HR Business Delivery Advisor

Syneos Health France SARL; France; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health France SARL seeks an HR Business Delivery Advisor to manage transactional HR activities, labor law compliance, and contract oversight across multiple functions. You will maintain personnel records, generate demographics reports, and coordinate with external agencies to support total rewards programs.

You will also handle Tier 3 inquiries, counsel managers on performance and engagement, and contribute to cross‑cultural HR initiatives in a global, fast-paced environment in France.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources management, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in an HR role, preferably in a global organization.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and best practices.
• Experience in Employee Relations, including performance management and restructuring activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a global team.
• Proficient in utilizing data analysis tools and techniques.
• Basic understanding of how to communicate data and analytics findings.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in managing cross-cultural teams and understanding global HR practices.
• Fluency in French and English is required.

Responsibilities

• Handle transactional and operational HR activities across multiple functional areas, including hiring, termination, labor law compliance, contract management, trainee programs, expatriate management, and retirement processes.
• Maintain personnel records and prepare statistical reports on employee demographics and skills inventory.
• Coordinate with external agencies such as government bodies, insurance companies, and unions.
• Oversee the implementation of total rewards programs.
• Manage Tier 3 HR inquiries and issues, delivering high-quality service in alignment with global HR standards and best practices.
• Provide performance guidance and engagement counseling to managers and employees to support a positive, productive, and inclusive work environment.

Skills

HR operations

Employee relations

Data analysis

Cross-cultural teamwork

Communication

Strategic thinking

Multinational collaboration

French and English

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

HR Business Delivery Advisor

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business‑critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®. Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know. Work here matters everywhere.

Why Syneos Health

We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary: Handles transactional and operational HR activities across multiple functional areas, including hiring, termination, labor law compliance, contract management, trainee programs, expatriate management, and retirement processes. Maintains personnel records and prepares statistical reports on employee demographics and skills inventory. Coordinates with external agencies such as government bodies, insurance companies, and unions. Oversees the implementation of total rewards programs.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve complex Tier 3 HR inquiries and issues, delivering high‑quality service in alignment with global HR standards and best practices.
• Provide performance guidance and engagement counseling to managers and employees to support a positive, productive, and inclusive work environment.
• Deliver comprehensive employee relations services, including handling performance management processes, creating and monitoring performance improvement plans (PIPs), and conducting thorough workplace investigations.
• Support in‑market talent initiatives, including the planning and execution of both small- and large-scale organizational restructurings.
• Collaborate with Regional Governance PSN Team, working closely with a diverse, global/regional team to ensure alignment with organizational goals, direct in‑market support and delivery at scale around the world.
• Leverage the tiered HR service delivery model by promoting and reinforcing employee and manager self‑service tools to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of HR support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources management, Business Administration, or related field
• 3 + years of experience in an HR role, preferably in a global organization.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and best practices.
• Experience in Employee Relations, including performance management and restructuring activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a global team.
• Proficient in utilizing data analysis tools and techniques.
• Basic understanding of how to communicate data and analytics findings.
• Strategic thinking and problem‑solving abilities.
• Experience in managing cross‑cultural teams and understanding global HR practices.
• Fluency in French and English is required.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients. No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever‑changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health. http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Discover what our Syneos Health colleagues already know: work here matters everywhere. Work alongside the brightest minds in the biopharmaceutical industry taking down walls and removing barriers to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We are strategic thinkers who actively seek different perspectives, whether across offices or across oceans. Because we solve some of the toughest challenges facing the most prestigious healthcare companies today, you'll gain exposure and be supported with comprehensive resources including emerging technologies, data, science and knowledge sharing. The diversification and breadth of Syneos Health creates a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities.

We’re a growing, global company dedicated to advancing our talent past their initial role. Discover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much‑needed therapies to those who need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world.

Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to: Partner with the most diverse team of experts in the industry. From the top down, our people are inspiring. Everyone has a voice and is encouraged to use it. Work in specialized Syneos Health teams that are therapeutically or functionally aligned for expert collaboration. We assemble clinical teams where everyone, from CRAs to senior management, is skilled in the same therapeutic area or customer teams. With this structure, everyone on your team speaks the same language and can deliver unique insights into the therapeutic environment and patient population. We are partners with purpose. We integrate seamlessly with our customers and do what’s best for their success. Our people provide the brilliant ideas, valuable insights and endless energy that accelerates the impact of life‑changing therapies worldwide.