Talent Management Partner - Remote with Travel

The Jackson Laboratory • Farmington, CT

6d • $85,987 - $143,962 • Remote

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Director, Talent Management the Talent Management Partner will collaborate with HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and business leaders across The Jackson Laboratory, ensuring the organization has the right people, skills, and talent plans to achieve its mission. This role combines workforce planning, performance management, and career development with a focus on designing and implementing scalable talent solutions for the organization. This position will play a critical role in advancing our Talent Management portfolio by developing, monitoring, and executing programs within our annual talent framework in collaboration with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), HRBPs, and business leaders. What you’ll do: Build a deep understanding of each business function’s strategic priorities and identify talent strengths and gaps that impact business continuity. Implement and support enterprise-wide talent management strategies, including performance management, succession planning, talent assessments, development planning and data analytics. Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program effectiveness and identify trends that inform talent optimization. Understand and anticipate the need for change and build the case for transformation while identifying dependencies and options to mitigate risk. Identify retention risks in order to coach leaders and employees on career development solutions, including career lattices, development frameworks, and skill/behavioral assessments. Collaborate with COEs to connect workforce planning trends with talent acquisition, learning, inclusion & belonging and compensation best practices. Lead key HR projects and initiatives from research through execution, applying change management principles to ensure sustainability. Create and deliver presentations and events that sustain talent initiatives for the organization. What you're good at: A strategic thinker who brings fresh, data-driven ideas to talent management and translates complex goals into actionable people strategies. Experienced in advising senior leaders and building influence across diverse stakeholders using compelling storytelling. Adept at leading without authority and driving alignment around key concepts and initiatives with stakeholders. Proficient in HR and talent management systems and eager to explore emerging technologies (e.g., Workday Succession Planning and Talent Management Modules, AI-enabled talent tools). Eager to roll up sleeves and build and/or improve talent solutions to sustain HR initiatives for future impact. Highly organized multi-tasker with a strong sense of urgency and customer focus. Exceptional in presentation and facilitation skills (virtual and in-person), with the ability to engage leaders and employees effectively. Strong PowerPoint preparation skills What you have: Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field. Minimum of 6-8 years of progressive experience in HR and/or Talent Management experience required, with Talent Acquisition skills preferred. Fluent in HR and talent management systems, preferably Workday HRIS modules. Demonstrated success implementing talent programs in complex organizational environments. Proven facilitation skill to communicate talent initiatives and talent analytics using effective change management strategies. Occasional travel required (approximately 10-25%). Pay Range: $85,987 - $143,962 based on total years of related experience About JAX: The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org. EEO Statement: The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws. Bar Harbor: The Jackson Laboratory's 43-acre scenic Bar Harbor campus is nestled between the Gulf of Maine and the mountains of Acadia National Park. Some of the best hiking and biking in the world (over 50 square miles of mountains, lakes, views, and dramatic coastline) is accessible from our campus. We are one mile from downtown Bar Harbor, which offers a vibrant downtown district with a plethora of restaurants, shops, museums, and galleries. Ellsworth: The Charles E. Hewett Center in Ellsworth, Maine, is a state-of-the-art facility that serves researchers world wide. The facility represents the culmination of nine decades of unmatched experience and leadership in breeding and caring for laboratory mice. Ellsworth, Maine, is one of Maine’s fastest growing cities. With a growth rate of nearly 20%, Ellsworth is a bustling year-round community and acts as a hub for surrounding towns. It is located nearby Acadia National Park and hosts numerous special events, concerts and festivals each year. Residents have access to fabulous shopping, recreation, museums, galleries, and dining at a variety of independent restaurants. Farmington: JAX Genomic Medicine is transforming medicine by improving patient care, lowering costs, and increasing life span and health span. JAX Genomic Medicine’s research focuses on the complex genetic causes of disease and on the development of genomic solutions tailored to each person's unique genetic makeup. JAX Genomic Medicine sits on a 17-acre site on the campus of the University of Connecticut Health Center. The 183,500-square-foot facility opened in the fall of 2014. Now, it houses over 300 biomedical researchers, technicians, and support staff in state-of-the-art computing facilities and laboratories. In Connecticut, JAX resides in the scenic town of Farmington, in the state’s capitol region. The Hartford region, which offers some of the best public schools in the country, is made up of both bigger cities and smaller, charming historic New England towns. JAX Genomic Medicine is also geographically located within 2 hours of Boston and New York and is close to multiple transportation systems, including bus lines, highways, railroads and international airports. Sacramento: The JAX® Mice, Clinical and Research Services facility is located in Sacramento, the state capital of California. Sacramento is less than a two-hour drive from San Francisco, Napa Valley, and scenic Lake Tahoe, and a short flight to both Los Angeles and Orange County. Sacramento is the birthplace of the nation’s Farm to Fork movement, and offers excellent restaurants, gastro-pubs, wineries, theaters, and museums. Outdoor activities are plentiful: Boating, white water rafting, and riding the scenic bicycle trails are popular. Housing and other costs of living are more affordable in Sacramento and its surrounding suburbs than in most other neighboring areas in the North Bay, making Sacramento one of the hottest housing markets in the country year after year. Augusta: JAX’s Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI) is located in Augusta, Maine, in the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care (HACCC), at Maine General Hospital. It began operations in 2016 with three overarching goals: to provide cancer genomic testing for Maine cancer patients; to develop and deliver physician education about clinical genomic cancer diagnostics; and to build a network in Maine of oncology practices conducting studies in genomic medicine.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6-8 years of progressive experience in HR and/or Talent Management experience required, with Talent Acquisition skills preferred.
• Fluent in HR and talent management systems, preferably Workday HRIS modules.
• Demonstrated success implementing talent programs in complex organizational environments.
• Proven facilitation skill to communicate talent initiatives and talent analytics using effective change management strategies.
• Occasional travel required (approximately 10-25%).
• A strategic thinker who brings fresh, data-driven ideas to talent management and translates complex goals into actionable people strategies.
• Experienced in advising senior leaders and building influence across diverse stakeholders using compelling storytelling.
• Adept at leading without authority and driving alignment around key concepts and initiatives with stakeholders.
• Proficient in HR and talent management systems and eager to explore emerging technologies (e.g., Workday Succession Planning and Talent Management Modules, AI-enabled talent tools).
• Eager to roll up sleeves and build and/or improve talent solutions to sustain HR initiatives for future impact.
• Highly organized multi-tasker with a strong sense of urgency and customer focus.
• Exceptional in presentation and facilitation skills (virtual and in-person), with the ability to engage leaders and employees effectively.
• Strong PowerPoint preparation skills

Responsibilities

• Build a deep understanding of each business function’s strategic priorities and identify talent strengths and gaps that impact business continuity.
• Implement and support enterprise-wide talent management strategies, including performance management, succession planning, talent assessments, development planning and data analytics.
• Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program effectiveness and identify trends that inform talent optimization.
• Understand and anticipate the need for change and build the case for transformation while identifying dependencies and options to mitigate risk.
• Identify retention risks in order to coach leaders and employees on career development solutions, including career lattices, development frameworks, and skill/behavioral assessments.
• Collaborate with COEs to connect workforce planning trends with talent acquisition, learning, inclusion & belonging and compensation best practices.
• Lead key HR projects and initiatives from research through execution, applying change management principles to ensure sustainability.
• Create and deliver presentations and events that sustain talent initiatives for the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level