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Director, Global HR Business Partner

Ipsen · Cambridge, MA · 3 wk ago
Human Resources$210k–$245k/yrFull-time

Job Summary

The Director, Global HR Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, driving the people agenda and evolving the culture in alignment with business priorities to drive growth and patient impact. The role reports to the Global HRBP Lead for North America and Global Product and Portfolio Strategy (GPPS) and will be a member of the North America HR Leadership Team.

About the Role

Operating in a highly matrixed environment, the role combines strategic leadership, organizational insight, and operational rigor to enable performance, strengthen leadership capability, and drive scalable, sustainable organizational outcomes. The Director, Human Resources is a member of the North American (NA) HR team based in Cambridge, MA, US.

Responsibilities

  • Strategic HR Partnership

  • Shape and drive an integrated people and organizational strategy, ensuring alignment across partners

  • Provide strategic guidance on workforce planning, capability building, and organizational effectiveness

  • Operational support for the organization through a hands-on, practical approach

  • Organizational Development & Workforce Planning

  • Lead organizational design, development, and planning at scale, aligning structures and capabilities to strategy

  • Drive enterprise workforce planning, including scenario planning and long-range talent strategies

  • Enable talent mobility at scale, facilitating movement across teams, functions, and geographies

  • Talent, Leadership & Culture

  • Drive an integrated talent and leadership strategy, including succession planning, leadership development, and high-potential identification

  • Enable rigorous talent reviews and development planning, ensuring depth, diversity, and readiness of pipeline

  • Champion a high-performance, inclusive, and accountable culture, aligned to organizational values

  • Data-Driven Decision Making & Insights

  • Leverage organizational data, workforce analytics, and external benchmarks to shape decisions

  • Translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations

  • Operational Excellence & Execution

  • Demonstrate strong attention to detail and operational discipline across all HR processes

  • Ensure excellence and consistency across performance management, compensation and rewards assessments and cycles, talent reviews and workforce planning

  • Identify and address inefficiencies, ensuring continuous improvement

  • Matrix Collaboration & HR Leadership

  • Operate effectively within a global, matrixed HR model, partnering closely with Centers of Excellence and HRBP peers across functions and geographies

  • Foster strong, collaborative relationships to enable seamless delivery

  • Lead and develop one direct report, ensuring clarity, coaching, and development

  • External Orientation & Innovation

  • Maintain strong awareness of external trends, leading practices, and competitive benchmarks

  • Introduce innovative approaches and continuous improvements

  • Challenge the status quo to enhance organizational effectiveness and talent outcomes

Requirements

Education / Certifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent, Masters Preferred

15+ years of progressive HR experience in complex, global, matrixed environments

Life sciences / biotech / pharmaceutical experience required

Demonstrated experience supporting global organizations and senior leadership teams

Strong track record driving change and evolution in organizations in rapid-pace growth-mode

Experience leveraging data and analytics to inform decisions via diverse tools and systems

Global experience preferred

Qualifications

Knowledge, Abilities & Experience

  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

  • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making abilities

  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

  • Experience in designing and implementing HR programs and initiatives

  • Ability to adapt to changing organizational needs and priorities

  • Strong project management and organizational skills

  • Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $210,000 - $245,000

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentives program.

Ipsen offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, including:

  • 401(k) with company contributions
  • Group medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • A discretionary winter shutdown
  • Well-being allowance
  • Commuter benefits
  • and much more

Pay

The pay range displayed above is the range of base pay compensation within which Ipsen expects to pay for this role at the time of this posting. Individual compensation within this range depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, prior education and experience, job-related knowledge and demonstrated skills.

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