Kathleen Dunn
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. HR Generalist
BioDot, Inc.
10.2021 - 03.2024
- Providing support and clarification to employees and leaders regarding HR initiatives and policies as the sole HR employee
- Coach and support senior staff to onboard new employees, manage employee escalations, develop employee relations and implement employee initiatives
- Design and implement new employee engagement initiatives to enhance and support employee onboarding and orientation, skill development and retention
- Lead full-cycle recruitment; create requisitions, pre-screen interview candidates, schedule, and conduct interviews, contact references, perform background checks, prepare offer packages and coordinates new hire organization
- Contact and work with staffing agencies as required ensuring the identification and successful hire of qualified candidates into targeted roles
- Maintain employee data in the performance management program
- Load goals, update positions, release performance review and follow-up to ensure completion per the established timeline
- Maintain accurate and up to date employee information in the HRIS
- Responsible for the on-going creation and tracking of KPI's directly related to key value drivers connected to the ATS Business Model
- Managed multi state weekly payroll in ADP Totalsource PEO, including sales commissions ensuring compliance with state specific tax regulations, wage laws and reporting requirements across 50 states
- Prepare bi-weekly payroll summary notes to be sent to payroll for processing (ATS system)
- Create reports as needed/requested as well as complete monthly reports related to headcount, turnover, and hiring
- Maintain employee files both hard and soft copies as required
- Implements employee engagement initiatives including tutorials, team building and communication meetings
- Participate in quality audits for various quality systems in use at ATS
- Lead and support problem-solving initiatives across service departments using ATS Business Model.
HR Specialist
ALCON Laboratories, Inc.
04.2018 - 10.2021
- Consult with HR Business Partner to provide guidance on HR processes related to the HR Core (SAP) system
- Perform transactional HR Core system activities on behalf of managers and HRBPs for the assigned client group(s)
- Submit non-automated transactions to the HR Service Center
- Coordinate data validation with HR team for a specific business function
- Extract system reports via FirstPort for client group
- Process and transmit/authorize local payroll files.
HR Specialist - Business Functions, Commercial and Global Franchise
ALCON Laboratories, Inc.
04.2017 - 04.2018
- Consult with HR Business Partner to provide guidance on HR processes related to the HR Core (SAP) system
- Perform transactional HR Core system activities on behalf of managers and HRBPs for the assigned client group(s)
- Submit non-automated transactions to the HR Service Center
- Coordinate data validation with HR team for a specific business function
- Extract system reports via FirstPort for client group
- Process and transmit/authorize local payroll files.
Staffing Operations Specialist
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, NA Shared Services Center
01.2013 - 03.2017
- Provided guidance and served as a liaison between Novartis and Alcon, GNF and Genoptix divisions
- Facilitated bi-weekly meetings with the Alcon, GNF and Genoptix North America Staffing Communities
- Contributed regularly to streamlining efforts geared to enhance pre-boarding processes
- Communicated process changes and innovative strategies to Alcon, GNF and Genoptix North America Staffing Communities
- Led candidates and potential hires through the pre-boarding process
- Responsible for generation of offer letters and ensuring compliance with applicable Novartis policies and legal requirements
- Worked closely with Division staffing teams, HRBPs, third party vendors, hiring managers and candidates to expedite the offer and pre-boarding process, and to set up the new hire for their first day of work and orientation
- Utilized tools such as SAP, HR Workspace, and BrassRing.
Human Resources Representative
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF)
06.2007 - 12.2012
- Provide Human Resources support for over 600 employees
- Input employee data to HRIS system
- Planned and conducted New Hire Orientation
- Negotiated temporary agency contracts and facilitated the employment of contracted employees
- Implemented the hiring process, generated offer letters, background checks, and drug screens
- Benefits Administrator
- Assisted hiring managers with recruiting of staffing needs for all open positions
- Back-up Payroll Administrator
- Coordinated with V.P
- Of Legal on selection and distribution of Annual Novartis Compliance Trainings
- Assisted Dir
- Of HR with applying and obtaining VISAs.
Human Resources Assistant
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF)
03.2005 - 06.2007
- Provide Human Resources support for over 600 employees
- Input employee data to HRIS system
- Planned and conducted New Hire Orientation
- Negotiated temporary agency contracts and facilitated the employment of contracted employees
- Implemented the hiring process, generated offer letters, background checks, and drug screens
- Benefits Administrator
- Assisted hiring managers with recruiting of staffing needs for all open positions
- Back-up Payroll Administrator
- Coordinated with V.P
- Of Legal on selection and distribution of Annual Novartis Compliance Trainings
- Assisted Dir
- Of HR with applying and obtaining VISAs.
Education
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Global Operation Excellence -
Alcon
06.2018
M.S. Business Administration - Human Resources Management -
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN08.2016
B.S., Business Administration with an emphasis on Human Resources Management -
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN09.2012
Human Resources Management Certificate -
04.2008
Skills
- Microsoft Suite
- Data entry
- Purchase and order form processing
- General office
- 10-key experience
- Workday
- SAP
- JD Edwards
- ADP
- Workforce Planning
- Succession Planning
- Onboarding and Orientation
- Internal Communications
- Employee Surveys
- Compensation and benefits
Timeline
Sr. HR Generalist
BioDot, Inc.
10.2021 - 03.2024
HR Specialist
ALCON Laboratories, Inc.
04.2018 - 10.2021
HR Specialist - Business Functions, Commercial and Global Franchise
ALCON Laboratories, Inc.
04.2017 - 04.2018
Staffing Operations Specialist
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, NA Shared Services Center
01.2013 - 03.2017
Human Resources Representative
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF)
06.2007 - 12.2012
Human Resources Assistant
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF)
03.2005 - 06.2007
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Global Operation Excellence -
Alcon
M.S. Business Administration - Human Resources Management -
Capella University
B.S., Business Administration with an emphasis on Human Resources Management -
Capella University
Human Resources Management Certificate -
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