Associate Director

The Position

Verve’s dynamic HR team is excited to welcome an experienced HR Business Partner to support our growing Technical Operations and G&A organizations. As a trusted advisor to your client groups, you will act as both a strategic partner and a detail-oriented executor. We seek someone with a strong business acumen, capable of building and developing talent at all levels while maintaining a people-first approach. Reporting to the Executive Director of Human Resources, our ideal candidate values excellence and innovation and thrives on managing multiple projects simultaneously. 

This is a hybrid role and requires 3-days in our Boston office.  We are considering local candidates at this time. 

Job Responsibilities

• Build and cultivate strong partnerships with leaders and managers to offer thought leadership on organizational and people-related strategy ensuring a high-performing and engaged workforce.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of cultural and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and ensure pull-through into our HR processes.
• Partner with client groups on organizational design and workforce planning to scale the organization for future growth, applying past experience to anticipate potential organizational challenges.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and Talent Acquisition to develop job descriptions and support strong talent identification and integration.
• Lead or collaborate in building or enhancing and driving successful rollout of key HR programs including workforce planning, talent review, performance management, promotion process, compensation planning, and employee engagement. Analyze data and prepare presentations for various audiences.
• Work closely with both management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Facilitate employee relations in a positive, fair, and proactive manner with exceptional judgement.
• Support teams in understanding and digesting employee feedback and partner on initiatives to strengthen team culture.
• Facilitate new-hire check-ins and departing employee exit interviews, synthesize themes, diagnose root causes, and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Other special projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Business, Management, Human Resources, or related field with 8+ years of Human Resources experience.
• Biotech experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with a high growth organization.
• Exceptional communicator, influencer, and relationship-builder.
• Proven track record of handling a variety of employee relations issues with a solid understanding of employment law.
• Exceptional judgment and integrity when making decisions, always considering the bigger picture.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use metrics to drive decisions.
• Ability to work as part of collaborative HR team.
• Attention to detail is a must.