Tracy E. Huff

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Senior Human Resources Executive

Business Partner ~ Director ~ Senior Manager

20+ years as an accomplished, strategic Human Resources Partner to Senior Management. Ability to guide multiple divisions in developing a performance-driven, highly effective organization. Extensive knowledge of diverse businesses from experience at multinational corporations in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Medical Products, Insurance and Financial Services industries. Impressive record of streamlining operations and developing and applying organizational solutions. Career advanced from Human Resources Generalist to Global Director, Human Resources.

Expertise:

Organizational Development

Talent Management

Compensation Design

Benefits Administration

Human Resources Information Systems

Reorganization & Culture Change

Long Range Business Planning

Team Building & Mentoring Programs

Contract Negotiations

Troubleshooting & Problem Resolution

Succession Planning

Expatriate Programs

Professional Experience

NOVAVAX – Gaithersburg, MD (2020 to 2024)

SENIOR HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Trusted partner and advisor to Novavax employees, including middle management, senior leadership within the R&D, Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Development groups. Served as a change champion, facilitator, coach, and trainer. Led and implemented employee life cycle related processes. Responsible for the following: performance management, salary and compensation management, staffing, people development, employee relations, and communications. Processes were delivered in the most effective way to achieve business goals.

Developed and implemented retention strategy for Clinical Immunology department that reduced attrition from 20% to 0% sustained for the last two years.

Created a talent management model for US businesses. The model developed strategies to assess and retain key talent necessary for the company to achieve its business-critical objectives.

Partnered with recruitment department staff to achieve an accelerated hiring goal. Recruited 90 additional scientists, directors, and leaders in a year. Built exceptional Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilence departments with many staff members identified as high potential/top performers.

Became the "Go to HR Advisor" for HR Business Partners on the US team.

AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS – Brookhaven, NY (2016 to 2020)

SENIOR MANAGER, HUMAN RESOURCES

Business partner and advisor to senior management for a global generic pharmaceutical company with over 2500 employees and $1.3 billion annual revenue. Effective in working with selected clients and all levels of management on HR related matters including, recruiting, employee relations, performance management, immigration, benefits, and compensation planning.

Developed and implemented an evaluation tool for the R&D organization that provided a standardized approach to evaluating candidates that received favorable feedback from senior managers and client leaders.

Collaborated with the recruiting specialist/manager to provide support to clients including sourcing, job fair participation, diversity outreach, interviewing candidates and working within the Applicant Tracking System.

Consulted with managers and employees to evaluate effectiveness of the annual performance review process.

Implemented HR initiatives and management topics including training, employee development, and coaching.

Mediated employee concerns and complaints. Conducted investigations and managed corrective actions.

MARCOLIN VIVA – Branchburg, NJ (2012 to 2016)

DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

Directed a four-person team that implemented and administered the human resources department of a $780 million company, the fourth largest eyewear company in the world. Provided the leadership, guidance, and direction of the corporate office HR functions. Planned, organized, and executed the policies and practices to achieve the company’s HR strategy. Advisor to senior management on U.S. and international employment issues. Examined business trends to create long term solutions to the recruiting and selection process. Monitored and analyzed employee turnover to develop programs to address employee retention and talent management initiatives. Managed the annual Performance Management Program, employee development, succession planning, corporate benefit administration and payroll.

Led a cross-functional senior management team to design and implement a corporate sales training program for 300 sales consultants in record time. The presentation and training manual received praise from all parties.

Headed a corporate engagement team that transformed the entire sales force into a growth-oriented group through education, training, and an increased sense of ownership.

Maintained a perfect record of no claims against the company by working closely with the outside legal counsel.

BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY – Franklin Lakes, NJ (2004 to 2011)

SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER

Provided a full spectrum of human resources management for the Worldwide Preanalytical Systems medical device business with revenues of $1.3 billion. Active Business Partner for the Research and Development, Clinical/Scientific Affairs, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Finance functions on the Franklin Lakes campus. Directed the day-to-day strategic management of HR functions, consulted, and advised senior management on all HR issues. Coached leaders and their teams, to identify business challenges, develop resolutions and implement related improvements to their organizations.

Complete authority to make business decisions on HR policies and systems at the senior management level of the organization.

Designed, wrote, and published the business unit’s first “Managers’ Tool Kit” containing directives for on-boarding, total rewards programs, interviewing candidates and new hire development. The Toolkit was acknowledged as an excellent resource and served as a model for additional corporate-wide initiatives.

Partnered with the Vice President of R&D to develop an Innovation Strategy and Implementation Plan. Successfully launched the program, still in use, that identified significant viable growth opportunities.

Designed and developed a recruitment strategy for difficult to fill leadership positions utilizing creative sources and methods. The successful plan attracted high caliber leaders as successors for top positions in their function.

Created a global communication strategy for the organization that received praise from the business president and the CEO of the company. The plan included a bi-monthly President’s newsletter distributed to worldwide associates, a quarterly global newsletter, eye-catching posters displaying monthly business results and implementation of a global town hall meeting in the corporate office.

Education & Development

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY – MS Human Resource Management – GOALS Fellow

HOWARD UNIVERSITY – BS Psychology, Business minor – Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Six Thinking Hats Certification – Certified Instructor; Organizational Analysis and Design – Linkage Organization; Advanced Consulting – Linkage Organization; Essentials of HR Strategic Planning – Cornell University

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