Jessica Schmidl
About Jessica Schmidl
Jessica Schmidl is the Senior Human Resources Manager for Europe at BeiGene in Basel, Switzerland, with extensive experience in HR operations and management across various global organizations.
Title
Jessica Schmidl holds the title of Senior Human Resources Manager for Europe. She is currently working at BeiGene in Basel, Switzerland.
Professional Experience at BeiGene
Jessica Schmidl is currently employed at BeiGene as the Senior Human Resources Manager for Europe. Based in Basel, Switzerland, she is responsible for overseeing HR operations, ensuring compliance with European labor laws, and supporting the business in achieving its strategic HR objectives.
Previous Roles and Experience
Jessica Schmidl has accumulated extensive experience in human resources across various organizations. She worked at Time-out as a Family Manager from 2020 to 2021 and at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Senior HR Manager/HR Site Lead from 2018 to 2020 in Basel, Switzerland. Additionally, she has served as Head HR at Unilever company Oswald Nahrungsmittel AG and as Global Functional Resourcing Lead Supply Chain - HR Recruiter at Unilever from 2012 to 2018.
Early Career in Human Resources
Jessica Schmidl’s career in human resources began with roles such as Senior Recruiter/Associate Director at UBS AG from 2010 to 2012, Branch Manager at Adecco Finance Switzerland from 2007 to 2011, Branch Manager at Swatch Group in Germany from 2005 to 2007, and Senior Consultant at TALENTspy Executive Search in Munich from 2004 to 2005. She also has experience as a researcher at Russell Reynolds Associates and as a Personal Assistant GMD at Oper Frankfurt.
Education and Certifications
Jessica Schmidl studied Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration and achieved an HR Specialist Advanced Federal Certificate in 2013-2014 and an HR Zertifikat from AKAD Business Basel in 2011-2012. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Art History, Criticism, and Conservation from Goethe University, which she completed in 1997.
Human Resources Leadership
In her myriad roles, Jessica Schmidl has guided leadership teams through transformation periods in global organizations, focusing on a wide range of human capital needs and strategic business partnership. She has worked to ensure diverse teams can equally succeed and contribute, underscoring her commitment to inclusivity within the HR field.