Position Summary:

The Senior Director HR Business Partner will report to the Chief People Officer and will be responsible for building and driving the People Strategy for the R&D & Program Management Functions.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for developing the People Strategy to enable both short-and-long term functional goals in alignment with Vera’s Corporate goals.
• Partner with HR subject matter experts to enable the People Strategy, specifically:
  • TA to support attracting and hiring critical talent.
  • Total Rewards to design compensation and benefits to support the hiring, retaining and recognition of employees.
  • Employee relations to build people manager capability and ensure proactive management of performance.
  • Communications to support change management and other initiatives.
  • Talent development to support leadership growth and succession.
• Routinely assess the organizational needs as the business evolves to ensure the People Strategy is aligned to goals and meeting business needs.
• Advise and coach senior leaders in solving complex issues related to organization design, development, and change leadership.
• Participate and lead as appropriate corporate-wide programs that enhance the overall employee experience and support company growth and success overall.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or related, relevant discipline.
• 12+ years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience developing and implementing HR strategies in biotechnology required
• Expert-level experience developing strategic workforce plans, from conception to implementation.
• A demonstrated history of success in supporting client groups in a consultive role.
• In depth knowledge of organizational development, process management, and change management.
• Brings a track record of being both an advocate for their business unit and a model and representative of strong HR best practices.
• Experience managing and mentoring successful HR talent.
• Experience conducting effective, thorough and objective investigations with appropriate management recommendations.
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to educate and influence through formal and informal communications.
• Highly experienced in talent management, succession planning, and career growth and development.
• Strong experience managing and/or leading culture and change management or organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Recognition of the importance of being highly responsive to the needs of senior management, colleagues and staff.
• Understanding of related employment laws, concepts and practices related to the administration of a variety of human resources programs.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, ethic and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple complicated tasks.
• Experience with the design and delivery of Sales Incentive programs preferred.