Description

Job Description

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

We know that our people are the key to our success, which is why our Human Resources team works to attract, develop, retain and inspire our people so that they can learn, grow and make a true impact on the world. Together we collaborate to create a culturally rich, diverse organization ensuring we remain innovative and agile.

Associate Director, Human Resources Business Partner - North Carolina Sites

• Support Durham Site as an HRBP Coaches the leader and his/her leadership team and provides expertise in the development of the organizational talent and diversity strategy, talent management, workforce planning, organizational design, restructuring, change management, leader effectiveness, performance management, compensation and rewards, and escalated employee relations issues. 30%
• Formulating, championing, and partnering on the execution of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (D,E,&I) strategy and roadmap for each site in alignment with the site's overall business and talent strategies. Partnering with employee business resources groups and external community organizations as key stakeholders to drive adoption and sustained execution of the strategies. 30%
• Partnering with site leaders and Talent Acquisition to build a talent pipeline for the manufacturing division in North Carolina. Activities will include but not limited to involvement in branding and talent pipelining and fostering strong relationships with colleges, universities, and industry talent sources. Ensuring that our workforce is reflective of the community's population. 10%
• Working with site leadership, HR and Learning & Development colleagues on the continued refinement and execution of strategies and activities which support the capability building of managers and leaders with respect to their people management responsibilities. Areas of focus would include role modeling diverse and inclusive leadership, driving site culture and positive employee relations, and coaching and developing people to build capabilities, mindsets and behaviors which ultimately lead to a high performing organization. 30%

Success in the role, will require the HRBP to:

• Understand dynamics and key business priorities of the sites to provide support to business leaders on effectively managing and leading their organizations.
• Interface with site HRBPs to understand talent attraction and retention approaches and other human capital priorities that may be supportive to the goals of this position.
• Be aware of organizational changes and their implications on each site workforce and culture. Be a change agent to support the evolving needs and priorities of each site and ensure diligence around the DEI and Manager / Leader capability building priorities.
• Collaborate across the broader division and company HR network and with other stakeholders to generate solutions for the DEI and Manager / Leader capabilities activities defined.
• Analyzes trends and metrics in support of the responsibilities outlined.
• Travel between Wilson and Durham NC required.

Skills/Competencies

• Demonstrated HR functional competence in one or more HR disciplines
• Ability to strategically prioritize time and problem solve against most impactful activities and initiatives
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to demonstrate and foster collaboration among peers and extended HR organization
• Ability to project manage multiple projects and initiatives through to successful delivery
• Stakeholder management of multiple decision makers and influencers
• Ability to build trusted partnerships and to work effectively with people at all levels
• Demonstrated experience in organization development such as organization design, change management, workforce planning
• Knowledge of employment legal practices and policies
• Advanced PC skills such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Competencies / Experiences

• Previous HR Business Partner generalist experience
• Experience navigating and leveraging HR data analytics

Required:

Education

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related discipline, or currently in pursuit of degree completion, or equivalent relevant work experience

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years' experience in an HR, employee relations, or relevant applicable experience. With Masters' degree, minimum experience is 8 years.

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who we are ...

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for ...

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Requisition ID:R240072