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Director / Sr Director, Human Resources Generalist

Summit Strategic Search · Princeton, NJ · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$200k–$225k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (maybe Position Summary?), Responsibilities, Requirements, maybe Benefits? There's compensation info: Annual Salary Range at Director: $200K–$225K + 30% bonus | Sr. Director: $240K–$260K + 40% bonus (level TBD by strategic depth). The salary offered will be commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant factors. We should not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". The rule: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. The posting does state compensation: salary range and bonus. So we can include a Pay section with that info. However the phrase "The salary offered will be commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant factors." is filler? It's basically saying it's commensurate. That might be considered filler. We can include the concrete range and bonus, but we might need to avoid the filler sentence. We can include the range and bonus, and maybe omit the sentence about commensurate. The rule: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the salary range and bonus info. The "commensurate with experience" is also substantive? It's basically saying it's negotiable based on experience. Might be considered filler but it's still info. However rule says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). That suggests we should not create a Pay section if the only content is filler like "commensurate with experience". But we have actual numbers, so we can include Pay section with the range and bonus. We can include the sentence about commensurate as part of the paragraph? It might be considered filler but it's not just that phrase alone; it's accompanied by numbers. Probably okay. Schedule: hybrid role based in Princeton NJ area, with three days on-site per week. That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section. Benefits: not mentioned explicitly. No benefits details. So we should not create Benefits section. We need headings: About the role (maybe from Position Summary). Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay, Schedule. Also maybe Qualifications? But Requirements already covers qualifications. We'll follow instructions: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay, Schedule. We need to not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodations, selection & onboarding, etc. Also remove "About the Search", "Equal Opportunity Commitment", "Accommodations & Support", "Selection & Onboarding". Also remove any duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive information: Position Summary (the first paragraph), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (list), Location (maybe part of Schedule?), Compensation (Pay), hybrid schedule (Schedule). Also maybe mention "reports directly to the most senior HR leader for the Americas organization". That's part of Position Summary. We need to format lists with
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    . Let's extract content. Position Summary: "Own the full HR generalist mandate for a fast-growing, privately-held pharmaceutical company — with direct, daily visibility to the most senior HR leader in the U.S. organization. Our client is a privately-held, growth-stage pharmaceutical company with a meaningful U.S. commercial presence and an ambitious build-out underway across its Human Resources function. This is a newly elevated, high-priority search for a true HR generalist — someone who has genuinely done it all, not specialized in one lane. This role reports directly to the most senior HR leader for the Americas organization, who is looking for a strategic thought partner and hands-on operator in equal measure. You will not be brought in to administer someone else's narrow process — you will help shape how HR operates across the full employee lifecycle for a company that is actively investing in its people function." That's the summary. Responsibilities: list bullet points: - Partner directly with the senior HR leader on the strategic planning and design of the organization's people function, including org design, workforce planning, and staffing levels against company goals. - Ensure HR policies, procedures, and practices remain compliant with applicable federal and state employment law — maintaining awareness of regulatory change, coordinating with legal counsel, and rolling out updates across the organization. - Own the employee relations function end to end: policy and compliance reviews, investigations, corrective action, performance issues, recognition programs, leave management, workers' compensation, unemployment claims, and separations. - Maintain and continuously improve position descriptions across the organization, ensuring accurate titling, compliant qualifications, and consistency with company policy and applicable law. - Direct compensation programs including salary administration, market and internal equity analysis, and the design and administration of bonus and incentive programs — including cost/benefit analysis presented for executive decision-making. - Regularly benchmark the company's recruitment, compensation, and benefits programs to ensure market competitiveness and equity in attracting and retaining top talent. - Partner on the HR budget, manage annual and quarterly bonus cycles (including for the sales organization), and coordinate long-term incentive data with Payroll. - Support the talent acquisition process in close collaboration with the senior HR leader. - Provide general HR guidance, direction, and leadership to executives, managers, and employees across the organization. - Stay current on HR best practices and proactively recommend improvements to the company's policies, practices, and systems. Requirements: list bullet points: - A true HR generalist — someone with broad, hands-on exposure across the full HR function (talent, employee relations, compensation, compliance, policy, org design), not someone who has only ever worked in one narrow specialty. - 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in the U.S., ideally including experience operating at both a strategic and an execution level. - A bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field, or equivalent progressive HR experience. - Strong working knowledge of HR practices, employment law, and regulatory requirements. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate across all levels of an organization. - Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex or diverse information into clear recommendations. - A collaborative, builder mindset — comfortable operating in a lean, still-forming HR structure where you help shape the function rather than inherit a fully built one. - Brand/branded pharmaceutical industry experience is a plus, though candidates from comparably regulated, complex, multi-site industries will also be considered. - SPHR certification is a plus but not required. Location: "Location: This is a hybrid role based in the Princeton NJ area, with three days on-site per week." Compensation: "Compensation: Annual Salary Range at Director: $200K–$225K + 30% bonus | Sr. Director: $240K–$260K + 40% bonus (level TBD by strategic depth). The salary offered will be commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant factors." We need to include Pay section with that info. Possibly we can combine both ranges. We should keep the exact text. Schedule section: hybrid role based in Princeton NJ area, with three days on-site per week. We should not include "About the Search", etc. Now produce HTML:

