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Human Resource Specialist - Contract

Elekta
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Oct 2025
💰 $60,000/yr

About the role

Are you a current Elekta employee?  

Please click here to apply through our internal career site Find Jobs - Elekta.

Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives?  

We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.

We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details!

We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with cancer.  

The Human Resource Specialist will provide efficient transactional and administrative support to the HR team as well as managers and employees within a designated geographic area, helping ensure smooth day-to-day HR operations.

Responsibilities:

  • General HR Administration support for the HR team and employees

  • Act as first line response for all employee queries via the Workday Help portal ensuring accurate and timely responses to the business (24-48hr turnaround)

  • Provide advice and guidance on Elekta’s HR policies and procedures to employees and line managers

  • Document storage management - ensure all relevant documents are saved in the employee's e-file within the HRIS (Workday)

  • Responsible for data changes during the employee lifecycle, including onboarding/ offboarding/promotion/transfer tasks etc

  • Ensure employee data is accurate and updated in a timely manner

  • Provide induction and on-boarding support to new hires; ensure all new hire tasks are completed in Workday

  • Participate in various People projects, process improvements and Service Center activities as needed.

  • Absence related tasks including tracking and general support.

  • Provide assistance with benefit related activities including Open Enrollment, benefit related inquiries and leave management

  • Provide admin support for HR related QA audits

  • Assist with Workman's Comp activities

  • Update information on the HR SharePoint page

  • Other duties as assigned

What you bring 

  • University degree in Human Resources, Business administration or equivalent

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience, preferably from a generalist role gained in a dynamic, matrix and change oriented global organization with process complexity

  • Good knowledge of HR & benefits related administration, processes, and procedures

  • Ability to manage a busy workload, work flexibly adapting to changing priorities and meet expectations

  • Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) in English

  • Experience and knowledge in Microsoft Office package, specifically excel and word

  • Experience with SharePoint is a plus

  • Confidentiality and the ability to deal with sensitive information discreetly is essential

  • Must have a proactive and service-minded approach

What you’ll get 

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care.  In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.  

What we offer:  

  • Opportunity to work with a proactive and supportive team

  • Hybrid work option (you are required to work on location at least 3 days/week) 

  • Healthcare coverage

  • Opportunity to work on cutting edge in medical advancement. 

  • Close-knit company culture 

How to proceed? 

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.

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