Senior Director, Commercial HR Business Partner

Who we are

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

We are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,500+ experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs – in the best possible way.

Our mission is to work with passion and purpose every day to improve lives and we are looking for others who value this same pursuit.

Why Worldwide

We believe everyone plays an important role in making a world of difference for patients and their caregivers. From our hands-on, accessible leaders, to our cohesive and supportive teams, we are committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed. We prioritize cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment that continues to promote collaboration and creativity. We are proud to be a workplace where people thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day. Join us!

What the People Services and Culture department does at Worldwide 

The PSC Department leads the way in partnering with our business leaders and employees. We aim to provide an exceptional customer/employee experience by partnering with all our employees in developing strategies to optimize the attraction, engagement, and performance of our people 

What you will do 

• Partners with Sales and Marketing executives and senior business leaders to initiate, advise, formulate, and deliver global people strategies for the business, working with location HR for local context and other parts of the People function and corporate teams.

• Monitors the pulse of engagement within the business unit and formulates advice for leaders proactively on global and inter-regional strategies to resolve issues 

• Create, evaluate, develop, and implement human resource policies, strategies, and initiatives that enable the business and company to achieve their results, ensuring that the company has practices that promote globally diverse thinking

• Partner with senior leaders and managers to create and drive global change management for programs to ensure successful long-term delivery of projects 

• Lead transnational talent management planning initiatives relative to organizational objectives, ensuring consistency of approach across the business unit

• Develop and drive the effectiveness of compensation structures, sales incentive plans and territory design for a global commercial organization

• Devise and deliver programs that enhance functional performance and productivity at all levels, helping employees achieve excellence in their current position while developing employees for future career growth. 

• Responsible for overseeing the application of job levels and organizational design globally within areas of responsibility 

• Guide the performance management system within departments to ensure consistency of rating and that departmental and employee performance goals are aligned with the company’s goals and appropriately assessed

• Manage the recruitment process for senior-level roles in partnership with the Talent Acquisition team, taking responsibility for accurately defining the requirements of the role and assisting managers with the selection process

• Coach business leaders on effective people management strategies, often with a longer-term impact

• Devise data metrics to provide business information to the business unit on its people strategies 

What you will bring to the role 

• Must possess knowledge in all functional human resources areas, including recruitment, employee relations, compensation, benefits, talent and performance management, compensation struct