Senior HR Systems Specialist, Workday

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2 Locations
In-Office
103K-175K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Administers, configures, optimizes, and supports Workday HCM and related modules. Leads business process improvements, security governance, integrations, testing, release management, reporting, issue resolution, documentation, and stakeholder training. Partners with HR, payroll, talent acquisition, compensation, IT, and business teams to deliver scalable, compliant HR technology solutions. Supports compensation cycles, recruiting, absence and time tracking, talent management, data integrity, and global HR operations.
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The Position

The Senior Systems Specialist, Workday is responsible for the administration, configuration, optimization, and ongoing support of Workday HCM, Absence Management, Security, Recruiting, and Compensation modules. This role serves as a subject matter expert and strategic partner to HR, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Payroll, IT, and business stakeholders, ensuring Workday solutions effectively support organizational objectives while maintaining data integrity, security, compliance, and operational excellence. The position leads system enhancements, business process optimization, configuration changes, testing, releases, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Workday platform. The role also drives issue resolution, release management, user acceptance testing, process documentation, stakeholder training, and system integration activities, while providing expert guidance on Workday best practices and future-state HR technology strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Configuring organizational structures, business processes, compensation programs, recruiting workflows, absence plans, and security frameworks

  • Managing role-based access controls and security governance

  • Supporting compensation review cycles and recruiting operations

  • Developing reports, dashboards, and analytics

  • Ensuring accurate data management and regulatory compliance

  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable HR technology solution

Required Education Experience & Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.

  • Master's degree (MBA, HRM, or Information Systems) preferred.

  • Workday certifications in one or more modules such as HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent & Performance, or Benefits are highly desirable.

  • 5-8+ years of HRIS or Workday experience, with at least 4+ years of hands-on Workday configuration and administration experience.

  • Strong functional expertise across Workday HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent Management, Benefits, and Organizational Structures.

  • Experience managing complex Workday configurations, business processes, security roles, and organizational hierarchies in a global environment.

  • Proven experience supporting annual compensation cycles, merit planning, bonus programs, and compensation reviews.

  • Experience configuring and maintaining absence plans, leave policies, and time tracking solutions across multiple countries.

  • Hands-on experience with talent and performance management processes, including goal management, talent reviews, succession planning, and career development.

  • Experience supporting Workday releases, testing, regression validation, and change management activities.

  • Strong experience gathering business requirements, conducting stakeholder workshops, and translating requirements into scalable Workday solutions.

  • Experience troubleshooting system issues and collaborating with HR, Payroll, IT, and external vendors.

  • Experience working in global organizations with complex HR operations and compliance requirements.

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Who We Are:

Organon delivers ingenious health solutions that enable people to live their best lives. We are a $6.5 billion global healthcare company focused on making a world of difference for women, their families and the communities they care for. We have an important portfolio and are growing it by investing in the unmet needs of Women’s Health, expanding access to leading biosimilars and touching lives with a diverse and trusted portfolio of health solutions.  Our Vision is clear: A better and healthier every day for every woman.

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Applicable to United States Positions Only:  Under various U.S. state laws, Organon is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job.  Final salary determinations take a number of factors into account including, but not limited to, primary work location, relevant skills, education level, and/or prior work experience.  The applicable salary range for this position in the U.S. is stated below.  Benefits offered in the U.S. include a retirement savings plan, paid vacation and holiday time, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Annualized Salary Range (US)

$103,100.00 - $175,300.00

Annualized Salary Range (Global)

Annualized Salary Range (Canada)

Please Note: Pay ranges are specific to local market and therefore vary from country to country.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements: Organon employees must be able to satisfy all applicable travel and credentialing requirements, including associated vaccination prerequisites.

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Shift:

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Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings:

1

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 5-8+ years of HRIS or Workday experience
  • At least 4+ years of hands-on Workday configuration and administration experience
  • Strong functional expertise across Workday HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent Management, Benefits, and organizational structures
  • Experience managing complex Workday configurations, business processes, security roles, and organizational hierarchies in a global environment
  • Experience supporting annual compensation cycles, merit planning, bonus programs, and compensation reviews
  • Experience configuring and maintaining absence plans, leave policies, and time tracking solutions across multiple countries
  • Hands-on experience with talent and performance management processes, including goal management, talent reviews, succession planning, and career development
  • Experience supporting Workday releases, testing, regression validation, and change management activities
  • Strong experience gathering business requirements, conducting stakeholder workshops, and translating requirements into scalable Workday solutions
  • Experience troubleshooting system issues and collaborating with HR, Payroll, IT, and external vendors
  • Experience working in global organizations with complex HR operations and compliance requirements
  • Workday certification in one or more modules, such as HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent & Performance, or Benefits
  • Master's degree, MBA, HRM, or Information Systems

Organon Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Quarterly bonuses and performance-based long-term incentives are frequently emphasized as meaningful components of total rewards, sometimes contrasted favorably with larger pharmaceutical firms. Recognition programs and an annual incentive process reinforce a pay-for-performance approach.
  • Parental & Family Support Twelve weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave and twenty days of bereavement leave, including coverage for pregnancy loss, signal a robust family support offering. Caregiving concierge services and flexible leave practices further strengthen support for caregiving needs.
  • Retirement Support Retirement plans include employer contributions across many markets, with U.S. materials highlighting matching and additional company retirement contributions. This structure is presented as a core part of the financial benefits package.

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What We Do

Organon is a global healthcare company with a portfolio of therapies and products in women’s health, biosimilars, and established medicines across a wide array of conditions and diseases. Our mission is to deliver impactful medicines and solutions for a healthier every day. This site is intended for residents of the United States and its territories. You are reminded to protect yourself against recruiting fraud from individuals, organizations or other entities claiming to represent Organon. All official Organon recruitment emails will come from accounts formatted as [email protected] or [email protected], and Organon will never conduct interviews by chat or email, or make job offers through social media or online forums. All candidates for roles at Organon will first meet with a recruiter and interview team, via Teams or in person. Organon will never ask you to make financial transactions on its behalf or ask you to receive or ship packages or goods. For more information on adverse event reporting, visit http://bit.ly/AEReporting. To read our community guidelines, visit http://bit.ly/OrganonCommunityGuidelines. Follow us on Twitter at Organon (@OrganonLLC). Follow us on Instagram at Organon (@OrganonLLC).

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