Director, Human Resources Business Partner, Switzerland

Bristol Myers Squibb; Boudry; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Switzerland (Boudry campus) seeks a Director, Human Resources Business Partner to serve as senior People leader and strategic advisor, shaping site People strategy in partnership with Manufacturing, Quality, and global teams.

You will drive workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness, while guiding leaders through change and leveraging data analytics to strengthen workforce readiness and employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven leadership effectiveness in followership, innovation, program management, and executive coaching.
• Demonstrated experience using data and analytics to drive business and talent decisions.
• Expertise in talent management, including end-to-end talent acquisition, performance management, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior HR leadership for the Boudry campus with site executives and managers.
• Lead local workforce strategy execution aligned with enterprise direction and regulatory requirements.
• Represent HR in site leadership forums and governance bodies, offering insights and challenge.
• Strategically partner with Product Development & Supply leaders to align people strategy with business goals.

Skills

Talent management

Executive coaching

People analytics

Organizational design

Change management

Workforce planning

Leadership

Education

BA/BS Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

The Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as the senior People leader and strategic advisor for the Boudry campus, a flagship Product Development & Supply (PDS) manufacturing site and Enterprise Collaboration Hub with approximately 1,000 employees.

Reporting to the Executive Director, HRBP, this role is responsible for shaping and executing the site People strategy in partnership with Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Operations, and co-located global teams. The Director HRBP advises leaders on workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, organizational effectiveness, change leadership, and employee engagement to enable business performance and build a high-performing culture.

Operating in a highly regulated and matrixed environment, the role leverages systems thinking, business acumen, workforce insights, and people analytics to influence strategic decisions and drive sustainable organizational outcomes. The Director HRBP also champions digital transformation and innovation by helping leaders leverage emerging technologies, AI-enabled capabilities, and new ways of working to strengthen workforce readiness, enhance productivity, and improve the employee experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as theprimary People leaderfor theBoudrycampus, providingvisible, credible leadershipto site executives, managers, and employees.
• Holdsingle-point accountabilityfor localpeoplestrategy execution, ensuring alignment with enterprise direction,regulatory requirements, and site priorities.
• Represent Human Resources (HR) withinsite leadership forums, employee councils, and key governance bodies, bringing forward insight, perspective, and constructivechallenge.

Business & Manufacturing Partnership

• Act as astrategic thought partnerto Product Development & Supply(PDS) Manufacturing and Operations leaders, integratingpeoplestrategywithbusiness strategyto improve execution, capability, and resilience.
• ProvideHR leadershipwithin aregulatedmanufacturing and quality environment, advising leaders on workforce implications of compliance, capacity, andoperational change.
• Anticipateexternal, workforce, and regulatory trendsand translate them into actionable people and organizational recommendations.

PeopleStrategy & Workforce Execution

• Translate global and PDS People strategies intolocally relevant, executable plansaligned withSwiss labor requirementsand site culture.
• Lead execution ofcore HR processesincludingperformance management, talent planning, succession, engagement, rewards, and development, ensuring high-qualityoutcomes.
• Applydata, analytics, and diagnosticsto evaluate organizational health, talent pipelines, engagement signals, and workforce risks, enabling evidence-based decision-making.

Culture, Engagement & Employee Relations

• Serve as aculture architect and steward, reinforcing BMS values, leadership expectations, and behaviors that supportperformance and inclusion.
• Lead complexemployee relationsmatters in partnership withEmployee Relations and Legal, applying sound judgment and deep contextual understanding.
• Design and guideengagement, change, and communication approaches that strengthen trust, clarity, and organizational effectiveness.

Collaboration Hub & Matrix Partnership

• Support co-located regional and global teams by partnering closely withglobal HRBPs and HR Centers of Excellence, enabling effective local integration andemployee experience.
• Operate effectively in amatrixed HR model, balancing strong site ownership withenterprise alignment and collaboration.
• OrchestrateHR service deliveryacross partners to ensure a seamless, high-quality leader and employee experience.

Strategic Influence & Representation

• Provideexecutive coaching and counselto senior leaders to enhance leadership capability, decision-making, andteam effectiveness.
• Influence and inform enterprisePeoplestrategies by sharing insights, best practices, and learnings from theBoudrycampus.
• Represent the site internally and externally on people-related topics, including regulatory interactions, employer branding, and local partnerships asappropriate.

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree required,Advanced Degreepreferred
• At least 15 years of Human Resourcesrelevant business experience
• Proven leadershipeffectiveness in followership,innovation,people program/project management, andexecutive coaching, demonstrating the ability toinspire and guide teams, foster a culture of creativity andcontinuous improvement, manage complex projects and programs efficiently, and providestrategic coachingto senior executives to enhance their leadership capabilities.
• Expertiseintalent management,including end-to-end talent acquisition,performance management,engagement, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated experienceutilizingdata and analyticsto drive business and talent decisions, includingdata analysis, insights generation,data visualization,data integrity, and diagnostic capabilities.
• Demonstrated behavioral skills incuriosity, learning agility, andgrowth mindset.
• Exhibit understandingofregulatory compliance, including the human elements and implications to enterprise and business.
• Demonstrated strength instrategyandbusiness acumenby influencing andshaping business strategythroughpeople strategy,anticipatingexternal trends, providing context and influence for organizational effectiveness, applyingsystems thinking, and using a diagnostic mindset to improve talent and business outcomes.
• Extensive experience inbusiness partnering, including organizational savvy andinfluence, consulting, performance management, organizational design, change management, and significant leadership skills in partnering effectively acrossglobal, diverse teamsof People professionals.
• Proven success in working effectively at senior management levels toimpactand influence decision-making.
• Experience inleading engagement and change managementefforts, including defining change and communication plans.
• Demonstrated experience in applying workforce planning knowledge,engagement strategies, andsuccession management.
• Knowledge of external trends and factors that influence human behaviors and decision-making at the individual, group, and organizational level.

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplaceaccommodations/adjustmentsand ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplaceaccommodation/adjustmentprior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonableaccommodations/adjustmentsin completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to [e-mail]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

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

For roles based in Los Angeles County only: If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

For roles based in Washington State only: If you live in or expect to work from Washington State if hired for this position, please visit this page for important information about the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Data Protection

We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection.

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.

If this posting is missing required information required by local law or incorrect, contact BMS at [e-mail] with the Job Title and Requisition number. Do not send application-related inquiries to this email. To check your application status, please login to your Candidate Home Account.

R1604615 : Director, Human Resources Business Partner, Switzerland