(Senior) People Partner

AbCellera•Vancouver, BC

3d•CA$80,000 - CA$122,000

About The Position

We're looking for a natural coach and sharp thinker who wants to do People & Culture work differently. As a People Partner at AbCellera, you'll build deep relationships with the teams you support, bring intellectual curiosity to every challenge, and help create an environment where exceptional people can thrive. If you're energized by complexity, love getting to the heart of a problem, and believe great coaching changes everything, we'd love to meet you.

Requirements

You're a natural coach - you have a gift for asking the questions that reframe, unstick, and mobilize
You're energized by hard problems and bring the kind of thinking that makes a meaningful difference in finding a way forward
You have meaningful experience working closely with people and teams - this could come from coaching, organizational development, psychology, a people-facing role in science or tech, or something else entirely that's given you genuine depth in understanding how people and organizations work.
You're organized, resilient, and able to manage competing priorities without losing attention to detail or quality
You communicate with care and precision - tactful when it matters, direct when it counts
You're curious about drug development and want to understand our science and teams deeply enough to be a true strategic partner

Nice To Haves

5+ years for those earlier in their People Partner journey, and 8-10+ years for those who've been doing this for a while and are ready to bring that depth to a senior version of this role
an undergraduate degree in biology is an asset

Responsibilities

Building meaningful relationships with the teams you support, sought out as a trusted thought partner and coach on everything from team engagement and development to performance and role progression
Coaching and consulting with managers and AbCellerites to unlock potential, accelerate growth, and help people do the best work of their careers - whether that means thinking through a big opportunity, navigating a tricky situation, or being a sounding board
Partnering closely with the teams you support to understand what's really working and what isn't, surfacing root causes not just symptoms, and co-developing thoughtful, evidence-based solutions
Coaching managers through performance conversations, compensation decisions, and the day-to-day judgment calls that come with leading people well
Supporting and delivering company-wide initiatives like Perks & Pay reviews, learning journals, engagement surveys, and guideline/policy rollouts - bringing rigour and creativity to how they land
Playing an active role in recruiting for your teams, bringing your deep knowledge of the people and work to help identify, attract, and assess candidates who will thrive at AbCellera
Keeping our people data accurate and up to date in Bamboo - processing changes to roles, teams, and reporting structures, and ensuring the right information is always reflected across AbCellera
Bringing the voice of your teams back to P&C: sharing patterns, observations, and honest feedback so we can continuously improve how we show up, communicate, and support AbCellerites