Oxford Nanopore Technologies, a global leader in genomics, is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to manage HR activity across our Americas region as we expand our commercial operations.
This role is expected to work independently within the region, whilst reporting to and being supported by a global HR team, including COEs, based at the Company HQ in Oxford, UK. The role will be both strategic and hands-on, responsible for building HR infrastructure, driving talent strategies, and supporting the full employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, performance, compensation, engagement, and compliance). You’ll partner with regional commercial leadership and contribute as part of ONT’s Global HR Team.
What You’ll Do:
- Serve as the stand-alone Senior HR Business Partner for the Americas region (US, Canada, LATAM).
- Contribute fully to shaping and refining the HR strategy for the AMR Business Units, (mainly Commercial/Sales), within the region, ensuring overall alignment with global HR, Talent and Reward strategies.
- Provide both strategic and operational HR Business Partnering support throughout the whole employment lifecycle.
- Coach and advise managers on the management of HR matters and resolve more complex ER cases in line with company police and local legislation.
- Provide a pro-active, customer-focused HR service to stakeholders within the region.
- Collaborate with the HRBP teams for the UK & EMEAI (based out of the HQ in Oxford, UK, and the APAC HRBP team to ensure general consistency of HR focus across regions
- Partner with talent acquisition, and reward, to deliver regional resourcing requirements and ensure ONT’s reward ethos is applied across the region.
- Partner with the Talent Development COE to manage the co-ordination of in-person and virtual learning events.
- Take a lead on local compliance requirements and local employee engagement initiatives.
- Advise leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, and labor law.
- Ensure compliance with EEOC, Affirmative Action, and federal labor requirements.
- Build HR processes to support business growth and culture.
What You Bring:
- Degree in HR or related field (certification preferred).
- Extensive HRBP/Senior HR Manager experience in the US, ideally in life sciences, pharma, or tech.
- Deep knowledge of US labor law, federal compliance, and HR best practices.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, commercial matrixed environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Preferred:
- Experience with Canada, LATAM, start-ups, or high-growth companies.
- Familiarity with DEIB practices, mergers/acquisitions, and Oracle HR systems.
Join us to help build and lead the HR function for a fast-growing, innovative company shaping the future of genomics.
Apply today to be part of Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
About Us
Oxford Nanopore has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information-rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans, animals, plants, bacteria, viruses, and diseases such as cancer. By enabling biological insights, we strive to improve life on Earth and beyond.
The salary for this role is between $135,000 and $ 150,000 USD. The salary offered will reflect the skills and experience of the candidate. Certain roles within ONT are eligible for annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. Employees based in the US have the option to choose healthcare benefits, participate in the company 401(k) plan and company match, we also offer short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and commuter benefits to name a few.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We select and employ candidates only in accordance with their merits, qualifications, and abilities to perform the duties of the job regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, color, age, disability, sexual orientation, military or veteran status. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact [email protected]
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About UsOxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.
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What We Do
Our goal is to enable the analysis of anything, anywhere, by anyone. We have developed the world’s first and only nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing platform. It’s a new generation of sequencing technology — the only one to offer: scalability to portable or ultra-high throughput formats, real-time data delivery, and the ability to elucidate rich biological data. We are aiming to disrupt the way that biological analyses are currently performed, and open up new applications that have a profound, positive impact on society. Our devices offer real-time analysis, for rapid insights, in fully scalable formats — from pocket to population scale — and the technology is being used in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford, the company now employs more than 600 people from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
