Director of Human Resources

BIOSPECTRA HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

 If you like the idea of being a Human Resources leader and part of a growing company that is a major supplier to the bio-pharmaceutical industry, this may be the job for you!

 BioSpectra is seeking a Human Resources Director to lead Human Resources and drive organizational effectiveness, by leading exceptional talent acquisition and talent development initiatives, implementing strategies, technology platforms and compensation/total rewards systems that drive performance excellence.

 This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who has the leadership ability to lead BioSpectra to the next level of human resources excellence, while working with the current Human Resources Director who will be moving to a part-time HR role.

 Major Roles & Responsibilities:

Organizational Effectiveness: Consults with division leadership and devises talent acquisition and development strategies to enable leadership to build capable organizations These strategies may involve organizational redesign, candidate sourcing and recruiting, employee planning (replacement, succession, and career development planning), management development and performance coaching

 • Performance Excellence: Develops and implements strategies, programs and a technology platform that enables managers and employees to achieve optimal performance, build a culture with a focus on accountability, identifying root causes related to performance deficiencies and challenge their teams to take immediate actions to resolve.  

• Talent Acquisition: Direct all talent acquisition activities including candidate sourcing, recruiting, interviewing, selection and making candidate offers with a focus on the quality of hiring and enabling managers to build high performing teams.

• Compensation & Total Rewards: Develop and implement compensation/total rewards strategies and programs to enable BioSpectra to attract and retain talent, consistent with BioSpectra's pay philosophy to pay based on performance, our external labor market strategy and internal valuation of each position. 

• HR Policies & Administration: Develop and implement human resources policies that support overall BioSpectra's business and human resources strategy, ensure organizational compliance with current federal, state and local employment laws, and develop policies that address policy gaps. 

• Employee Engagement & Retention: Evaluates employee engagement and retention, develops and implements effective employee company-wide programs, to drive high levels of employee engagement and reduce “unwanted turnover”. 

• Management Development: Working closely with the Training & Development department to implement effective management, supervisory and employee development programs and initiatives. 

• HR Staff Development: Create an HR organizational plan; implement recruiting and internal staff development initiatives to build the overall capabilities of the human resources department.

 Qualifications:

• The following qualifications are required:

---- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or related field.

---- Minimum of ten or more years of human resource management experience in a manufacturing setting with highly competent knowledge of employment law, how to build high performing organizations, creating and implementing compensation strategies, management and employee development that support organizational excellence.

• The ideal candidate will have the following experience or attributes:

---- Experience leading human resources for a bio-pharmaceutical, chemical, food, fragrance or other similar materials manufacturing company;

---- Highly accountable, self-motivated, and works autonomously with the ability to be decisive and develop/implement creative solutions to challenging issues;

---- Highly effective leader who can communicate and connect with leaders and employees at all levels of the organization;

---- Highly effective in coaching executives and leaders at levels to optimize the performance of their teams;

---- Highly effective at thinking critically and resolving complex issues;

---- Effective at planning and managing departmental initiatives, as well as the ability engage their team in switching quickly from one task to another;

---- Trustworthy in maintaining confidentiality and handling confidential information;

• The following attributes would be an added plus:

---- Effective working knowledge of cGMP practices with a life science or bio-pharmaceutical company;

---- Working knowledge of HR Systems and software platforms and experience with implementing HR technology solutions;

---- HR certifications such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, World-at-Work;

 If you believe you have the leadership capability, the knowledge of how to lead a high growth company to achieve human resources excellence and the right stuff to be BioSpectra’s next Human Resources Leader, please reach out to us!