HR Specialist

At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

**What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people.**

Making a positive impact on patients’ lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women's health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.

**About Us**:
We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world. We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

**In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments.**

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results. We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

**Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas.**

Astellas Pharma Canada (APCA) is currently searching for an HR Specialist reporting to an HR Specialist Team Lead.

**Description**

The HR Specialists responsible for working in a fast-paced environment, ensuring high quality and consistent execution of HR Specialist Services whilst providing a highly positive employee experience.

The HR Specialists will be responsible for the end-to-end employee life cycle in 50+ countries.

The role will report to the HR specialist Team Lead and will work closely with the People Services team, across the broader HR function and directly with the business.

The role is a SME contributor to the continuous improvement of how Astellas provides HR services to our managers and employees.

**Key Accountabilities**:
Accountable for the delivery of end-to-end employee lifecycle services, with leadership and expertise in key areas around complex HR functional case management for example Cyclical HR activities; Benefits; Job Evaluation; Reward; Talent; Global Mobility; Systems.

Accountable for ensuring advice given to managers, employees and external parties is of a high quality, consistent and delivered in a customer focused way.

Drive continuous improvement and manage the impact of change on HR

Provide knowledge and expertise for projects and initiatives where Workforce Services is a stakeholder providing input on how proposed solutions may impact the Workforce Services Team

Build and maintain strong relationships with third parties, line managers, HR teams and employees whilst providing them with the highest level of service.

Continuous Learning: Engage in continuous learning and professional development to stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in a specific area of expertise.

Innovation: Contribute innovative ideas and approaches to enhance project outcomes and process automation capabilities.

Reporting: Regularly report on the progress of the various Value Teams and outcomes to your Capability Lead and team members.

Problem-Solving: Employ analytical and problem-solving skills to overcome project challenges and deliver effective solutions.

Quality Assurance: Ensure the highest quality and consistency in the work delivered.

**Required Qualifications**

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field, e.g., HR, Data Science, Finance

Demonstrated experience in specific area of digital capability-Service Now and Assignment Pro

Business Process Understanding: Knowledge of HR business processes and how enterprise platforms and systems support these processes

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Proficiency in relevant tools and technologies, e.g., SF, CPI, SAC, XML, Azure Dev Ops, ALM test tool, Service Now ticketing tool is highly beneficial

Agile and adaptable to changing environments and project scope

**Preferred Qualifications**

Demonstrable experience in the implementation of Assignment Pro for Global Mobility use

Demonstrable communication and presentation skills

Good knowledge of Serv