Senior People Partner

The Senior People Partner will contribute to scaling our dynamic organization where we aim to cultivate an environment where our people will thrive. The Senior People Partner will play an important role in ensuring a positive experience throughout the employee lifecycle by developing the best programs, processes, and practices for our people.

We are looking for an experienced HR professional to partner with their colleagues across the organization to creatively address organizational challenges through people-focused solutions. The individual hired will champion Generation Bio’s culture and values to help them reach their goals. We seek a creative and influential thought leader who can balance the need to be a strategic partner with a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude.

This role will report to the Director, People and Culture.

Responsibilities:

• Develop strong, trust-based relationships with employees and first line managers to provide guidance and coaching throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Collaborate with multiple areas of the organization and provide strategic, thought leadership on people-related matters such as talent strategy, performance management, organizational planning, change management, and complex challenges.
• Consult with hiring manager on workforce planning and talent strategy to inform hiring needs.
• Manage all immigration related matters including initiations and extensions of US non-immigrant and immigrant visas in partnership with external immigration law firm, employees, and managers.
• Interpret metrics around the employee lifecycle to provide recommendations for enhancement that positively impact employee experience.
• Collaborate with the broader People & Culture team and cross-functional partners to provide thought partnership on implementation of people programs and initiatives that align with our core values.
• Drive quality, efficient, and scalable improvements for People Partnering and broader processes based on feedback from the business. Develop, implement, and partner with appropriate stakeholders on enhancements and modifications as necessary to meet the employee and business needs.
• Advocate and influence justice, equity, and belonging program and initiatives that align to our values.

Qualifications:

• Trusted confidante who provides feedback and insight to help create an inclusive, equitable, and engaging culture and environment.
• Comfort and experience working with data and interpreting insights to inform decision-making.
• Considers broad impact of decisions when responding to business needs.
• Strong communicator and influencer with demonstrated ability to work with diverse teams and the ability to flex approach as needed to enable solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in the following areas: career planning, performance management, coaching, employee relations, learning and development, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and recognition.
• Demonstrated ability to both build and deliver people programs that support business objectives.
• Good understanding of HR best practices and knows when to adopt best practices or take a bespoke approach.
• Genuine curiosity and strong desire to continuously learn and grow.
• Experience in life sciences a plus, but not required.
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive HR experience in environments that have seen transitions preferred.

POSITION: Full time, Exempt