Sr. Manager HRIS - WorkDay

Eisai US • Nutley, NJ

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About The Position

At Eisai, satisfying unmet medical needs and increasing the benefits healthcare provides to patients, their families, and caregivers is Eisai’s human health care (hhc) mission. We’re a growing pharmaceutical company that is breaking through in neurology and oncology, with a strong emphasis on research and development. Our history includes the development of many innovative medicines, notably the discovery of the world's most widely-used treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. As we continue to expand, we are seeking highly-motivated individuals who want to work in a fast-paced environment and make a difference. If this is your profile, we want to hear from you. Eisai is seeking an experienced Sr. HRIS Manager - Workday HCM to lead the configuration, optimization, and ongoing support of our Workday HCM platform. This role serves as a Workday subject matter expert, ensuring system integrity, driving process improvements, and fostering strong collaboration across HR, IT, Payroll, and business stakeholders. In addition, the prospective candidate must have robust security administration experience and report‑writing capabilities to effectively manage permissions, maintain data governance, and deliver meaningful insights to the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in HR, IT, Business or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a database/ information system management or similar role, preferred; Strong Workday experience.
• Demonstrated experience in managing HRIS systems and audit processes and performing complex reporting and analyses using advanced reporting tools.
• Expert understanding of Workday and other hosted 3rd party applications; Strong understanding of Business Process Design and Configuration.
• Strong digital savvy ability to influence others on the use of new technologies and processes.
• Proven performance in earlier role.
• Skills:Communication & Cross-functional Influence, Critical Thinking & Business Agility, HR Citizenship, HR Technologies & Systems Expertise, Mentoring/ People Development, Vendor Management

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience with business intelligence tools including reporting and dashboards, preferred.
• Project management experience handling multiple projects simultaneously, preferred.
• Ability to gather requirements, design, configure and test Business Processes end to end.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying, implementing and maintaining state of the art HR technology solutions across a variety of technology platforms.
• Independently lead HRIS systems projects, including selection, planning, organization, testing, training, customizations and communication of new systems and technology solutions.
• Contribute to the development and vision of strategies for departments in partnership with key stakeholders, and HR peers: Support HR strategic, operational and regulatory compliance needs across all business units.
• Serve as an advocate and liaison between HR users/customers and IT support and vendors or other technical support for HR systems.
• Identify and analyze problems/ issues and assist in implementing solutions; Simplify and summarize complicated processes, procedures and issues for a more lay audience.
• Recommend technology solutions designed to enhance the productivity, quality and efficiency of the HR function; Provide ease of use on the part of Eisai employees.
• Stay updated with latest developments in the field; Evaluate the impact of new related strategies and programs.
• Guide and mentor team members and ensure they have all the resources required, to complete their assigned tasks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees