17+ years HR business partner experienceBachelor's degree in HR or BusinessBiotech / pharma industry experienceOrganizational design & workforce planningExecutive coaching & leadership developmentChange managementTalent strategy & talent acquisition partnershipHR analytics & advanced ExcelHR compliance & employment lawProject managementGlobal & matrixed environment experienceCommercialization / product launch support
Job Description
Senior Director, Human Resources Business Partner role for a global commercial organization in the biotech/pharmaceutical sector. This strategic HR leadership position involves serving as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, leading organizational effectiveness initiatives, talent planning, change leadership, and building scalable HR programs. The role requires 17+ years of progressive HRBP experience, strong biotech/pharma acumen, and expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership development.
Overview
This senior HR leadership role will serve as a trusted strategic partner to Global Medical Affairs and Commercial Development leaders. You will translate complex business priorities into people strategies that strengthen organizational effectiveness and support sustainable growth.
The role combines executive coaching, workforce planning, organizational design, talent strategy, and change leadership. You will operate in a fast-growing, dynamic environment where agility, accountability, and sound judgment are essential.
Working closely with HR Centers of Excellence and other HRBPs, you will help build scalable people programs and processes. This is an opportunity to shape the people strategy of a global, increasingly commercial organization at a pivotal stage of its evolution.
Accountabilities
•Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to senior business leaders, aligning workforce planning, organizational priorities, and people strategies with evolving business needs.
•Lead organizational effectiveness initiatives, including organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, talent planning, and capability building.
•Coach leaders through growth, transformation, and organizational change, developing strategies that strengthen readiness, adoption, alignment, and employee engagement.
•Assess organizational structures, leadership capabilities, team effectiveness, and ways of working to identify opportunities for sustainable improvement.
•Partner with Talent Acquisition to develop recruitment strategies and strengthen talent pipelines aligned with business growth plans.
•Collaborate with Total Rewards, People Operations, HR Technology, Culture, Employee Engagement, and Learning teams to implement scalable programs and ensure strong adoption.
•Work closely with fellow HRBPs to align functional initiatives, share best practices, and develop consistent processes that improve organizational effectiveness.
•Champion effective communication, culture, and employee engagement initiatives that support a growing global commercial organization.
•Provide guidance on employee relations and investigations while ensuring alignment with internal policies and applicable local and regional employment legislation.
•Lead cross-functional HR projects and program implementations, establishing clear milestones, timelines, ownership, and measures of success.
•Use organizational data, analytics, and business insights to diagnose workforce challenges, inform decisions, and demonstrate the impact of HR initiatives.
•Promote continuous improvement and innovative approaches to HR practices, processes, and organizational development.
Requirements
•Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
•17+ years of progressive HR business partner experience.
•Strong biotech or pharmaceutical business acumen, with the ability to connect business strategy with organizational effectiveness, capabilities, talent, and functional interdependencies.
•Proven experience operating as a strategic HRBP and aligning culture, organizational development, and people strategies with business objectives.
•Experience partnering with senior executives and leaders across functions, with exceptional listening, influencing, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
•Demonstrated ability to navigate high-growth and rapidly changing environments where accountability, urgency, flexibility, responsiveness, and change agility are valued.
•Strong organizational and project management skills, including experience managing complex initiatives, programs, timelines, and implementation milestones.
•Strong analytical capabilities, including advanced use of data and Excel to diagnose organizational issues and inform practical, evidence-based decisions.
•Strong knowledge of HR compliance, employment legislation, and leading HR practices.
•Sound judgment, strategic thinking, discretion, and the ability to make thoughtful decisions in complex organizational situations.
•Experience building HR processes and operating models that improve cross-functional effectiveness is preferred.
•Experience working within a similarly sized, rapidly growing biotech organization and supporting commercialization or a first product launch is preferred.
•Experience working in matrixed and global environments is preferred.
Compensation and Benefits
•Base salary range of $232,000 to $290,000 USD, with final compensation determined by factors such as experience, skills, education, location, and market conditions.
•Competitive overall total rewards package combining cash compensation, equity opportunities, and comprehensive benefits.
•Significant learning and professional development opportunities.
•Remote position based in the United States.
•Equal opportunity workplace committed to an inclusive and respectful environment.
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