People &culture Lead - Alexion Switzerland and

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Baar, Schweiz Alexion Pharmaceuticals,Inc. Vollzeit

Location: Baar, Switzerland

Job reference: R-201640

Date posted: 06/07/2024

**About the Role**

Alexion Europe & International is seeking an experienced and passionate HR professional to lead HR for our Switzerland site, which supports 150 employees focused on rare diseases. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape HR policies and practices that enhance the employee experience, streamline processes, and drive operational excellence. As a member of Alexion and AstraZeneca HR team you will get an opportunity to contribute in global HR initiatives.

**Key Responsibilities**

**HR Leadership for Switzerland Site**
- ** Policy Development**: Create and implement HR policies and practices tailored to the needs of Alexion Switzerland, ensuring alignment with our core values of employee experience, simplification, and operational excellence.
- ** Collaboration**: Work closely with the AstraZeneca HR team in Switzerland, Global People Services, and Global Center of Expertise teams to integrate and align HR strategies.
- ** Employee Experience**: Foster a positive and engaging workplace for Alexion employees in Switzerland.

**HR partnering with Alexion Central & Northern Europe (CENE)**
- ** Strategic HR Partnership**: Support HR functions for the CENE region, including employees in the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, and Nordic countries.
- ** Organizational Development**: Ensure the organization’s structure, capabilities, and ways of working support business success.
- ** Workforce Planning**: Develop and maintain a workforce plan for CENE, including recruitment needs and future capability assessments.
- ** Leadership Collaboration**: Core member of the CENE leadership team and partner with the leadership team to drive people and culture initiatives.
- ** Talent Development**: Promote a culture of talent development and coaching within the CENE business area.
- ** Culture Initiatives**: Lead initiatives to enhance organizational culture, such as psychological safety, employee wellbeing, and creating a great place to work.
- ** HR Operations**: Coordinate with AstraZeneca local HR teams in CENE countries to ensure effective HR operations.

**General Responsibilities**
- ** Trend Monitoring**: Stay updated on emerging HR trends and innovations in the pharmaceutical industry.
- ** Innovation Advocacy**: Champion new and innovative HR practices to improve ways of working.

**Qualifications**
- ** Experience**: Proven experience in developing and implementing local HR policies in a global setting.
- ** Skills**: Strong collaboration, communication, and leadership skills.
- ** Knowledge**: Familiarity with HR trends and practices, particularly within the pharmaceutical industry.
- ** Education**: Relevant HR qualifications or equivalent experience.

**Core HR accountabilities**:

- Oversee senior level recruitments and maintain oversight of all recruitments into the CENE business area.
- Maintain strategic workforce plan for CENE, drive discussions on organisation development and identify & drive people and culture initiatives in CENE business area.
- Provide advice and guidance on complex HR issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure.
- Support line managers in poor performance management (PIP) in Switzerland.
- Provide support in Swiss HR legal issues and ensure the execution of employee involuntary leave processes (incl. termination, redundancy etc.)
- Collaborate with AstraZeneca People Services team to manage HR operational work in the countries in scope.
- Proactively contribute in cross-functional HR initiatives and drive to find shared solutions across AstraZeneca and Alexion HR teams.

**Essential Experience**:

- Previous HR Generalist experience (minimum of 8 years)
- Experience in working in a global organisation
- Advanced working knowledge in employment legislation in Switzerland
- Experience in managing employee benefits in Switzerland
- Ability to communicate effectively in German and English
- Curiosity and interest to learn
- Strong emotional intelligence, listening, influencing and coaching skills
- Experience of coaching & challenging business leaders
- Technical HR knowledge/skills in some of the following areas: Talent Acquisition, Performance & Reward, Learning & Development, Organisation Design planning, HR Analytics
- Good business acumen and communication skills
- Experience of managing business change
- Good project management skills; able to demonstrate experience of managing HR projects through a complete life cycle
- Ability to balance different expectations and tasks
- Previous experience in handling HR across multiple countries in Europe is a benefit
- Understanding of payroll is a benefit

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