HR Business Partner

Lonza; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in life sciences seeks an HR Business Partner for their Slough site. This position requires expertise in HR policies, strong stakeholder management, and collaboration with site leadership to enhance team effectiveness. The ideal candidate will have a degree in HR and experience as a business partner with senior leaders. The role offers a dynamic work culture and various benefits depending on location.

Benefits

Agile career and dynamic working culture

Inclusive and ethical workplace

Compensation programs for high performance

Variety of benefits depending on role and location

Qualifications

• Experience as a business partner with senior leaders in HR or operational roles.
• Proactive approach to delivering results while minimizing business risk.
• Ability to coach and develop managers and employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice to leaders on HR policy and employee relations.
• Collaborate with site leadership to drive team effectiveness initiatives.
• Lead local HR projects and contribute to global initiatives.

Skills

Influencing skills

Stakeholder management

Coaching managers

Clear communication

Education

Degree-level qualification in HR or related field

Job description

Job Title: HR Business Partner

Location: Slough, Hybrid

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.

We are looking for a HR Business Partner to join our Slough site. This role is part of the broader HR team and provides strategic HR support to client groups of up to 300 employees. You will build strong relationships to understand their evolving needs and ensure HR initiatives align with their business priorities.

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What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance
• A variety of benefits depending on role and location
• The full list of our global benefits can be found on https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits

What you will do:

• Provide expert advice to leaders on HR policy, employment law, and employee relations
• Partner with site leadership to drive initiatives that improve team and individual effectiveness
• Review and enhance HR policies and systems for continuous improvement
• Collaborate with HR Shared Services to deliver high-quality support and mentor team members
• Lead local HR projects and contribute to global initiatives
• Align headcount budgets and efficiency targets with senior leaders and Finance
• Act as a trusted advisor on employee relations, fostering a positive work environment

What we are looking for:

• Degree-level qualification in HR, Business, or a related field (preferred)
• Experience as a business partner with senior leaders in HR or operational roles
• Proactive approach to delivering results while minimizing business risk
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to coach and develop managers and employees
• Effective collaboration across HR functions and cross-functional teams
• Clear and confident communication tailored to different audiences

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.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.