Vice President, Human Resources

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of talented HRBP who support Flagship Labs companies
• Serve as a strategic thought partner, change agent, and implementation advisor; be familiar with the strategic plans of Flagship Labs to help Flagship Labs leadership and Pioneering Business Unit Leaders translate the business strategy and goals into HR related practices.
• Guide and support senior management and their employees in developing sustainable practices, and behaviors to drive Flagship’s pioneering and entrepreneurial culture and enhance employee engagement and development in Flagship mindsets, values and behaviors.
• Partner closely with Learning & Talent Development to develop and execute leadership development programs and processes that align with Flagship Lab’s goals and career paths for Flagship’s originators.
• Determine where to create unified and consistent programs and where to customize in partnership with other HR leaders.
• Influence and align senior business leaders in cases where there is disagreement on best path forward on items that go across Business Units.
• Coach and advise managers on the effectiveness of their teams, strategic business matters, talent topics and general HR issues.
• Help executives align manager and employee capabilities to the mid-to-long-term business needs.
• Partner with the TA and Executive TA team, assisting with a variety of matters to include interviewing, onboarding, immigration, etc.
• Manage the day-to-day Human Resources needs of the PBU Leaders and their teams including acting as a point of contact for people tools, processes and programs.
• Act as stewards of the employee experience and Flagship’s culture.
• In collaboration with Talent Development, design and deliver Manager Capability initiatives to further drive collective education and manager effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 15-20+ years experience in the HR field or Master's Degree and 10-15+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Prior Pharma/Biopharma experience
• Prior experience in a highly matrixed, innovative and fast paced environment
• Organizational effectiveness experience
• Proven experience coaching and counseling all levels of staff on a wide variety of issues, and a thorough understanding of performance management systems
• Exceptional networking and relationship building acumen with a drive and exceptional ability to influence without authority and challenge senior leaders to create support for the best outcome across different perspectives
• Ability to translate business vision and strategy into an executable people agenda
• Ability to successfully communicate to a diverse audience
• Strengths in working in a highly matrixed environment, strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Employee relations experience managing complex workplace matters
• Exceptional judgement and passion
• HR leadership experience
• Knowledge of and ability to apply OD concepts and models, such as team effectiveness, change management, communication styles, facilitation, and leadership development
• Highly skilled in facilitating meetings and creating and delivering presentations to a variety of in-person and remote audiences
• Demonstrated business acumen and a working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to diagnose root causes
• Ability to work in a time sensitive and confidential environment, balancing multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Computer skills in MS office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SharePoint, and HRIS (UKG)