Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.
Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support.
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:
Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.
Job Responsibilities
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior HRIS / Workday Reporting Analyst to serve as a key member of our HR Technology team. This role combines deep technical expertise in Workday reporting with strong leadership in data governance, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
This individual will own the full lifecycle of HRIS and reporting initiatives—from discovery and design through development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support. As a subject matter expert in Workday reporting, dashboards, Discovery Boards, and Hubs, this role will drive innovation, enhance the user experience, and ensure delivery of accurate, actionable people data across the organization.
The role will act as a trusted advisor to HR, IT, Finance, and Analytics teams, leading reporting strategy establishing governance standards, and expanding Workday’s reporting capabilities to support business decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end HRIS and reporting initiatives, including discovery, design, development, testing, implementation, and support.
Serve as the primary subject matter expert for Workday reporting, dashboards, Discovery Boards, and Hubs.
Act as a strategic advisor to stakeholders on reporting capabilities, data structures, and best practices.
Partner with HR, IT, Finance, and Analytics teams to deliver scalable, high-impact reporting solutions.
Reporting Development & Analytics
Lead discovery discussions with stakeholders to gather and document reporting requirements, trends, and business needs.
Design, develop, and maintain Workday reports (Advanced, Matrix, Composite, BIRT, etc.) using Report Writer and Report Designer.
Build interactive dashboards, Discovery Boards, and Hubs that deliver actionable insights to leaders, managers, and employees.
Analyze Workday data sources, relationships, and system capabilities to optimize reporting solutions.
Lead governance of people data and reporting, including establishing standards, naming conventions, and documentation.
Ensure data accuracy, integrity, security, and compliance across all HRIS systems and reporting outputs.
Develop and maintain data integrity protocols, conduct audits, and resolve data issues proactively.
Maintain a centralized reporting catalog and documentation to support transparency and reuse.
Initiate and lead HRIS projects of medium to large scope, developing project plans and managing execution.
Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, reporting efficiency, and system functionality.
Stay current with Workday releases, features, and industry best practices to continuously enhance capabilities.
Support system upgrades, new feature rollouts, and testing cycles, including coordination of user acceptance testing.
User Support & Enablement
Provide hands-on functional, technical, and reporting support to HR and business users.
Deliver training and enablement for Workday reporting tools, dashboards, and enhancements.
Serve as escalation point for reporting-related issues.
Partner with stakeholders to drive adoption of new tools, features, and reporting solutions.
Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.
No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.
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Additional Information
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.
Skills Required
- BA/BS degree in Business, Human Resources, or Information Technology; Advanced degree preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Human Resources working with a HRIS
- Detailed understanding of integration strategy
- Experience in all phases of the software development life cycle
- Excellent analytical skills
- Strong project management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including advanced data functions in Excel
Syneos Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Syneos Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Syneos Health.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO for managers and flexible time‑off options make time away accessible and support work‑life balance. Day‑to‑day usability can depend on team and workload, but the policy breadth is a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is frequently highlighted as a strong component of the package. Despite vesting details to confirm, the retirement offering adds meaningful long‑term value.
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Parental & Family Support — Partnership with Maven provides fertility, adoption support, parental‑leave guidance, and women’s health resources across multiple regions. This family‑building support enhances the overall total rewards appeal.
Syneos Health Insights
What We Do
Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. We bring together a talented team of professionals, who work across more than 110 countries, with a deep understanding of patient and physician behaviors and market dynamics. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. Syneos Health supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that cares for colleagues, customers, patients, communities and the environment.
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