Vice President, Head of Human Resources, US

Alfasigma is a privately held global healthcare company founded over 75 years ago in Italy, where it remains headquartered today in Bologna and Milan. The Group operates in over 100 markets spanning Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. 

Over three years ago, we embarked on a transformative journey to become a truly global innovative healthcare company with a leading focus in Gastrointestinal (GI) health. We have experienced remarkable growth, nearly doubling our revenues, expanding geographically, and integrating several key acquisitions. We have also evolved our portfolio, expanded into rare and specialty segments, and strengthened our pipeline and people capabilities.

 

But our journey is far from complete! In fact, this is just the beginning of a bold new chapter in Alfasigma's history. We are committed to advancing innovation and leveraging our deep expertise to provide better health and a better quality of life for patients and consumers worldwide and expand our reach across diverse markets.

 

To strengthen our global HR team, we are currently looking for a Vice President & Head of US HR.  This position will be based out of Morristown, NJ.

 

Scope of the role:

The Vice President of Human Resources, US is the senior HR leader for the United States organization and a trusted advisor to the US leadership team. This role owns the full HR agenda across the employee lifecycle and plays a critical role in organizational growth, transformation, and integration. You will lead a local HR team, partner closely with global Centers of Excellence (COEs), and ensure that all people programs are effectively deployed and embedded across US business. This is a hands-on, visible leadership role for someone confident in their expertise, comfortable navigating complexity, and energized by change.

 

Key Job Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership

• Act as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders, supporting leadership effectiveness, decision-making, and organizational health
• Partner closely with the US Leadership Team and global HR COEs to align people strategy with business priorities
• Translate global HR strategy into impactful, locally relevant execution across the US

 

Growth, M&A & Transformation

• Lead HR aspects of mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and divestitures, including scaling the organization by 100+ employees

• Drive organizational design, restructuring, and reorganization efforts as the business evolves
• Support change management initiatives during periods of transformation

 

HR Operations & Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the US HR team of 4-5 professionals to ensure strong execution across talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, employee relations, performance management, and compliance

 

Talent & Leadership Development

• Champion leadership development and coaching at all levels of the organization
• Foster a high-performance, respectful, and inclusive culture
• Ensure succession planning and talent pipelines are in place for critical roles

 

Program Deployment & Governance

• Ensure all global HR programs and initiatives are effectively rolled out and adopted in the US
• Maintain strong governance, compliance, and HR best practices aligned with US labor laws and pharma industry standards

 

Who are you?

• BS degree and 10+ years of experience
• Proven experience as a Head of HR / HR Director / Senior HR Leader in the US, ideally within   pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or a highly regulated industry
• Strong track record in M&A, organizational design, restructuring, and scaling organizations
• Experience leading and developing multi-disciplinary HR teams
• Confident, bold, and respectful leadership style—comfortable standing firm while building trust
• Highly skilled in coaching senior lea