Senior Manager, Workday Business Solutions

At Eisai, satisfying unmet medical needs and increasing the benefits healthcare provides to patients, their families, and caregivers is Eisai’s human health care (hhc) mission. We’re a growing pharmaceutical company breaking through in neurology and oncology, with a strong emphasis on research and development. Our history includes the development of many innovative medicines, notably the discovery of the world's most widely-used treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Workday Business Solutions to lead the configuration, optimization, and ongoing support of our Workday HCM platform. This role serves as a Workday subject matter expert, ensuring system integrity, driving process improvements, and fostering strong collaboration across HR, IT, Payroll, and business stakeholders. The candidate must have robust security administration experience and report-writing capabilities to effectively manage permissions, maintain data governance, and deliver meaningful insights to the organization.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying, implementing, and maintaining state-of-the-art HR technology solutions across a variety of technology platforms.
• Independently lead HRIS systems projects, including selection, planning, organization, testing, training, customizations, and communication of new systems and technology solutions.
• Contribute to the development and vision of strategies for departments in partnership with key stakeholders and HR peers to support HR strategic, operational, and regulatory compliance needs across all business units.
• Serve as an advocate and liaison between HR users/customers and IT support, vendors, or other technical support for HR systems.
• Identify and analyze problems/issues and assist in implementing solutions; simplify and summarize complicated processes, procedures, and issues for a lay audience.
• Recommend technology solutions designed to enhance the productivity, quality, and efficiency of the HR function and provide ease of use for Eisai employees.
• Stay updated with the latest developments in the field; evaluate the impact of new related strategies and programs.
• Guide and mentor team members and ensure they have all the resources required to complete their assigned tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in HR, IT, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in database/information system management or a similar role, with strong Workday experience.
• Demonstrated experience in managing HRIS systems, audit processes, and performing complex reporting and analyses using advanced reporting tools.
• Proven experience with business intelligence tools, including reporting and dashboards.
• Project management experience handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to gather requirements, design, configure, and test Business Processes end-to-end.
• Expert understanding of Workday and other hosted 3rd party applications; strong understanding of Business Process Design and Configuration.

Skills

• Communication & Cross-functional Influence
• Critical Thinking & Business Agility
• HR Citizenship
• HR Technologies & Systems Expertise
• Mentoring/People Development
• Vendor Management

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $137,100–$180,000. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible to participate in Eisai Inc.’s Annual Incentive Plan. Final pay determinations will depend on various factors including experience level, education, knowledge, and skills.

Benefits

Employees are eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. For additional information, visit Eisai’s compensation and benefits page. Certain other benefits may be available for this position.