Human Resources Business Partner/Employee Relations

HR Business Partner/Employee Relations

Our client, a leading biopharmaceutical company, is hiring for an HRBP to join a collaborative, growing team and serve as a partner across the organization. This role will play a large part in Employee Relations and handling a high-volume of employee relations work.

About the Role

This position will support managers and employees throughout the full employee lifecycle — spanning employee relations, performance management, LOA administration, onboarding, offboarding, policy guidance, employee relations concerns/cases and management, engagement, and L&D. This is a generalist HRBP role with real scope and visibility in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Requirements / Qualifications

• At least 3 years of HRBP experience minimum and/or Employee Relations
• Prior HRBP experience in biotech, pharma, or life sciences strongly preferred, ideally support remote/field-based sales population - open to industry background with a strong background in Employee Relations ideally counseling managers on performance concerns etc.
• Experience managing leave of absence requests is required

Location: Downtown, NYC

Hybrid schedule: Must be able to work on site Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, remote on Wednesdays and Fridays

Compensation and Benefits

$110,000 – $135,000 base range commensurate with experience level + Discretionary annual bonus, significant equity, and a generous benefits package

Job Responsibilities include

• Act as a strategic partner for managers and team members, providing daily guidance and coaching on HR-related topics and issues
• Administer Leave of Absence requests and serve as point of contact for LOA-related questions
• Facilitate and drive current HR processes within recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, performance management, policy and procedure development, employee engagement and career development, while continuously looking for ways to improve and optimize the employee experience
• Manage a high-volume of employee relations cases and be able to counsel management on performance related issues/concerns and employee concerns.
• Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation to ensure consistent application of company policies
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues and conduct effective, thorough and objective investigations as needed
• Work closely with the HR team to develop and implement various HR programs and initiatives, including performance reviews, trainings, handbook review, benefits, surveys, employee events and L&D opportunities
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of team members and partner with the legal department as needed

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