Alliance/Partner Management, Business Skills, Business Strategy, Business Support, Cataract, Channel Strategies, Channel Support, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Employee Relations, Eye Diseases/Disorders, Finance, Glaucoma, Head of Finance, Human Resources, Human Resources Strategy, Leadership, Medical Equipment, Ophthalmology, Organizational Development/Management, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Promotional Programs, Research & Development (R&D), Strategic Planning, Succession Planning, Surgical Supplies, Talent Management, Workforce Planning, Workplace Issues
Job Requisition NameHead of HR - R&D and Finance Job Requisition NoVN8481 Work Location NameUSA - Waltham Worker BasisFull Time Worker TypeEmployee Contract TypePermanent Applications Close DateAug 31, 2026 Purpose
We are seeking a Head of HR - R&D and Finance to serve as the strategic HR partner to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and their leadership teams. As a member of the HR Leadership Team, this role drives talent strategies that support business objectives, provides trusted business partnership, and helps embed BVI''s people strategy across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted HR advisor to the CTO, CFO, and their leadership teams, providing strategic business partnership and guidance.
- Lead talent initiatives across R&D and Finance, including workforce planning, senior-level hiring, succession planning, promotion reviews, and organizational design.
- Own the end-to-end talent strategy for the R&D and Finance functions.
- Lead annual performance management and talent review processes for assigned client groups.
- Partner with the Total Rewards team on compensation decisions and performance-related initiatives.
- Coach leaders through complex people matters and manage senior-level employee relations issues with sound judgment and discretion.
- Contribute as an active member of the HR Leadership Team, helping shape enterprise-wide people initiatives and the overall HR strategy across BVI.
- Drive continuous improvement in how HR partners with the business to deliver value and support organizational success.
Qualification
- Progressive HR career with prior experience in a senior HR Business Partner role supporting executive leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively at the leadership level while remaining hands-on in execution.
- Strong expertise across talent management, performance management, compensation partnership, and employee relations.
- Strong business acumen, sound judgment, and a strategic mindset.
- Results-oriented with the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, make decisions, and drive outcomes.
- Experience within the medical device industry is preferred.
Company
BVI is refocusing the future of vision.
As one of the fastest-growing, diversified surgical ophthalmic businesses in the world, our purpose-built portfolio of trusted brands includes: Beaver (Knives and Blades), Visitec (Cannulas), Malosa (Single-Use Instruments), Vitreq (Vitreoretinal Surgical Products) and PhysIOL (Premium IOLs), and spans more than 90 countries.
We've set our sights on touching the lives of millions of patients affected by conditions such as cataracts, refractive error, glaucoma, retinal disease, and dry eye. Unburdened by legacy or bureaucracy, we have developed our strategy around a simple concept - taking pride in delivering innovative solutions for our physicians and patients, based on their needs. We trust and empower our associates to make decisions and solve problems because collaboration drives us. Valuing agility, simplicity, and transparency, we stay committed to listening to our customers, delivering for our patients, and keeping the future in focus.
Learn more at www.bvimedical.com
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Beaver-Visitec International Inc