HR Business Partner

We pride ourselves on our integrity. We do what’s right for our employees, patients and partners, and so can you. 

We are currently recruiting for a HR Business Partner to join the HR team for a 12 month maternity cover.  The purpose of this role is to be a trusted partner for senior leaders and managers within specified business unit(s) to drive and deliver the OXB people strategy and projects.   

Our Human Resources team provides strategic and operational support across the business with recruitment, learning and development, talent management, employee engagement and internal communications.

Your responsibilities in this role would be: 

The HR Business Partner is responsible for providing insight into business priorities to ensure the people agenda is continually aligned to the business objectives, which acting as an internal expert to support and coach business unit leaders in the following areas:

• Organisation Design – ensuring business units are organised, structured and resourced with the appropriate skills, knowledge, and competencies to drive high performing teams for the short, medium and long-term.
• Workforce planning - to identify short, medium and long term resourcing needs and collaborate with Recruitment Business Partners to ensure resourcing needs are met.
• People management – support the building of management capability and guide through employee relations cases to successful resolution.
• Performance Management – embed the performance management culture and oversee the annual process as a means of driving business improvement.
• Talent Management – ensure future talent pipelines are established through the identification, and development of high potentials and succession candidates.
• Support and coach HR Advisers - to ensure operational delivery, advice, guidance and support is aligned with the strategy and functional goals of the business unit.

We are looking for: 

• Demonstratable experience within a HR Business Partnering capacity combined with wider generalist HR competency. Ideally gained working in a global matrix organisation.
• Ideally degree level CIPD qualified or qualified through experience.
• Current working knowledge of UK Employment law and practices with proven experience in employee relations case management
• Some International Labour Law knowledge would be advantageous.
• Someone who can build trusted relationships with senior leaders and managers and gain credibility quickly.
• A strong communicator, with the ability to consult, influence and facilitate discussion
• A curious mindset and desire for continuous improvement, with the ability to suggest creative solutions and take ownership for delivery
• Strong organisational skills, able to prioritise and deliver against a busy workload.
• Computer literate & with good competency within HRIS Systems, ideally SAP Success Factors.

About Us:

OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB’s world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

What’s in it for you:

• Highly competitive total reward packages
• Wellbeing programmes
• Development opportunities
• Welcoming, friendly, supportive colleagues
• A diverse and inclusive working environment
• Our values are: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect
• State of the art laboratory and manufacturing facilities

We want you to feel inspired every day. We’re future-focused and our business is growing rapidly. We succeed together through passion, commitment and teamwork, and so can you.

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