Director, HRBP

The Director, HRBP serves as a trusted advisor and HR solution provider to leadership across assigned client functions. The scope of this role includes a global workforce of 50 or more employees in multiple countries and sits on the functional leadership teams of assigned client groups.  Further, the position has enterprise-level responsibility for one or more global HR processes, working as part of a team to develop strategy and execution with the goal of strengthening key organizational capabilities across the enterprise.  This position will report to the Chief Human Resources Officer and work out of our Waltham, MA office. We embrace a flexible workplace that accommodates a mix of in-office and home office work; the successful candidate should be comfortable coming into the office on a weekly basis, exercising judgment to optimize in-person interaction with key stakeholders as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Partnering (90%)

• As a strategic leader, directly contribute to corporate success and to strategic planning by developing people-focused solutions for your client groups. You will be responsible for weaving together operations, culture, recruiting, leadership, and total rewards into an aligned “people plan” tailored to the functions you support.
• As a member of the Human Resources Leadership Team, ensure that your clients’ people plans are aligned with enterprise HR strategy in support of Deciphera’s business objectives.
• Develop effective communication and relationships with leaders in client groups; ensure they are empowered with critical talent information and metrics needed to drive the best business decisions and maintain strong employee engagement and the highest ethical standards.
• Through active coaching and mentoring, support the organization in continuing to strengthen team performance and excellence in leadership.
• Keep abreast of external factors to forecast business and human capital trends that would affect the business.
• Create and support an environment where trust, transparency, credibility, and integrity are recognized as key factors in building long-term positive relationships between the organization, its employees, patients, and shareholders and with the communities in which the organization operates.
• Contribute to the design of, and delivery of HR-related communications.
• Serve as consultant to employees and managers on a variety of issues such as training needs, performance management, policy interpretations, career development, and other issues impacting productivity or morale.
• Provide input into the development, implementation, and administration of Global and local HR policies and procedures and their dissemination through various employee communications.
• Provide timely information and input to the HR Operations team to enable the effective administration of Payroll and other administrative processes as needed.

Global HR Process Ownership (10%)

• Co-lead a community of practice to bring fit-for-purpose policies, programs and practices into a “field ready” state for the entire Company. Areas of focus may include performance management, HR policy development, organizational design, workforce planning, change management, talent review, employee relations, and leadership development.
• Curate and maintain relationships with key external implementation partners (training providers, coaches, consultants, external programs).
• Work with CHRO to develop and maintain the annual budget for HR-managed offerings.

• Bachelor’s Degree, Advanced Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or Industrial Relations, MBA preferred
• 12+ years of HR experience; 8+ years Human Resources Business Partner
• 5+ years’ experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, with demonstrated experience in supporting leaders at the executive-team level
• Strong MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
• High level of integrity and trustworthy
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with a demonstrated ability to build relationships with senior and executive leaders
• Strong knowledge of organizational development, recruitment best practices, organizational and job design principles, employee relations, inclusion, performance management, and employment laws

Preferred Capabilities:

• The ability to interact with staff (at all levels) in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality is crucial to this role
• Self-motivated, assertive, and self-confident with a strong business acumen and the ability to act with urgency and passion
• Proven ability to work with a high level of integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills in order to maintain a high level of productivity, innovation, and priority-setting in order to complete assignments on-time and on-budget
• Ability to effectively read and interpret information, present numerical data in a resourceful manner, and skillfully gather and analyze information
• Ability to make thoughtful, integrated, timely, and meaningful decisions and take corresponding actions

Deciphera is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary pay range for this role is $179,000 - $247,000. Actual compensation packages will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to depth of experience, education, skillset, overall performance and/or location.​

Deciphera believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package to all employees. Our base salary is just one component of Deciphera’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual performance bonus, a long-term incentive plan, full range of benefits and other incentive compensation plans (if applicable)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, and more.
• Generous parental leave and family planning benefits.
• Outstanding culture and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

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