HR and Operations Specialist

About Us

Blue Matter Consulting is a rapidly growing management consultancy focused primarily on the biopharmaceutical industry. We partner with our clients to help them achieve commercial success across the lifecycle of their products, portfolios and organizations.

We have a unique entrepreneurial culture and invest in building Blue Matter as the best place to work for our consultants. We have a strong presence across our six offices - Mumbai, Zurich, London, New York, Boston and San Francisco.

As an HR and Operations Specialist with the Blue Matter Team, you will work collaboratively with leadership and multiple stakeholders to ensure data management, payroll administration, benefits administration, HR policy development, compliance, employee onboarding, employee engagement and HR system management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure data accuracy, compliance and effective administration of payroll and benefits.
• Conduct regular audits and assessment to identify areas of non-compliance, mitigate risks and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate records within the internal HR systems and databases.
• Support with staffing needs by creating detailed reports. 
• Manage the recruitment process including sourcing candidates, screening resumes, conducting and scheduling interviews and facilitating the hiring process.
• Oversee the complete onboarding process for new hires.
• Outline company policies that help foster employee engagement.
• Support with budget planning and track actual expenses.
• Co-manage vendors (HR, events, accounting, IT) hired by the team.
• Running the office facilities management functions
• Answer inquiries and support the team members with requests

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in HR capacity (Big 5 Consulting firm experience is a plus)
• Experience in administering HR operations using automated tools (e.g. HRIS)
• Results-driven and numbers-oriented
• Logical and analytical thinking
• Strong communication skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Strong organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Human Resources Management, or similar field (MBA in HR is strongly preferred)