    About the role

    Own the full HR generalist mandate for a fast-growing, privately-held pharmaceutical company — with direct, daily visibility to the most senior HR leader in the U.S. organization. Our client is a privately-held, growth-stage pharmaceutical company with a meaningful U.S. commercial presence and an ambitious build-out underway across its Human Resources function. This is a newly elevated, high-priority search for a true HR generalist — someone who has genuinely done it all, not specialized in one lane. This role reports directly to the most senior HR leader for the Americas organization, who is looking for a strategic thought partner and hands-on operator in equal measure. You will not be brought in to administer someone else's narrow process — you will help shape how HR operates across the full employee lifecycle for a company that is actively investing in its people function.

    Responsibilities

    • Partner directly with the senior HR leader on the strategic planning and design of the organization's people function, including org design, workforce planning, and staffing levels against company goals.
    • Ensure HR policies, procedures, and practices remain compliant with applicable federal and state employment law — maintaining awareness of regulatory change, coordinating with legal counsel, and rolling out updates across the organization.
    • Own the employee relations function end to end: policy and compliance reviews, investigations, corrective action, performance issues, recognition programs, leave management, workers' compensation, unemployment claims, and separations.
    • Maintain and continuously improve position descriptions across the organization, ensuring accurate titling, compliant qualifications, and consistency with company policy and applicable law.
    • Direct compensation programs including salary administration, market and internal equity analysis, and the design and administration of bonus and incentive programs — including cost/benefit analysis presented for executive decision-making.
    • Regularly benchmark the company's recruitment, compensation, and benefits programs to ensure market competitiveness and equity in attracting and retaining top talent.
    • Partner on the HR budget, manage annual and quarterly bonus cycles (including for the sales organization), and coordinate long-term incentive data with Payroll.
    • Support the talent acquisition process in close collaboration with the senior HR leader.
    • Provide general HR guidance, direction, and leadership to executives, managers, and employees across the organization.
    • Stay current on HR best practices and proactively recommend improvements to the company's policies, practices, and systems.

    Requirements

    • A true HR generalist — someone with broad, hands-on exposure across the full HR function (talent, employee relations, compensation, compliance, policy, org design), not someone who has only ever worked in one narrow specialty.
    • 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in the U.S., ideally including experience operating at both a strategic and an execution level.
    • A bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field, or equivalent progressive HR experience.
    • Strong working knowledge of HR practices, employment law, and regulatory requirements.
    • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate across all levels of an organization.
    • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex or diverse information into clear recommendations.
    • A collaborative, builder mindset — comfortable operating in a lean, still-forming HR structure where you help shape the function rather than inherit a fully built one.
    • Brand/branded pharmaceutical industry experience is a plus, though candidates from comparably regulated, complex, multi-site industries will also be considered.
    • SPHR certification is a plus but not required.

    Pay

    Annual Salary Range at Director: $200K–$225K + 30% bonus | Sr. Director: $240K–$260K + 40% bonus (level TBD by strategic depth). The salary offered will be commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

    Schedule

    This is a hybrid role based in the Princeton NJ area, with three days on-site per week.

    Check for any filler: The Pay section includes "The salary offered will be commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant factors." That is somewhat filler but it's accompanied by concrete numbers. The rule says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "var

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