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Laura Shen

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Senior Director, HR Business Partner - Reference Lab, BioAnalytics, LPD, Water & IT at IDEXX
📍 Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area, United States

Laura Shen is a Senior Director and HR Business Partner at IDEXX, leveraging a background in HR technology, strategy, and operations. She was formerly the first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at WEX, demonstrating a commitment to building inclusive workplaces. She holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Outside of her corporate roles, Laura is an avid outdoors enthusiast passionate about community building and mentorship. She enjoys hiking, cycling, and stand-up paddleboarding, and actively supports Rippleffect Inc. , a Maine-based youth outdoor program. She lives in Maine with her husband and their golden retriever, Tucker.

She is a certified Wilderness First Responder, a unique qualification that blends her leadership skills with her passion for the outdoors.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, HR Business Partner - Reference Lab, BioAnalytics, LPD, Water & IT
Job Level
Senior
Location
Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area, United States
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Workforce Transformation
Her recent social media posts show she is hiring for a Head of Workforce Transformation & Applied AI, indicating a current strategic focus for IDEXX.
Diversity and Inclusion
Served as the first-ever Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at WEX, where she built the company's DEI strategy from the ground up.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Senior Director, HR Business Partner - Reference Lab, BioAnalytics, LPD, Water & IT
IDEXX
12-2023 - 1-2026
Senior Director, Global HR Technology & Operations
IDEXX
1-2022 - 12-2023
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
WEX
2020 - 2022
Director, Strategy
WEX
2019 - 2020
Manager, Strategy
WEX
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Laura Shen leaves WEX for HR leadership role at IDEXX. Featured in Mainebiz
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Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
B.A.
Georgetown University
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