Experience

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  Health New Zealand | Waitaha Canterbury

  • People Partnering Lead Canterbury Waitaha and West Coast Te Tai o Poutini

    • Feb 2024 - Present

  • interim Head of Business Partnering and Recruitment

    • Mar 2022 - Jan 2024

    Responsible for leading a team of 46 HR practitioners across the customer delivery teams- including Senior HR Business Partners, Organization Development Team, Learning Design Team and our Recruitment Specialist team. In the last 6 months have been supporting a team of highly specialized Senior Advisors/advisors (an additional 16 employees) whilst manager is on secondment,

  • HR Business Partner Manager

    • Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

    Responsible for leading the Trans Alpine HR Business partnering team across Waitaha Canterbury and Te Tai o Poutini West Coast. We partner and support the GMs and Clinical Exec team with translating their business plans into people plans, building leadership capability and creating a culture of performance.

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  Hudson

  • Christchurch

  • Regional Director

    • Sep 2015 - Oct 2021
    • Christchurch

    At Hudson I had full accountability for Christchurch P&L. Member of NZ and A/NZ Leadership teams and had the privilege of working with a super dedicated and talented group of people. Led a team of 20 Recruitment leaders and specialists.

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  Novartis

  • Switzerland
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • GM Human Resources (HR) Novartis Animal Health UK & Ireland

    • Mar 2013 - Mar 2015

    GM of Human Resources (HR) reporting directly to the GM Novartis Animal Health UK and Ireland and part of the UK & Ireland Animal Health Executive Leadership Team. Key responsibility to lead the HR function across UK and Ireland and to shape and implement business strategy through the delivery of robust people plans and processes. Lead role in coaching the Executive Leadership team with their people plans and building a culture of high performance. Led and supported major transformation project (merger) within Animal Health through deployment of change, capability and connectivity plans. Winner of the Novartis Global HR Award for Change and Organisational Development in 2014, as part of the Elanco Global Integration Planning Process team.

  • Human Resources (HR) Business Partner UK

    • Jan 2012 - Feb 2013

    HR business partnering role, working closely with the UK & Ireland Pharmaceutical Leadership Team to shape and implement business strategy through robust people plans and processes. Lead role in coaching sales and marketing leadership teams, market access and communication teams to drive high performance, through the engagement and development of team members.

  • Human Resources Director UK & Ireland Novartis Pharmaceuticals (ad interim)

    • Jul 2011 - Jan 2012

    Lead the Novartis Pharmaceutical UK & Ireland HR team during a major period of transformation change. Partnered with UK CEO and the Executive Pharma leadership team to deliver new organisational structure aligned with the new global blueprint. Supported the transformation through partnering with McKinsey to deliver change program throughout Europe. Oversaw the implementation of the new HRIS platform and embedded it across the UK organisation with appropriate change and communication programs.

  • Senior Human Resources (HR) Business Partner

    • Feb 2011 - Jul 2011

    Commercial Human Resources Business Partner supporting the Business Unit Heads across Market Access, Government Affairs, Communications and Primary Care sales and marketing teams.

  • Human Resources (HR) Business Partner Ireland

    • Jul 2009 - Feb 2011

    Commercial Human Resources Business partner reporting directly to the General Manager Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ireland and member of the Ireland Executive Leadership Team. Responsible for the execution and delivery of all the people plans and processes including building talent capability and engagement.

  • Head of Staffing Emerging Growth Markets

    • Dec 2007 - Jun 2009

    Staffing Head for Africa, Middle East, Russia and Oceania Markets- key focus in building staffing capability in China, Russia and Korea. Approx, 8,000 employees in 52 markets

  • Global Head Staffing Exploratory Development

    • Mar 2006 - Nov 2007

    Managed and led the staffing strategy and ensuring execution of the plan, through staffing teams across UK, Switzerland, USA & China.Responsible for executive recruitment across the Exploratory Development organisation.

  • Staffing Manager

    • Aug 2004 - Mar 2006

    Supported the Exploratory Development, Project Management, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs Global Line Functions, and the Oncology Business Unit with external talent identification and hiring.Awarded Global HR Team Award 2005Trusted partner with HR business partners to facilitate organisational change and redesign (identifying talent, leadership and succession planning)

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  Geneva Health UK

  • London, United Kingdom

  • General Manager

    • Mar 2000 - Aug 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Last two years at Geneva Health I managed the London based health recruitment agency Geneva Health International reporting to the MD with full P&L responsibility for the London business. Drove significant growth and expanded the business opportunities during this period. Originally joined the Geneva Health team as business development consultant working with the NHS to recruit nurses and other allied health professionals into the NHS in permanent and temporary positions.

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  Pfizer

  • Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Medical sales and Hospital specialist Representative

    • May 1998 - Feb 2000
    • Christchurch, New Zealand

    Worked within the field force (marketing and sales team) on the launch of LIPITOR to the NZ market. Highest market share in territory for LIPITOR and ACCUPRIL (two years running). Developed marketing strategies for business gains i.e. initiated research projects with Key Opinion Leaders and PARKE DAVIS to enhance company relationship with academia.

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  Canterbury Health Laboratories

  • Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Research Scientist

    • Dec 1994 - May 1998
    • Christchurch, New Zealand

    Worked as an Analytical Scientist responsible for the designing and developing of biochemistry assays, conducted organic syntheses, and used physical chemical techniques for analysis of cell extracts. During this time I graduated PhD in Medicine through the Christchurch School of Medicine and wrote and published over 15 scientific papers in international journals. Supervised undergraduate students and presented academic research at national and international conferences (US, Australia and Germany). Awarded scholarship to work in Germany.