Benefits Administrator

headcount | recruitment driven by science; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

headcount | recruitment driven by science is seeking a Benefits Administrator to support day-to-day employee benefits administration across Europe from Basel. The role involves handling enrollments, changes and terminations, maintaining employee data in Workday, and addressing queries in collaboration with the HR team.

The ideal candidate has initial HR administration experience, a related qualification, and comfort with multiple systems.

Qualifications

• Initial experience in HR administration, HR Operations or benefits; internship experience is also welcome.
• A completed qualification in HR, Business Administration or a related field.
• Comfortable working with different administrative systems and learning new tools.
• Organised and reliable, with strong attention to detail.
• A helpful, collaborative approach and willingness to learn.
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• English, German and French language skills.

Responsibilities

• Support employee benefits enrollments, changes and terminations.
• Maintain accurate employee information in Workday and other administrative systems.
• Respond to employee queries with support from the wider team.
• Assist with benefits-related onboarding and offboarding.
• Coordinate with external providers and support invoice processing.
• Help prepare reports, check data and maintain process documentation.
• Support annual benefits renewals and enrollment activities.

Skills

HR administration

HR Operations

Benefits administration

Internship experience

Education

HR / Business Administration qualification

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

Benefits Administrator – Europe (100%)

Location: Basel | 2–3 days onsite per week

Start: ASAP

For our client, a growing biotechnology company, we are looking for a Benefits Administrator to support day-to-day employee benefits administration across Europe.

This opportunity is ideal for someone with initial HR administration experience who enjoys working with systems, keeping information organised and supporting employees.

Your responsibilities

• Support employee benefits enrollments, changes and terminations.
• Maintain accurate employee information in Workday and other administrative systems.
• Respond to employee queries with support from the wider team.
• Assist with benefits-related onboarding and offboarding.
• Coordinate with external providers and support invoice processing.
• Help prepare reports, check data and maintain process documentation.
• Support annual benefits renewals and enrollment activities.

Your profile

• Initial experience in HR administration, HR Operations or benefits; internship experience is also welcome.
• A completed qualification in HR, Business Administration or a related field.
• Comfortable working with different administrative systems and learning new tools.
• Organised and reliable, with strong attention to detail.
• A helpful, collaborative approach and willingness to learn.
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• English, German and French language skills.

Please note that we can only consider candidates who are currently based in Switzerland and hold a valid Swiss work permit.