Director, HR Business Partner- North America Commercial

 

About This Role:
As the Director, HR Business Partner, you will be integral to our North American Leadership team, supporting executive leaders and guiding home office and site employees in Cambridge, MA, as well as field teams across the nation. Operating in a complex, matrixed environment, you will report directly to the Head of Human Resources, North America. You will engage with teams including Field Sales, Marketing, Reimbursement, Strategy & Operations, actively supporting growth in our franchises, driving launch activities, managing talent deliverables, and onboarding leaders. Your contributions will be pivotal in setting performance standards and overseeing HR-related deliverables within your client group. Providing strategic direction on organizational design, talent attraction and development, and change management will be key facets of your role. Your ability to manage executive stakeholders and demonstrate success in fast-paced, evolving organizations is essential. Familiarity with scaling organizations and building capabilities within biotech or biopharma settings will enhance your effectiveness. You will own and steward the end-to-end HR agenda, co-owning talent, organization, diversity, and culture initiatives.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as a thought partner for leadership to align people and organization strategy with business results.
• Drive business results through tailored human resource initiatives.
• Serve as an influential advisor, owning end-to-end execution of functional HR work.
• Implement and manage HR processes, including performance management, compensation planning, and total rewards.
• Build relationships with HR Centers of Excellence to roll out corporate-wide programs and meet client needs.
• Ensure the business attracts, develops, and retains high-quality talent globally.
• Manage and address employee relations issues in collaboration with clients and other HRBPs.
• Coach and counsel client management and employees.
• Play an active leadership role in continuous improvement initiatives.

Who You Are:
You are a consultative HR leader adept at providing diverse HR solutions to meet business needs. You thrive in analyzing data and identifying improvement opportunities while building strong relationships with stakeholders. Your passion for challenges and developing others aligns with your global and inclusive mindset. You are driven by a mission and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Required Skills:

• 12+ years of experience in progressive HR roles, including HR business partner or "generalist" roles.
• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in industrial/organizational psychology, human resource management, business, or a related field.
• Experience in the biotech or pharma industry is strongly preferred.
• Self-motivated and confident, comfortable operating with minimal direction.
• Trusted consultant and functional expert to senior management.
• Knowledgeable in leading-edge business practices and reward strategies.
• Able to build credibility and gain support for major initiatives.
• Unquestioned personal and business integrity.
• High energy, perseverance, and a mission-driven outlook.
• Capable of driving results with a hands-on approach.
  

Preferred Skills:

• Prior experience scaling organizations and supporting leaders in growth businesses.
• Exposure to building capabilities within a biotech or biopharma environment.
• Demonstrated success in fast-paced, evolving organizations.

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The base compensation range for this role is: $176,000.00-$242,000.00

 

Job Level: Management

Additional Information

Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.

Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance. 

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement 
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance 
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit 
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan 
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year 
• Employee Resource Groups participation

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about Biogen.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.