Human Resources Business Partner

Summary

Join Precision for Medicine as a Human Resources Business Partner and play a pivotal role in supporting the company's growth within the APAC region (China, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea). You will implement effective HR strategies, manage employee relations, ensure compliance, and partner with leadership to foster a positive work environment. This role requires strong HR expertise, experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, and fluency in Mandarin and English. You will collaborate with various teams, including Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, to drive HR initiatives and support employee development. The position involves overseeing onboarding/offboarding processes, conducting investigations, and providing coaching and counseling. Some travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent field of study
• Minimum of 8+ years relevant experience in a Human Resources role
• Experience of working within the Biopharmaceutical industry - Biotech / Pharmaceutical or CRO international organisations
• Must be able to speak, read and write fluently in Mandarin and English languages
• Experience of working with SAP or similar HRIS system
• Exceptional organizational, customer service, interpersonal communication skills with the flexibility to thrive in a fast paced, changing environment and the ability to actively participate and sometimes lead cross functional teams
• Knowledge regional country employment regulations
• Demonstrated knowledge in all areas of HR to include but not be limited to, onboarding, training, performance management, employee relations and compliance
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Detail oriented and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proficient with MS Office tools (Word, Excel PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Able to travel both domestically and internationally including overnight stays (around 10% of role)
• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification or equivalent HR certification
• Experience supporting organizations within a decentralized or matrix style structure

Responsibilities

• Implements an effective HR strategy aligned to business objectives and cultural norms for assigned business unit and/or geographic region
• Supports organizational high growth and ensures organizational is in alignment for the growth
• Identification of trends and causes of turnover and proactive implementation of strategies to enhance retention
• Integration of programs and practices across assigned groups to enhance consistency, effectiveness, and champion best practices
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, and adherence to local regulations and policies
• Partner with legal counsel to ensure that employment practices and actions are compliant while meeting the needs of the business
• Participates in and provides oversight for harmonization activities
• Participates in ad hoc global HR projects
• Partners with members of the Talent Acquisition team on programs, process, reporting, and analysis
• Advise managers on employee relations issues, review/draft performance improvement plans, and execute terminations as necessary
• Oversee the complete onboarding/off-boarding process for employees which includes new hire orientation, manager communication, and may include preparing new hire meeting agendas, background checks, data entry into key systems, etc
• Provide oversight for the employee relations process including managing general day-to-day queries from staff, carry out objective investigations, performance improvements, and advice and risk assessments
• Lead sensitive employee relations issues and bring to a successful conclusion
• Partner with the assigned leadership team with the localization of the culture/engagement initiatives
• Collaborates with other members of the HR function with regard to the planning and execution of projects and initiatives
• Identify training needs for business unit and/or geographic regional staff and individual executive coaching needs & partner with Talent Management / L&D to deliver solutions
• Provide coaching, counselling, and career development
• Organize & plan training as required
• Some travel to other offices and business meetings may be required
• Additional duties as assigned