Director, Human Resources

Key Responsibilities

• Broad-Scale Business Partnering: Serve as the dedicated, day-to-day HRBP for directors, managers, and staff-level teams across Cosette’s commercial, corporate, R&D, and operational functions.
• Operationalizing Executive Decisions: Take direct ownership of executing and scaling all human capital strategies, restructuring plans, and cultural initiatives finalized at the executive (ELT) level.
• Managerial Advisory: Act as the primary advisor to mid-level and senior management on employee lifecycle events, team performance, retention strategies, and change management.
• Enterprise Ownership: Performance, Talent & Succession
• Performance Management Architecture: Drive the full lifecycle - both the design optimization and enterprise-wide execution - of Cosette’s annual performance management framework, including goal-setting, mid-year check-ins, and year-end evaluations.
• Talent Management & Optimization: Build and oversee progressive talent evaluation programs. Facilitate calibration sessions across departments to map internal capability and build actionable development pathways for high-potential employees.
• Succession Planning Execution: Develop and maintain the company’s core succession planning framework to identify critical talent vulnerabilities, mitigate flight risks, and secure talent pipelines for key technical and operational roles.
• Manager Upskilling: Design and deploy targeted learning and development (L&D) initiatives that enhance managerial capability and leadership consistency across the organization.

Core Competencies & Qualifications

• Operational Execution: A highly disciplined operator who excels at converting broad executive decisions into structured, repeatable, and scalable corporate programs.
• Full-Spectrum HRBP Experience: Strong foundational knowledge of the HRBP model, with a proven ability to support diverse employee populations and build trust with mid-to-senior business leaders.
• Programmatic Ownership & Governance: Demonstrated capacity to simultaneously design the framework for macro talent cycles and maintain strict operational oversight over core compliance and data handoffs.
• Pharma-Sector Fluency: Clear understanding of the specialized talent profiles, compliance demands, and operational tempos unique to the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.

Experience & Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field; a Master’s degree or relevant HR credentials are a plus.
• 8–10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, with at least 3–5 years in a dedicated HR Business Partner role or HR Manager/Director capacity.
• Proven track record of successfully developing and deploying enterprise-scale performance management, succession planning, and employee relations frameworks.
• Professional HR certification (e.g., SPHR, SHRM-SCP) is preferred.

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this Bridgewater, NJ based position is $165,000 - $230,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee on the payment date.

Benefits

• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health saving account, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement program, parental leave, wellness program, paid time off, volunteer time, and holidays.

Physical Requirements

This role will follow a hybrid work schedule, requiring three (3) onsite days per week at our Bridgewater, NJ office.