Human Resources Director - Remote

Project Farma (PF) is a leading advanced therapy technical operations consulting company in the life science industry.  We consult in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and gene and cell therapy industries providing cGMP and industry best practices to our clients.  We are an industry leader in providing project management, validation, engineering, quality/compliance, and consulting services to support finding ground-breaking treatments and solutions.  Our clients include early-stage startups, established life science companies, and CMOs/CROs.  Our family-oriented culture strives to develop and leverage your interpersonal skills and technical experience for long term success.

Project Farma is a wholly owned subsidiary of Precision Medicine Group, LLC, a leading global life sciences company with over 2,000 employees headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Position Summary

Project Farma is looking for a strong leader to join our Human Resource Team as a Human Resources Director.  This role partners with Project Farma leadership to provide strategic direction for HR priorities, identifies HR priorities and implements solutions, and provides hands-on leadership and management of day-to-day programs and initiatives including employee engagement, performance management, employee relations, compensation, coaching & counseling, talent management, HR operations, annual compensation review, and reporting on HR business metrics.  The Human Resources Director will liaise with the Talent Acquisition Team and Corporate HR Team & work collaboratively as part of a geo-dispersed Global HR Team.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

HR Programs & Administration:

• Identify, recommend, and implement an effective HR strategy aligned to business objectives and cultural norms
• Identify solutions to support high growth and ensure organizational design is in alignment for the growth
• 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
• Ensure compliance with local employment laws, education, and adherence to local regulations and policies
• Ensure appropriate procedures are designed and carried out for HR processes including new hire onboarding and terminations including the design of exit interviews
• Collate and submit feedback on a quarterly basis
• Partner with legal counsel to ensure that employment practices and actions are compliant while meeting the needs of the business
• Conduct job analysis, create job descriptions, and harmonize existing descriptions across assigned groups

Recruiting & Onboarding:

• Work with the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition and members of the team on Talent Acquisition programs, process, reporting, and analysis
• Partners with leadership, the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, and Recruiters to determine priorities, approval of headcount, and facilitation of an effective process
• Ensure that an effective new hire process is designed and executed with the goal for a high quality, scalable process

Employee Relations:

• 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 improvements, and advice and risk assessments
• Lead sensitive employee relations issues and bring to a successful conclusion
• Provide leadership for culture management for the business unit during the high growth and acquisition processes
• Partner with the assigned leadership team with the localization of the culture project initiatives

Performance Management & Training:

• Support the on-going performance management program(s)
• Develop and implement harmonized career ladders across assigned groups
• Identify training needs for business unit staff and individual executive coaching needs & partner with L&D to deliver solutions
• Provide coaching, counseling, and career development
• Organize & plan training as required

Other:

• Some travel to other offices and business meetings may be required
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years’ experience in Human Resources

Other Required:

• Previous support for organizations experiencing YOY growth
• HR systems experience as a user
• Employee relations, coaching, and counseling experience
• Strong understanding of employment law
• Proficiency with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook 
• A willingness to travel (~20%)

Preferred:

• Degree in Human Resources or a related field of study
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification
• Experience supporting technology, SAAS, or other high-tech industries desired
• HR systems experience in ADP Workforce Now and ATS platforms
• Successful experience partnering with multiple business leaders and key stakeholders
• Start-up or fast growing organization support including building and supporting HR programs & policies
• Employee relations and coaching to include both management and non-management level employees
• 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 global organization

Skills:

• Proactive, customer-focused approach to work
• Demonstrated responsiveness and flexibility
• Successfully dealing with queries 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, and operational goals
• Enthusiasm about designing and delivering HR programs & day-to-day HR delivery
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
• Excellent organization and prioritization

In return for your skills, knowledge, and passion, Project Farma offers a wide range of benefits including:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Aggressive bonus structure to reward your commitment
• Paid time off
• Flex-time
• Health insurance
• 401k plan with company match

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