Manager/Sr. Manager, Human Resources

Avalyn Pharma•Boston, MA

11d

About The Position

Avalyn Pharma is advancing from a pre-commercial company into the next phase of growth and is seeking an HR Manager or Sr. Manager. This role is ideal for an HR professional early-to-mid in their career who is eager to develop broad, cross-functional HR expertise rather than specialize narrowly. The position offers variety, including partnering on full-cycle recruiting, leading compliance audits, building an intern program, or improving People operations systems. This is a broad role designed to build expertise across the full employee lifecycle within a small, collaborative HR team committed to development. The role reports into the VP, HR.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.
5–8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including exposure to talent acquisition, HR operations, or a combination of both.
Demonstrated curiosity and a desire to build expertise across multiple Human Resources disciplines.
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities and expanding scope.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
Experience with an ATS (e.g., Greenhouse) and/or HRIS platform (e.g., ADP Workforce Now) preferred but not required; training will be provided.

Nice To Haves

Experience in biotech, life sciences, or another high-growth industry.
Exposure to compliance, leave administration, audit support, or other core HR operational functions.
A demonstrated track record of building a program, process, or workflow from the ground up.

Responsibilities

Partner on the Hiring Journey: Collaborate with hiring managers and external recruiting partners to define hiring strategies, role requirements, success profiles, and interview processes.
Contribute to sourcing strategy and help maintain strong candidate pipelines across clinical, regulatory, and G&A functions.
Manage and continuously improve Greenhouse workflows, including coordination with external recruiting partners.
Help ensure a candidate’s experience is consistent with Avalyn's culture and standards.
Support offer development and compensation alignment, with guidance from HR leadership.
Build and Lead a HR Initiative: Own Avalyn's summer intern program from design through execution.
Partner with business leaders to identify meaningful project work and deliver a strong intern experience.
Use this initiative as an opportunity to build program management and leadership capability.
Build a Strong HR Foundation: Own compliance tracking across federal, state, and multi-state employment law requirements.
Lead leave of absence administration, including FMLA and MA PFML.
Manage I-9 processing, background checks, and employment verifications.
Take the lead on internal and external audits, including payroll, benefits, and worker classification.
Maintain audit-ready records and partner with HR leadership on policy interpretation.
Shape How We Work: Play a leading role in core lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding, transfers, and employee data integrity.
Support HRIS and systems administration, ensuring data accuracy across Greenhouse, ADP Workforce Now, Absorb, and related platforms.
Identify process inefficiencies and implement scalable solutions, including checklists, templates, and documentation.
Partner with payroll to ensure accurate, timely processing.