Director, HR Business Partner

Job Title: Director, HR Business Partner

Location: Dublin, Ireland

ICON has worked with and developed strategic partnerships with many of the world’s largest pharma companies. And every partnership into which ICON has entered is still ongoing and evolving with our clients’ needs. We’ve built our reputation on enduring partnerships that advance medicine and make a difference in the world. 

Our award winning study execution capabilitieshave led to the approval of 18 of the world’s top 20 best-selling drugs.

We are looking for a globally experienced Senior HR Business Partner to manage our Project Management and Scientific Operations functions within Large Pharma. The remit is c.2500 people across all our regions - EMEA, Americas and APAC.

If you have experience managing 500+ employees across two regions, and you have demonstrable experience of Talent Management (talent reviews), change management and global program management we would love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities include:

• Being the primary HRBP for the function(s), maintaining regular cadence of collaboration via regular 1-1s, leadership meetings and functional team meetings.

• Partnering with Business Leadership to drive change and deliver shared organizational objectives.

• Using Market Intelligence and industry knowledge develop and implement tailored ‘People Plans’ supporting business strategy goals around key areas such as Talent Development, Leadership, Performance & Reward, Retention, Organizational Design, Diversity & Inclusion, Workforce Planning, People Leader Capabilities

• Collaborating with HR Centers of Excellence to implement strategic people management programs and initiatives in alignment and support of company and organizational unit goals and objectives.

• Designing and implementing HR systems and processes that support strategic business aims.

• Providing coaching and consulting to organizational unit leadership team in order to support the company’s overall objectives and foster and promote the engagement of the company’s core values at all levels.

• Developing a strong foundation of training, development and succession planning to ensure key capabilities and leadership talent are maintained for organizational unit stability and employee growth opportunities.

Experience:

• Significant experience in leading and managing large functional delivery

• Excellent leadership skills, developed with a collaborative approach to driving performance and success in the global environment

• Proven experience in strategic HR programme delivery, strategic planning, risk management and change management

• Talent management strength, to manage global talent reviews

• The ability to evaluate complex situations accurately, identify creative solutions and make decisions that create successful outcomes for stakeholders.

• Influencing at a senior level and driving change through leadership

• The ability to work in an an agile, complex and ever evolving environment

Benefits of Working in ICON:

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture –one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career -both now, and into the future.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.

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