Job Title: Human Resources Business Partner Location: Cambridge, MA 02139 Duration:12 months (possible extension) Duties:
This position will partner with the senior director of HRBP and our R&D leaders to drive the success of our R&D business and ensure a high-performing workforce. This role provides HR guidance, aligns HR initiatives with business objectives, and fosters a positive work environment.
Responsibilities: Performance management: Execute core people processes in an efficient, equitable, and empowering way for all involved. Support managers and employees in identifying, diagnosing, and addressing performance challenges. Encourage a performance-driven culture recognizing and rewarding exceptional contributions to our patient-centric mission. Employee relations: Act as a trusted advisor to employees and managers, offering support and guidance on HR-related matters and creating a safe space for employees to come for support and guidance. Foster an inclusive, equitable, and diverse work environment. Mediate and resolve employee relations issues; conduct thorough and objective investigations when necessary. Ensure compliance with all relevant employment laws and regulations. Team effectiveness: Seek to understand team dynamics, find creative and thoughtful ways to enhance team performance, and ensure inclusive and empowering team environments. Design and facilitate workshops and focus groups to enhance team effectiveness, ensuring sessions are actionable and solutions are sustainable. Operate as a trusted sounding board and coach for team leaders and members. Talent development and engagement: Build strong partnerships across the HR organization and with key partners, specifically with Total Rewards, HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Legal, and HRBP peers to inform and implement company-wide programs and initiatives while ensuring client's needs are understood and met. Implement employee engagement programs (including surveys) that strengthen team members' collaboration, motivation, and a sense of purpose. Advance our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) efforts company-wide through self-education, active engagement in initiatives, and pull-through of ED&I concepts into our people processes and all other aspects of engaging with our talent at client. Foster a positive and inclusive work environment by promoting client's core values and driving employee engagement initiatives. Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 7 years of progressive HR experience. Experience in the biopharmaceutical or healthcare industry is a plus. Languages: English( Speak, Read, Write ) Skills: Strong knowledge of HR best practices, employment laws, and regulations. Demonstrated experience in talent management, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development. High integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism with the ability to remain calm and optimistic in challenging situations. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Strong and reliable execution and follow-through coupled with an ability to think strategically, operate in ambiguity, and remain flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced environment. Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree
City: Cambridge
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Hours Per Day: 8.00
Days Per Week: 5.00