HR Business Partner

Canada, KingstonToday, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Lonza’s Kingston site is part of our Personalized Medicine business unit which aims to make cell and gene therapies accessible to all patients. Specifically, our team develops and distributes the Cocoon® Platform which addresses challenges in cell therapy manufacturing as a functionally closed, automated, and scalable solution for personalized therapy manufacturing. We are a team with a great mission, a high level of excitement and resources to accomplish our goals

Cocoon® Platform - the next level in patient-specific cell therapy manufacturing - YouTube

Cocoon® Platform | Cell Therapy Manufacturing | Lonza

**Key responsibilities**:

- Provide HR leadership, consultation and support to the site leadership team, line managers and employees
- Translate and implement globally defined HR strategies into locally applicable action plans
- Develop the change management strategy at site(s) to support the implementation of HR programs and initiatives
- Establish HR operational plan aligned to the site business priorities and implement accordingly
- Participate in cross-functional initiatives to improve employee engagement and site efficiency
- Establish and drive organization and talent development actions to ensure strong and robust pipeline of talent exists to fill both evolving local and global site staffing needs
- Monitor HR effectiveness by tracking & reporting key measures; take corrective action as needed
- Live the cultural beliefs with the flexibility to adapt to changing business priorities
- Perform other duties as assigned

**Key requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Business, Organizational Development preferred
- Highly experienced as an HR generalist with responsibility as a member of senior leadership, preferably in a BioTech/Pharma manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of Canadian labor laws and moderate knowledge of US labor laws
- Adherence to cGMPs is required and follow job safety procedures;
- Fosters a culture that embraces errors as a source of innovation
- Deliberately uses a structured approach to evaluate work experiences and applies learnings to new situations
- Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, have strong verbal and written communication skills, and have strong attention to detail
- Microsoft Office Suite with focus on Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Strong knowledge of HRIS and Recruitment Software in a high volume setting
- Able to conduct complex investigations, assess and recommend employee development plan
- Team player with exceptional customer service skills, integrity and ability to interact with all levels of personnel
- Open to and actively seek out feedback on performance and translates that feedback into action

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

**Reference: R52568**: