Global HR Business Partner Early/Late CVRM

Are you ready to set the people strategy that powers world-class Early and Late CVRM organizations and gets life-changing medicines to patients faster? In this senior, enterprise-facing role based in our Boston Kendall Square office, you will partner directly with CVRM executives and cross-functional leaders to architect and deliver scalable HR strategies that turn bold science into real outcomes for patients and the business.

Covering a global footprint of approximately 800 colleagues across nine countries, you will shape the culture, capabilities, and leadership needed from discovery through launch. You will leverage data-driven insights, modern HR practices, and close collaboration with specialist HR teams to drive organizational effectiveness, strengthen leadership, and accelerate delivery across Early CVRM and Late CVRM.

How would you translate scientific ambition and operational complexity into a simple, human-centered people experience that fuels impact?

Accountabilities:

People Strategy Ownership: Define, align, and evolve the HR and people strategy across Early and Late CVRM, covering workforce planning, recruitment, succession, talent management, development, and engagement; ensure coherence with enterprise-wide plans to build future-ready capability and retention.

Strategic HR Partnership: Partner with HR centres of expertise to design and deliver tailored HR solutions to agreed scopes, timelines, and budgets; set clear measures and demonstrate value and impact for programs and projects.

Targeted Interventions Across R&D: Collaborate with Global HR Business Partners and senior leaders to craft and implement targeted HR interventions aligned to the overall people strategy, improving performance, culture, and engagement across the end-to-end value chain.

Executive Coaching and Advisory: Provide coaching and guidance to executive leaders, elevating people management practices and shaping the people aspects of innovative ideas and business priorities to unlock innovation readiness and outcomes.

Manager Capability and Risk Management: Coach, support, mentor, and challenge people managers to apply policies effectively; advise on complex HR issues to minimize risk and financial exposure; serve as a trusted advisor on employee relations, ensuring compliance with global employment laws and company policies.

HR Governance and Change Leadership: Ensure HR solutions align with global frameworks; apply tools and techniques in organizational efficiency, change management, employee engagement, workforce transitions, and performance management to deliver smooth transformations and sustained engagement.

Analytics and Insight: Use HR analytics and organizational data to inform decisions, design interventions, and evaluate impact; translate insights into action that strengthens delivery and culture.

Global Collaboration and Engagement: Build strong partnerships across geographies, functions, and stages of development, bringing diverse teams together to solve complex challenges quickly and with care.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Min 10 HR experience within a large, sophisticated, and matrixed/global organisation
• Significant Global HR Business Partner, or in another HR client-facing role.
• Digitally-savvy, with evidence of driving innovative solutions and a continuous improvement approach to HR implementation. Comfort with AI, technology and fully understanding of the role it plays in driving efficiency across the business
• Demonstrable track record of leading the development and execution of HR and people strategies with measurable results.
• Solid experience as a trusted advisor and coach to business leaders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, challenge, and negotiate at senior levels in an international environment.
• Demonstrated use of HR analytics and organizational data to inform decision-making, develop interventions, and evaluate impact.
• Deep understanding of employment law, policy, and risk management.
• Ability to travel up to meet with Leadership Teams and employees where they are located.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field
• Direct experience in the life sciences, pharmaceuticals, or biopharma industries.
• Ability to work effectively on global teams or assignments spanning multiple countries/regions.

Why AstraZeneca:

Join a high-performing global team that brings scientists, clinicians, data experts, and business leaders into the same room to unlock the power of what science can do for patients. You will work in a fast-moving, digitally savvy environment that applies design thinking and data-driven decisions to solve complex challenges, with real visibility of your impact from discovery through launch. We blend ambition with care—valuing kindness alongside high standards—so you can take smart risks, learn fast, and turn ideas into reality with colleagues who support and stretch you. Here, your expertise fuels transformation, your voice is heard, and your achievements are recognized through meaningful rewards that reflect long-term contribution.

Call to Action:

Shape the workforce behind the next generation of medicines—bring your strategic HR leadership to Boston and help turn bold science into outcomes that matter!

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $172,347.20 - 258,520.80 Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives - an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

If this sounds like the next step in your HR career journey, apply now and help shape the people strategy that powers our science!

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