Nico Thornley

About Nico Thornley

I have 15 years of quantitative and qualitative research experience, including a PhD in…

Experience

1. Associate Director, People Analytics Measurement Lead

   Takeda

   Oct 2024 — Present · Lexington, MA, US

   Lead the end-to-end management of the employee survey programs, ensuring successfulimplementation and continuous improvement.• Lead the exploration, scoping, and proposal development for enterprise-wide workforce planning efforts, including liaising with strategy, finance, HR, business unit leaders, and others.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define survey objectives, design questions, andestablish a comprehensive survey strategy aligned with organizational goals.• Lead the integration of employee feedback data with other key business metrics to cultivate acomprehensive understanding of organizational effectiveness and employee sentiment.• Conceive, design, socialize and execute on research that drive actions that improve employeeoutcomes.• Develop and implement measurement strategies to assess the effectiveness of HR programs andinitiatives to enable continuous improvement, creating measures (e.g, targeted surveys;qualitative standards).• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging trends related to employee listening andbehavioral science.• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including HR Partners, HRCOEs, business leaders, and external survey vendors.• Make connections between HR business questions and analytical possibilities to prioritize workand get organization buy-in on research and solutions.• Advocate and defend Data Privacy and partner with stakeholders in HR, Ethics & Compliance, Data Privacy, Legal, etc, to ensure that we are compliant, respectful, andtransparent about the work that we do.

Education

• Sierra Nevada College

  M.A.T.

  2008 — 2011

• University of Nevada-Reno

  Bachelor's degree

  2004 — 2008

• Boston College

  Master's degree

  2011 — 2012

• INSEAD

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  2014 — 2019

Skills

• Developmental Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Teaching
• Psychology
• Research
• Statistics
• Qualitative Research
• Leadership Development
• Coaching
• Study Design
• Videography
• Spss
• Microsoft Office
• Iwork
• Photoshop
• Graphic Design
• Photography
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Mental Health
• Higher Education
• Emotional Intelligence
• Training