Associate Director, HR Business Partner

**Working with Us**
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Under the direction of the Senior Director HR, the **HR Business Partner** manages all HR aspects of business partnership for the assigned client group in a trustful and solution-oriented collaboration. The HR Business Partner is an expert in all areas of Human Resources fields and has experience in aligning global programs such as Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning, Performance Management, Talent Planning, Employee Engagement to local culture, life-cycle and law. The HR Business Partner is also change champion for his respective areas of responsibility.

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Advise and support an assigned population of business leaders on all strategic HR topics like workforce planning and team effectiveness.
- Translates business strategy and organizational needs into solutions for organizational design, talent management and culture change.
- Incorporates business priorities of their leaders into relevant People Strategy and monitors the effectiveness through the use of metrics and analytics.
- Proactively and respectfully challenge, influence and coach management on their human resource and other strategic decisions and actions.
- Partner with national and international HR colleagues on cross-functional initiatives and projects to implement and evolve HR programs and policies.
- Close collaboration with works council and lead in works council negotiations in Austria.
- Manage change with strong people, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Manage conflict in a sensitive and trustful manner and highest professionalism.

**Skills/Knowledge Required**:

- Strong identification with BMS values.
- Degree in HR, Business, Laws or related study fields.
- Profound HR Generalist experience including project management.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and influence amongst different levels, functions and geographies.
- Experience in pharmaceuticals being an advantage.
- Fluent in German and English.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated client leadership as a business partner.
- Project Management skills.
- Strong solution-orientation and pragmatism.
- A quick thinker with a positive mindset.
- Strong teamplayer.

Based on your function, department or individual position, you will have the opportunity to discuss with your Manager the **option to work remotely up to 50% of the time**, over a two-week period, with the flexibility to choose the days that align with your collaboration needs.

LI-Hybrid

**Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers**

**On-site Protocol**
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.