Working in our HR organization means working in a demanding, competitive global environment. As we navigate the business to prospects for growth and success, the Human Resources department is an important provider of services and tools. It offers excellent career and development opportunities.

For us to remain among the best, our team needs proactive, innovative and energetic people, who want to face the challenge to stay on top in an ever-changing environment. If you are keen to apply your knowledge and skills to one of the advertised positions, check out our information:

Global HR Business Partner

Purpose

• Provides services to and advises the Line on the people related aspects of their business strategy and operations for the function within which they operate.
• Ensures high quality HR Service are provided consistently, timely, effectively and efficiently to their Global function, meeting and exceeding agreed service levels, supported by metrics.
• Ensures support to Heads of Site Business Functions through the Local/Site HR Business Partner where required.
• Leads (position, communicates) and manages a consistent implementation of HR strategy and HR business practices/ products/ solutions generated or acquired by the Center of Excellence, within the Pharma function by the Regional HR Business partners.

Qualifications/ Expertise

• University degree or equivalent
• HR generalist role for several years
• Multinational role 3-5 years
• Assignment abroad 2-3 years or equivalent working experience abroad
• Significant experience in multicultural complex matrix organizations
• Managing direct reports 2-3 years
• Fluency in written and spoken English, advantage in speaking the language of the local environment (german);

Knowledge

• Understands HR processes in large companies
• Appreciates the diversity of working across multiple cultures and countries
• Multicultural awareness and understanding

Local Human Resources Business Partner

Purpose

• Handling all HR matters for an assigned employee group
  
  
• Handling all HR matters for an assigned employee group
• Ensuring smoothly running HR procedures
• Professional communications
• Taking on a designated special area

General duties

• Coordinates HR planning in matters
  
  
• Coordinates HR planning in matters
• Manages the entire recruiting for permanent and temporary positions at the Basel site and for certain key positions
• Determines, manages or coordinates HR solutions with line management support and in consideration of constraints posed by local laws and customs
• Advises line managers and employees on a variety of HR matters
• Heads the annual promotion and salary review for the area of responsibility at the Basel site
• Monitors compliance with the employee appraisal process
• Retirement regulations (early retirement, etc.)
• Takes on role of arbitrator and ombudsperson
• Takes on project work in connection with HR topics
• Supports initiatives on issues such as the multinational workforce and diversity management

Qualifications/ Expertise

• University degree
• Willingness to pursue further training in HR / potential to take on additional tasks
• Minimum of 2 – 5 years’ experience in operational HR positions
• Solid command of German and English
• Strategic thinking skills
• Customer-orientation, ability to establish a good rapport with other business partners
• Ability to make well-deliberated decisions at the appropriate time
• Eye for detail / nuance
• Ability to handle conflict situations in a professional manner
• Excellent communication skills

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the legal parameters of the Swiss labour market
• Knowledge of the global, divisional and local strategies
• In-depth specialist knowledge in an HR field
• General understanding of the pharmaceutical industry