Human Resources Assistant

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support daily Human Resources and operational functions within a clinical research environment.
• Assist with onboarding activities, scheduling, employee communications, and maintaining employee records and documentation.
• Perform office administrative duties including filing, scanning, ordering supplies, maintaining office organization, and coordinating office logistics.
• Assist with office runs, errands, and operational support tasks as needed.
• Coordinate meetings, schedules, conference rooms, and internal team communications.
• Provide professional communication and support to employees, vendors, clients, visitors, and external partners.
• Assist with company events, wellness initiatives, employee engagement activities, and special projects.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee, operational, and company information.
• Collaborate with members of the Human Resources and Operations teams to support organizational initiatives and day-to-day business needs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word).
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication abilities.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• Self-motivated individual with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

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Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• Experience in healthcare, clinical research, or other regulated environments.
• Experience with HRMS/HRIS systems (preferably Workday).

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

This job operates in a professional environment.

The noise level in this work environment is usually light to moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• The employee will regularly use hands to reach, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk and hear.
• The employee may frequently stand, walk and sit.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel:  This position will involve some local travel.

Pre-Employment Screening:  Drug screen and background check required.

This job description covers the most essential functions of this position and is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee in this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Javara is an integrated research organization (IRO) that advances value by integrating clinical research within the healthcare ecosystem. Javara brings better outcomes for patient centered care, better economic results, improved access to cutting edge therapies and a more predictable research delivery model to the biopharmaceutical sector.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Javara provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.