Senior Director, Human Resources

Summary

Join Precision Medicine Group as an HR Business Partner to provide strategic direction for HR priorities across various business groups and countries. You will identify HR priorities, implement solutions, and lead day-to-day programs including employee engagement, performance management, and talent acquisition. Collaborate with other HR leaders globally and lead assigned HR staff. Ensure compliance with employment laws and partner with legal counsel. Provide oversight for employee relations, performance management, and training programs. Coach and develop direct reports, aligning team actions with business needs. Some travel may be required. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 12+ years of HR experience supporting global organizations, and previous management experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent university degree
• 12+ years’ experience in Human Resources
• Supported global organizations of 500+ employees including YOY growth
• Previous management experience
• HR systems experience (as a user)
• Employee relations, coaching and counseling
• Strong understanding of employment law
• Proficient with MS Office tools (Word, Excel PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Travel 15-20%

Responsibilities

• Identify, recommend and implement an effective HR strategy aligned to business objectives and cultural norms
• 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
• Provide HR leadership on corporate initiatives and implement PMG-wide programs across the business group
• Provide leadership for culture and engagement for assigned groups during the high growth and acquisition processes
• Work with the HR leadership team across the assigned business group on talent management programs, process, reporting and analysis
• Lead efforts in retention and development of employees to ensure the organization has the right talent
• Ensure compliance with local and country specific employment laws, education 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
• Provide oversight for the overall employee relations process including coaching the HR staff to manage general day-to-day queries from staff, carry out objective investigations, performance improvement, and advice and risk assessments
• Lead sensitive employee relations issues and bring to a successful conclusion
• Provide HR business oversight on-going performance management program(s)
• Develop and implement harmonized career ladders across assigned groups
• Identify training needs for business group and individual executive coaching needs and partner with L&D to deliver solutions
• Provide coaching, counseling, career development, organize & plan training as required
• Coach and develop direct reports including HRBP
• Lead the team focusing on critical priorities delivering exceptional customer service and results
• Ensure the team’s actions and deliverables are in alignment with business needs
• Some travel to other office and business meetings may be required
• Additional duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resources or related field of study
• HR certification
• HR systems; ADP Workforce Now, ATS systems and other programs
• Compensation structure design & implementation
• Pharmaceutical or life sciences industry experience
• Experience partnering with multiple business leaders and key stakeholders
• High growth organization including building and supporting HR programs & policies
• Employee relations and coaching to include both management and non-management levels
• Demonstrated understanding of business and management principles involved in planning, staff resource allocation and human resources modeling
• Successful record of building and nurturing a positive culture, aligning people processes with business goals and requirements
• Understanding of project management principles and experience successfully executing complex projects
• Comfortable working within and navigating a matrix structure
• Experience working with a diverse and dispersed organization
• Highly organized
• Proactive, customer-focused approach to work, demonstrating responsiveness and flexibility and ensuring all queries are dealt with efficiently, tactfully and confidentially
• Desire to partner with the business & build strong relationships and to elevate the role of HR in assisting the business to achieve people, revenue & business goals
• Equally enthusiastic about designing / delivering HR programs as about day-to-day HR delivery
• Effective communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills
• Exceptional customer service orientation