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Senior HR Specialist

MDPI
Grand Tower, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/12/2026 CLOSED ON 6/14/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior HR Specialist position at MDPI?

Recruitment

  • Follow up with the recruitment process: Maintain recruitment platforms, search or screen CVs, invite interviewees, record information and arrange interviews.
  • Help develop new ideas and approaches to improve recruitment work, including but not limited to company brand promotion, exploring new recruitment channels, etc.
  • Organize campus recruitment events. Collect salary information and get ideas from other companies.

Employee Relationship

  • Resolve and address HR-related questions/concerns from employees.
  • Sign and dissolve the labor contract. Manage the archive of employee files and system information.
  • Maintain employee information in HRMS.
  • Manage employee files, including entry documents, internal agreements, contracts, training agreements, etc.
  • Follow up with probation presentation and new member orientation, HR regulation training, new staff training, etc.
  • Handle labor disputes and participate in negotiations.
  • Assist with social insurance and other government-related issues.
  • Share basic HR management information and knowledge for new HRs, Group Leaders, and managers.

Support Work

  • Coordinate the data collection and analysis.
  • Assist with searching for external information and policies and provide feedback.
  • Contribute to the HR management and team members’ improvement by guiding other HR members.
  • Undertake specific projects and tasks at the office level. Coordinate with other offices when required, such as recruitment, data collection, external collaboration and communication, system updates, etc.

Requirement

  • 3-5 years experience in the HR field, with expertise related to HR all functions and management
  • Bachelor’s Degree or above
  • TOEIC 600 or other English proficiency tests
  • Knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Exceptional organizational and problem-solving abilities.
  • Proactive mindset and readiness to work in a fast-paced environment

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI is one of the world's leading open access publishers with a current portfolio of more than 480 journals in all scientific disciplines. Our goal is to empower researchers to share their findings openly and widely, making knowledge accessible to all. To date, more than 4.4 million researchers have published their results in MDPI journals.

The editorial process is overseen by a large network of dedicated reviewers and editors and supported by more than 8000 colleagues in 21 offices across 12 countries. MDPI currently works with over close to 1000 academic institutions and more than 180 scientific societies worldwide, which benefit from a wide range of our services and products.

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