Associate HR Director

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IQVIA™ is the leading human data science company focused on helping healthcare clients find unparalleled insights and better solutions for patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness the power of healthcare data, domain expertise, transformative technology, and advanced analytics to drive healthcare forward.

PURPOSE

IQVIA is recruiting for an Associate Director, Human Resources, to support Regional Business Units covering approximately 2,500 employees. Reporting to Director of Japan HR Partner team, this role provides strong and engaging leadership, expertise, advice, HR business partnering and works seamlessly with other HR teams to provide an overall joined-up HR delivery.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as a Senior HR Business Partner, providing strategic and hands-on HR business partnering support to assigned business units.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to business leaders by deeply understanding business and organizational challenges, and providing consultation and guidance across areas such as organizational design, people strategy, leadership, and talent management.
• Leads the planning, implementation, and embedding of best practices in talent and organizational initiatives, including talent pipeline development, leadership development, and succession planning.
• Proactively manages and advises on employee relations matters, ensuring appropriate resolution in line with local policies and employment laws, and escalates complex issues to the Director as appropriate.
• Serves as the local HR lead for M&A activities, driving HR due diligence and leading people-related workstreams during integration (PMI) phases.
• Partners closely with Regional and Global HR stakeholders, including HRBPs, Centres of Excellence, and specialist teams, to localize and execute global HR strategies and initiatives in alignment with business priorities.
• Leads HR initiatives and projects from design through execution, taking accountability for outcomes, stakeholder management, and delivery of tangible business impact.
• Collaborates with the HR Shared Services team to address operational issues, identify improvement opportunities, and enhance both business effectiveness and employee experience.
• Assesses and manages people-related impacts of business initiatives such as organizational changes or real estate transitions, contributing to local organizational effectiveness.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent leadership and team leadership skills
• Strong business and commercial understanding of organisational dynamics
• Strong organization development, process effectiveness, project management and change management expertise
• Sound knowledge and experience of Japan employment legislation, including Works Council liaison (where relevant)
• Ability to effectively shape and execute overall strategic direction 
• Client-centric
• Creative and focused on adding value to the business
• Curious, flexible, able to work in a face-paced environment
• Excellent problem-solving, judgment and decision-making skills in highly complex situations
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong coaching and counselling skills
• Very effective influencing skills
• Highly structured approach
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients
• Ability to use insightful data to inform decisions
• Prior experience of acquisitions (due diligence through integration)
• Very high degree of discretion and confidentiality
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications and HRIS applications

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree or educational equivalent and 10 years’ experience as a generalist or combination of generalist and specialist including 4 years direct line management operating with senior/executive management teams; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

We know that meaningful results require not only the right approach but also the right people. Regardless of your role, we invite you to reimagine healthcare with us. You will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and

Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there!

We invite you to join IQVIA™.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.