HR Manager (Mandarin Speaking)

Novogene Europe; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Novogene Europe is seeking an HR Manager to join its EU HR Team in Cambridge. The role involves leading HR functions, including local recruitment, employee performance management, and compliance with labour laws. You must be proficient in English and Mandarin, with a Bachelor's degree in HR or relevant fields preferred.

Responsibilities include managing payroll, employee onboarding, and improving HR processes. The successful candidate will have a proactive attitude and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years' work experience in HR function.
• Good knowledge of EU/UK labour laws and immigration legislation.
• Outstanding knowledge of HR metrics and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HR budgeting process and rollout programs.
• Responsible for local recruitment for business and lab sectors.
• Manage staff onboarding and offboarding procedures.
• Process month payroll and budget reporting.
• Support HR data maintenance and analysis.

Skills

Proficient in English

Proficient in Mandarin

Good multitasking and time management capability

Strong communication and people skills

Teamwork spirit

Proactive attitude

Education

Bachelor degree or above in human resources or relevant subjects

Biology preferred

Tools

MS Office

HR management systems

Job description

Novogene is a leading global provider of genomic services and solutions. Leveraging the latest next-generation sequencing (NGS), bioinformatics expertise, and the largest sequencing capacity in the world, Novogene provides unsurpassed data quality and fast turnaround time to all our customers.

We are seeking a proactive and results-driven HR Manager to join our EU HR Team and perform as the key contact for business department. This position will communicate with HQ teams on a daily basis.

This role is highly collaborative and requires drive, organisation, and foundational HR skills. You will work closely with different business sectors and deliver HR activities to support business growth. You are expected to work within the internal HR team and extended Global HR teams and functions. The successful candidate must be willing to commute to Cambridge office on a daily basis.

• Proficient in English and Mandarin, both written and oral.
• Bachelor degree or above in human resources and relevant subjects. Biology is preferred.
• 3-8 years’ work experience in HR function.
• Good knowledge of EU/UK labour laws and immigration legislation.
• Outstanding knowledge of MS Office and HR management systems.
• Good multitasking and time management capability.
• Teamwork spirit, proactive attitude and goal-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication and people skills as well as strong cultural awareness.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the HR budgeting process and the rollout of programs in talent, organization, culture, and incentives.
• Responsible for local recruitment for business and lab sectors.
• Manage employee absence and system administration.
• Manage staff onboarding and offboarding procedures and relevant documentation.
• Manage employee performance, such as probation, appraisal, PIP, promotion, capability mapping, 360 degrees feedback, etc.
• Manage employee compensation and benefit, and process month payroll and budget reporting.
• Lead local HR admin to support local operations.
• Manage local HR suppliers and its relevant workflows.
• Support immigration management and conduct regular visa audits.
• Support HR data maintenance, such as HRIS and eflow creation and improvement.
• Support collect and analyse data with useful HR metrics for different purposes, e.g. employee retention, leadership, recruitment efficiency.
• Work closely with all EU business units and HQ HRC to improve management localisation and work efficiency.

All employment decisions at Novogene are based on business requirements on its positions and skill sets on applicants. The business is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental conditions.