Senior HR Solutions Partner, Operations & IT

Gaithersburg, MD

Human Resources

Hybrid Work- on average 3 days a week from office

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We’re focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.

As part of the Human Resources team at AstraZeneca, you will have the opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced, creative and purposeful environment where bold, innovative thinking is encouraged. We believe our people are our greatest asset and are always looking for top talent whose curiosity, learning-agility and strong values orientation results in the delivery of high quality, impactful outcomes that accelerate our people and business success!

The Senior HR Solutions Partner will support Global Quality within the Operations and IT Business, working with the Global HR Business Partners and HR Centers of Expertise (CoE) to deliver strong HR support. You will collaborate with the Global HRBPs to provide guidance and coaching to managers and HR colleagues on all HR policies, processes, and programs.  

You will undertake projects related to the Global Quality people strategy and be the lead solutions partner in support of identified annual people processes for Global Quality. 

What you'll do

• Leading or supporting organizational development, culture, and employee engagement strategies across Operations & IT

• Support development and execution of key people projects

• Deliver generalist HR support, acting as a key point-of-contact for provision of professional advice and support to a range of HR activities and programs

• Provide generalist HR advice on a range of employment related matters (e.g., disciplinary and grievance cases, attendance management, parental leave) and escalate to Employee Practices team members or COEs as appropriate

• Ensure flawless execution of key people processes across the business with the help of workforce analytics and insights

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Global teams to improve the customer experience

• Find opportunities for improvements and simplifications and initiates resolution

• Operational support for business change

• Lead and support HRBP’s with Performance Development, Strategic Workforce Planning, Reward, Inclusion & Diversity, Enterprise Learning Solutions, and Talent & Development

Essential for the role

• Bachelor's Degree

• 8+ years of HR generalist experience

• Experience working with large scale business change and transformation

• Experience of working globally and in managing/ interacting with sizeable internal customer base

• Excellent analytical skills and able to clearly articulate the “so what” of data analysis and apply this information to provide recommendations to the business

• Ability to assess data workforce profiles and take the lead in building data stories

• Able to engage with and influence stakeholders at different levels throughout the organization

• Technical HR knowledge/ skills associated one or more of the following areas – Talent Acquisition, Performance & Reward, Employee Relations, L&D, Organizational Change

• Project management with experience in taking multiple layered projects to completion

• Practical experience providing HR advice to colleagues

• Attention to detail; accomplishes tasks and processes accurately and completely

• Comfortable working autonomously and with ambiguity

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products and more complex IT tools including AI.

Desirable for the role

• Experience with workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning

• Knowledge and understanding of HR systems (Workday, ServiceNow)

• General knowledge and understanding of AZ policies and procedures

Office Working Requirements

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $116,698.40 - 175,047.60 USD. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

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