What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, People Business Partner position at Medidata Solutions?
Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week in accordance with Company policy.
About our Company:
Medidata: Powering Smarter Treatments and Healthier People
Medidata, a Dassault Systemes company, is leading the digital transformation of life sciences, creating hope for millions of people. Medidata helps generate the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics companies, and academic researchers accelerate value, minimize risk, and optimize outcomes. More than one million registered users across 2,000 customers and partners access the world's most trusted platform for clinical development, commercial, and real-world data. Known for its groundbreaking technological innovations, Medidata has supported more than 30,000 clinical trials and 9 million study participants. Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has offices around the world to meet the needs of its customers. Discover more at www.medidata.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.
About the Team:
This role serves as the key Business partner to the Chief Strategy Officer and the Head of Professional Services and Support. They sit on the Executive committee (XCOM) of Medidata Leadership and their teams are responsible for delivering the strategy for the full portfolio of our products and the successful delivery of our services for the Medidata Brand. This role will oversee a team of HR business partners that support the various leaders that report to these two XCOM members across various senior leadership levels in EMEA, APAC and North America.
Responsibilities:
- Understand the business being served to help address the organization and talent needs.
- Formulate and execute the Talent plan in alignment with the business priorities to drive results.
- Partner with senior leadership using strong influencing skills and providing HR guidance and solutions on hiring, organizational change, culture and much more.
- Proactively review and analyze people metrics to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and the employee experience
- Ensure continuous Talent assessment & development
- Provide leadership coaching
- Drive capability building - performance management, coaching
- Partner with COEs for People Service Delivery
- Lead annual people processes at Sr. Leadership team level
- Intervene in Employee related investigations where required
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to operate in an environment with ambiguity and change; adapting to and being a champion for positive change
- Leverages strong business acumen and analytic capability to integrate HR and business strategies
- Critical thinking and creative problem solving to be able to troubleshoot issues & root causes and apply business focused solutions
- Effective implementation of change management principles
- Exceptional communication and project management skills
- The ability to get things done through others, without a direct reporting relationship
- Ability to apply and create "best practice" solutions
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and have a bias for thoughtful action
- In-depth experience in one or more core HR disciplines (Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, etc.)
- Skilled at building credibility and effective relationships and is a strong collaborator
- Demonstrated proficiency in coaching, influencing, negotiating and managing conflict
- Solid understanding of employment laws and regulations
- Resilient with a high level of personal integrity and energy
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Driven, results-oriented professional with a sense of humor
- 10 years of HR experience
- Masters in Human Resources or equivalent
The salary range posted below refers only to positions that will be physically based in New York City / New Jersey. As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York City / New Jersey, may differ based on the local market data in that region. The base salary pay range for this position for NY/NJ salary range: $135K - $180K.
Compensation for the role will be commensurate with experience. The total expected compensation range will be between $135000 and $180000, representing the base salary (or annualized salary based on estimated hourly compensation) and target bonus.
Salary : $135,000 - $180,000