For over 170 years, Leica Microsystems has helped shape the future by developing groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. As a global leader, we’re driven by continuous improvement to excite our customers and to create the best work environment for our people. Customer focus, innovation, and teamwork are at the core of our culture and the foundation of our success.

Leica Microsystems is one of the market leaders in the fields of microscopy, imaging, and analysis. We reveal the invisible and empower our customers to create a better and healthier world. Together with our customers, we transform scientific discovery. We empower surgeons to take well-informed decisions in life-changing procedures. We enable users to gain insights which help answer key questions concerning development and engineering. All of this is achieved with the combination of cutting-edge microscopes and AI-based image analysis.
Want to be part of a company whose products are part of cutting-edge research around the world? Join Leica Microsystems in our commitment for brilliant solutions and insight.

Leica Microsystems is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

We currently offer the following position in our office in Heerbrugg, Switzerland which will be on-site

HR Specialist Switzerland

Join our fantastic team! In this role, you will be the face of HR in Switzerland, supporting 130 associates at our Heerbrugg site, including key stakeholders. You will manage the entire employee lifecycle in Switzerland, ensuring compliance with all labor and social security regulations. Additionally, you will participate in various HR activities and projects, such as employee engagement initiatives, recruitment, and talent development processes. By joining our HR team, you'll have the chance to work in a versatile role within an international environment, offering many development opportunities.

Your Responsibilities:

• Serve as the point of contact for employees, line managers, and employment authorities on all local HR matters, including policies, benefits, work permits, withholding taxes, time tracking, and more.
• Coordinate the full employee lifecycle in Switzerland: manage new starters' offers and onboarding, contract changes, leaver process administration, and exit interviews. We use Workday for these processes.
• Oversee the payroll process by providing all necessary and relevant data to the payroll contact each month, ensuring seamless payment of salaries and variables.
• Promote company culture initiatives, such as inclusion and diversity, engagement and wellbeing programs, support the annual talent and performance processes, and participate in HR projects across EMEA.

Your Profile:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of proven experience in HR.
• Strong understanding of HR administration and payroll coordination.
• Good knowledge of Swiss HR processes and employment law.
• Client-oriented mindset.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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