Senior Director, HR Business Partner

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, GBR
In-Office
218K-310K Annually
Healthtech • Manufacturing
The Role

Title:

Senior Director, HR Business Partner

Company:

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.


 

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

 Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Job Description:

The main responsibilities are covering the following areas:

  • Strategic HR Partnership: 
    • Collaborate with North America Commercial leaders and the Sr Global HRBP Lead for Global R&D to develop and implement HR strategies that support the business goals and objectives.
    • Provide strategic HR leadership to US Medical affairs, V&A, US Corporate Affairs, US BE and US Finance and is accountable to develop and execute HR strategies to achieve and maintain high levels of employee engagement and a performance-driven culture.
    • Sit on North America HR Leadership Team as a key strategic business partner driving the talent agenda in an aligned and clear approach.
    • Collaborate with Global HRBP Lead for Finance to set up and implement the People strategy for the entire global finance function.
  • Operational HR Partnership*: 
    • Operate with a bias for action, raising issues and bring recommended solutions, partner with senior leaders in a clear way, simple and user friendly.
    • Build strong relationships with sponsors and other key stakeholders across the business who support and lead change efforts.
    • Funnel appropriate messages and communications to drive clear priorities and meet project timelines.
    • Proactively identify pain points and areas that require improvement and bring stakeholders together to bring improvements to life.
    • Work with HR North America network and People, Organization & Capabilities on training initiatives that span across Global R&D campuses including help in conducting workshops and focus groups.
    • Monitor delivery and ensure consistency of North America dashboards and KPIs across supported North America functions.

(*): For all NA commercial employees belonging to the function listed above, and also for all NA employee in Global Legal, and Global Medical Affairs. For Global Finance, the role is not limited to NA employees.

  • Talent Management: Lead talent management initiatives including talent acquisition, development, succession planning, and retention strategies for the supported NA Commercial functions and Global Finance functions. Directly prepares Leaders for management meetings (e.g. talent reviews, performance calibration, town halls etc.).
  • Performance Management: Oversee the performance management process, including goal setting, performance reviews, and development plans for NA Commercial supported functions.
  • Organizational Development: 
    • Drive organizational design and change management initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of the NA Commercial including US Finance and US BE (verticalized functions) functions supported.
    • Work with leadership to enable transformation; assessing the people and capabilities and ensure proper resource allocation, up skill where needed
  • Compensation and Benefits: Advise on compensation and benefits strategies to attract and retain top talent and promote equity.
  • Employee Relations: Provide guidance on employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with labor laws and company policies for NA supported functions.

HR Projects: Participate in global / NA Commercial and Global Finance HR projects and initiatives.

The annual base salary range for this position is $218,000 - $310,000.

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentives program. At Ipsen we are proud to offer a comprehensive employee benefits package, including 401(k) with company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, as well as flexible spending accounts. Ipsen also provides parental leave, paid time off, a discretionary winter shutdown, well-being allowance, commuter benefits, and much more.

The pay range displayed above is the range of base pay compensation within which Ipsen expects to pay for this role at the time of this posting. Individual compensation within this range depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, prior education and experience, job-related knowledge and demonstrated skills.

IPSEN is an equal opportunity employer that strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

IPSEN is an equal opportunity employer that strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Ipsen Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ipsen and has not been reviewed or approved by Ipsen.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with broad medical, dental, and vision offerings. Company materials emphasize a wide-ranging package that supports overall wellbeing.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs are highlighted with a competitive 401(k) match and access to an employee stock purchase plan. These elements are frequently cited as strengths in the package.
  • Parental & Family Support Family support includes paid parental leave and company-provided backup child and elder care. These programs complement core benefits and add practical day-to-day value.

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The Company
HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt
5,848 Employees

What We Do

Ipsen is a French leading global mid-size biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, France focusing its efforts where unmet medical needs are greatest. Ipsen develops and commercializes innovative medicines in three key therapeutic areas - Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. We have over 5000 employees worldwide and our medicines are registered in more than 100 countries, with direct commercial presence in over 30 countries. Ipsen has 4 global R&D hubs and 3 pharmaceutical development centers around the world

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