Senior Director, HR Business Partner

About the position

Rhythm is seeking a talented partner to join our team as HR Business Partner, coach and change agent for our global functions. We are in an exciting phase of growth as we become a fully integrated global commercial biopharmaceutical company. Joining a Boston-based HR team and reporting into the Chief HR Officer, you will need to be both strategic and very hands-on as the HR lead for several functions. You will be a trusted partner to members of the executive and senior management team and work closely with the commercial HRBPs supporting the North American and International regions.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic HR leadership and expert guidance to Regulatory, Clinical, Medical, Research and G&A functions for all people processes, delivering HR programs and services to achieve key business objectives.
• Seek to understand business goals, provide advice, counsel and support leaders in ensuring people strategies align with and deliver on goals.
• Help identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, guiding on workforce planning, including identification of skill gaps, resources and organizational design to maximize support of business objectives.
• Coach senior leaders on HR matters including development, engagement, and talent performance areas which could create a competitive advantage for the business.
• Work closely with managers and employees at all levels to address employee relations, behavior and performance issues.
• Implement talent solutions to enhance and grow the business, including organizational design and development, management and talent development, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Rhythm's collaborative, integrative and patient centric organizational culture.
• Act as a change agent to the business through process design and approaches that support transformation.
• Support a variety of HR and business-related issues, both strategic and operational as per need and build strong partnerships with specialist functions of Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards and Employee Experience and Commercial HRBPs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, Masters preferred.
• At least 12 years HR experience with a blend of business partnering and talent management/development focus, including organizational design/effectiveness, team building, performance management, career coaching and leadership development.
• Minimum of 5 years supporting employee populations in life sciences.
• Experience scaling an organization, preferably in the biotech space, including a launch / post-launch.
• Proven experience in influencing business and functional strategies and change.
• Strong organization, leadership & influencing skills; able to build relationships at all levels.
• Ability to coach and counsel at all levels.
• Proven ability to demonstrate discretion and sound judgment.
• Strong listening and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to deliver presentations and lead information sessions for employees and managers.