HR Business Partner R&d Barcelona

At AstraZeneca, we’re not afraid to do things differently. We’re building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods and bringing unexpected teams together.

We pride ourselves on making sure that each decision we make, puts patient needs first This mentality means that our people have permission to take the more unusual path. If they can think of a better, smarter way in which we can change lives through science, we want to hear it.

**Mission**

The HR Business Partner Lead is a strategic partner to the business to deliver a People Plan for nominated business area/s which drives improved commercial performance. Long-term strategy and Business and objectives typically guide this role. Must work cross functional with local and global HR teams in centers of excellence and operations & solutions and will focus on all areas of Human Resources activity within a large section of the organization.

The position reports directly to Spain Human Resources Director and works directly with the Business Leaders within its remit.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provides HR Business partnering to an equivalent area, contributing to the development of the functional area business strategy, through the creation and delivery of an aligned people plan.
- The people plan will be advised initially, and success measured subsequently by the HRBP’s use and interpretation of relevant people insight (dashboards, people survey, external benchmarking, etc delivered by the COE).
- Responsible for managing multi-disciplinary projects, covering several areas, including recruitment, compensation and benefits, performance management, people management, Employee Relations and change management.
- Supports the HR Director with Strategic workforce planning activities.
- Leads business change for their assigned area, based on strategic mentorship and direction by HR Director and / or Business Leaders.
- Has the lead relationship with senior leaders (eg SET-2/3) in their specified client area and is viewed as a peer by the Leadership team.
- Engages and contracts with colleagues eg Global HR Business Partners, COEs and senior business leaders to diagnose, design and deliver relevant HR interventions.
- Delivers the HR solutions to agreed scope, timescale, cost, and benefit across or within business areas.
- Develops and leads execution of plans, including activities, resources, costs, roles & responsibilities, benefits, and outcomes.
- Delivery of HR solutions to required scope, on time and on budget.
- Establishes relationships with business and HR partners to capture business requirements and ensure their understanding and commitment to the outcomes.
- Ensure effective status reporting.
- Ensures risk management, benefits management, and communication.
- Merger/Acquisition engagement. Supports HR Director to align new teams, identify skills, etc.
- The HRBP will work closely with business leaders and HR colleagues on the culture and climate of their business area, understanding from information and insight where any difficulties may arise and working proactively to ensure the population in their area of responsibility is engaged and motivated.
- Drive Manager/Employee adoption of the new HR Operating Model, coaching customers to use the right channels and HR teams to receive the support they need.
- Guarantee that all work-related activities comply with applicable external and internal regulations (policies, procedures, standards, guidelines and code of conduct).

**Education, Qualifications and Experience**

Essential
- Educated to Degree level.
- At least 5 years’ experience in an HRBP role.
- High level of english; fluent C2.
- Experience of working in complex global multi-national organizations.
- Track record of proven business benefits / improvement delivered.
- Demonstrate experience of handling one or more complex HR projects through a complete project life-cycle.
- Technical HR knowledge / skills associated one or more of the following fields - Resourcing, Performance & Reward, ER, L&D, organizational change.
- Location: Barcelona

Desirable
- Post Graduate Qualification in HR related specialism.
- Experience in team management.
- Experience in Biopharmaceutical industry.
- AstraZeneca es una empresa que promueve la igualdad de oportunidades. AstraZeneca tendrá en cuenta a todas las personas que reúnan el perfil para el puesto sin discriminación por motivos de discapacidad, sexo u orientación sexual, embarazo o periodo de maternidad/paternidad, raza u origen (nacional o étnico), edad, religión o creencias, identidad de género, estado civil o pareja de hecho y/o cualquier otra característica protegida por ley. AstraZeneca sólo emplea personas con permiso de trabajo en el país o países donde se anuncia la posición._