The HR Generalist will have both administrative and strategic responsibilities, helping the HR team to plan and administer important functions such as employee relations, recruitment, performance management, training and development and other HR needs as required by the business. This role will work proactively to build relationships, support internal processes, simplify, and support business requests in a timely manner and act as a back-up for payroll and admin functions.
Main responsibilities:
- Serve as the HR communication professional for the site in effectively communicating policies, changes, events, important information, etc., to employees
- Manage employee relations issues, addressing employee concerns and grievances, conducting investigations as needed to ensure timely and fair resolutions
- Liaise with line managers and staff to facilitate open and honest communication at all times
- Prepares and checks payroll and salary transfer in cooperation with Finance
- Engages in works-council related discussions and drafts works-council agreements
- Support hiring managers with recruitment, becoming their single point of contact concerning the recruitment and selection process in order to identify staffing needs, determine selection criteria for candidates and define and validate the job content and the expected candidate's profile
- Conduct employee onboarding to ensure a smooth transition for new hires
- Manage human resource projects as assigned and provide regular progress reports to key stakeholders
- Connect with Learning and Development Partner for site training and development needs
- Collaborate with other HR team members from business units and the global team to support initiatives and needs of the company
- Support compensation projects as required
Culture and engagement
- Engage in personal professional development and attend mandatory training
- Present the Company in a positive way at all times with internal and external clients, customers and staff
- Work flexibly and efficiently in order to meet internal and external customer needs, whilst maintaining the highest possible professional standards
- Bring new ideas and approaches with an open mind
- Maintain confidentiality and security at all times
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Management or a related field
- Native speaker or native speaker fluency in English and German
- A minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in the field
- Comprehensive knowledge of general human resources practices and procedures
- Strong understanding of German legislation in the field of human resources
- Prior experience with a Works Council
- Prior experience in handling employment relations, recruitment, performance reviews, HR business processes, and/or training activities
· Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to work autonomously and be self-motivated
· Proven ability of acting with confidentiality and dealing sensitively and appropriately with confidential information
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
What We Do
Our mission is to accelerate access to medicines for patients in every corner of the globe: Clinical Services, Product Access and Commercialisation, Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Affairs
