Director, Human Resources

Vericel CorporationBurlington, MA
$180,000 - $210,000Hybrid

About The Position

The HR Director serves as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to our Sales, Marketing and Medical Office teams, translating business priorities into clear, actionable talent strategies that drive performance, innovation and scalable growth. In this role, you will lead the design and execution of talent and organizational strategies spanning organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, talent development and succession planning. You will play a critical role in shaping how these organizations operate, build capability and deliver results. This position requires a strong balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, along with the ability to influence senior leaders, facilitate complex discussions and use data and insights to improve organizational and business outcomes.

Requirements

  • Previous experience supporting Commercial organizations and senior Commercial leaders, ideally within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, or life sciences.
  • Demonstrated expertise assessing organizational and individual capability gaps and designing learning and development strategies that strengthen leadership, functional capability, and business performance.
  • Extensive experience in organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, talent reviews, and succession planning.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute talent and organizational strategies aligned with business priorities and performance goals.
  • Proven ability to assess team effectiveness and determine the appropriate talent, structure, leadership, development, or performance interventions needed to improve results.
  • Strong business acumen, executive presence, and demonstrated ability to coach, challenge, and influence senior leaders with confidence, credibility, and independence.

Nice To Haves

  • advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leaders to align talent and organizational strategies with business goals.
  • Translate business strategy into clear organizational, workforce and talent priorities.
  • Advise leaders on leadership effectiveness, team performance and organizational health.
  • Identify individual, team and organizational capability gaps and determine the appropriate development interventions.
  • Design and drive targeted learning, leadership development and team effectiveness solutions.
  • Ensure development investments address demonstrated business needs and translate into improved capability and performance.
  • Lead organizational design efforts to support growth and evolving business needs.
  • Assess organizational structure, spans and layers, talent and capability gaps.
  • Develop workforce strategies aligned with current priorities and future business needs.
  • Lead talent reviews, succession planning and high-potential identification.
  • Build leadership pipelines and targeted development plans aligned with business and capability needs.
  • Partner with leaders to strengthen internal talent and succession for critical roles.
  • Strengthen performance management practices to drive accountability and results.
  • Partner with leaders to differentiate performance and proactively address performance gaps.
  • Coach leaders on feedback, development and difficult conversations.

Benefits

  • Bonus, incentive pay, equity and benefits may be provided in addition to the base compensation listed above.
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