Senior HR Business Partner

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five 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.

The Senior HR BP will act as a coach, mentor and HR subject matter expert, responsible for providing strategic HR partnership in all key HR areas with a focus on the full employee lifecycle from hire to retire including OD, workforce planning and driving transformation. The Senior HR BP will support their leadership teams both to set up and to ensure a balanced organization for the future.

• Provide HR leadership, consultation and mentorship for all people related matters to the senior managers.

• Build and implement a strategic people plan for their organization aligned with Site/Global HR and business strategies

• Support line management in devising and implementing change management strategies crafted to drive efficiency, support growth and build high performing teams

• Establish and drive engagement and development strategies to improve employee engagement and provide staff with development/career opportunities

• postgraduate studies in organizational development, HR, psychology and business admin desirable

• 5-10 years of relevant HR experience, ideally having led a transformation (or project / change management experience) within a modern HR organization, preferably in an international environment

• Knowledge and experience in CH employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, employee relations, safety, training and labor relations

• Strategic capability and analytical skills and high level of integrity and ethics

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.