Description

Dir, Human Resources

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:
WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Summary:

In this role you would be in charge of core of delivering talent strategies to enable the business for Syneos Health. Director, Business HR works hand-in-hand with business leaders to ensure that HR strategies are aligned to support and enable business goals. Responsible for managing HR activities including but not limited to: global employee engagement initiatives, change management, compensation and benefits, performance management, talent review and succession planning.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and execution of HR strategies and initiatives, as well as the day to day HRBP responsibilities
• Help business leaders look around corners with data-driven recommendations that improve performance, retention and the employee experience. Support leaders and employees, on all strategies related to people in assigned functional/business line teams, managing concepts and appropriate related tasks
• Drive key initiatives and projects in areas such as such as global organization design, diversity, leadership development, and scaling annual talent management processes
• Coach leaders to drive high performance, providing insight based on internal and external trends
• Identifies where organization design interventions are required. Partners with the Centers of Excellence to collect data insights and deliver talent strategies aligned to business outcomes.
• Advocate for employees, drive global engagement (in context of global business) and steward our culture
• Be a change agent in support of implementation of global HR strategies (including the HR tiered service model) and global business needs

In collaboration with HR leader for Division/Business line:

• Develops and implements HR approaches to support business unit growth, by evaluating trends and identifying strategies and approaches that will support and enable growth.
• Owns global engagement and is responsible for pulling through culture and engagement initiatives
• Serves as a subject matter expert on HR requirements.
• Senior HR contact for the business unit leadership team, acting as a liaison between the management and Corporate HR
• Partners with Regional HR to drive implementation of Company-wide projects and change management initiatives
• Partners with the Regional HR organizations and Global Talent & Development on implementation of talent development activities.
• Partners with Global Compensation and Benefits on the design and implementation of new programs for assigned business unit.
• Oversees the development and implementation of HR projects/interventions that result in improving business productivity, efficiencies, employee engagement and retention.
• Analyses HR metrics and develops approaches with business unit leadership based on findings to increase employee retention and engagement; seeks input from regional HR on local trends as appropriate.
• Works with business unit leadership to ensure effective cascade of Corporate, Division and business unit messages to reinforce and drive performance, culture and engagement.
• Works with Executive Recruitment to evaluate and select candidates for executive positions

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• Undergraduate Degree; Graduate Degree and or HR certification preferred
• Ten Years relevant experience
• Ability to multi-task effectively and prioritize work based on demand; strong problem solving skills
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to influence without authority
• Experience working in a globally matrixed environment

Desired Competencies:

• Business Acumen: Using insight about the business environment to improve talent and business outcomes
• Talent Management: Applying workforce planning knowledge, engagement strategies, and succession management
• Organization Acumen: Using insight about the organization to improve talent and business outcomes
• Data Judgment: Applying judgment to data to support business decision making
• Leveraging Networks: Using professional networks in strategic activities to achieve better talent outcomes
• Leadership: Persuading and influencing line partners and other key stakeholders
• Innovation: Applying systems thinking to identify new solutions for the broader enterprise
• Conflict Resolution: Managing conflicts and diffusing tensions among employees
• Problem Solving: Developing and evaluating solutions to problems and implements solutions
• Proactivity: Anticipating and preventing future problems, taking charge to bring about change, and taking initiative within role
• Continuous Learning: Seeking opportunities to learn new and necessary skills and knowledge to perform work effectively
• Matrix Management: Managing individuals and processes across business and functions

Disclaimer:

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.

Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000 Trial patients.

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