOVATION: Create AI-enabled mentorship matching platform

Threats

  • ETHICS: Potential bias in AI-powered talent decisions
  • COMPLIANCE: Evolving global AI regulations affecting HR
  • RESISTANCE: Employee skepticism towards AI tools
  • SECURITY: Data protection vulnerabilities in HR systems
  • COMPETITION: Rapid adoption of AI by talent competitors

Key Priorities

  • FOUNDATION: Establish unified HR data architecture
  • CAPABILITY: Deploy AI Center of Excellence within HR
  • ROADMAP: Create phased AI implementation plan by function
  • TALENT: Upskill HR team on AI applications and ethics