Senior HR Associate

Talentmark; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentmark is recruiting a Senior HR Associate for a 12‑month contract in the UK pharmaceutical sector. The role is hybrid, with at least three days weekly at the Basingstoke office, and hours of 9:00–17:00, Monday to Friday, including a 30-minute lunch break.

Key duties include running UK HR operations, advising on policies (family leave, sick pay, benefits, pensions, mobility, immigration) and owning UK processes to ensure legal compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent required; substantial HR admin experience in a complex organisation.
• Working knowledge of UK employment law (family leave, sick pay, working time, right to work, data protection).
• Analytical mindset with ability to use AI tools to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Run UK HR operations: deliver local HR admin processes across the employee life cycle.
• Advise employees, managers and HR on policies including family leave, sick pay, benefits, pensions, mobility and immigration.
• Own and improve UK processes; ensure compliance with UK laws and company policies; use data and AI to fix root causes and improve self-service.

Skills

UK employment law

Data analysis/AI tools

Advanced Excel

HR operations

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Case management systems

Job description

Talentmark are recruiting for a Senior HR Associate to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry on a contract basis for 12 months.

This role is hybrid, with at least 3 days per week at the Basingstoke office.

The working hours for the role are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, with a daily 30-minute lunch break.

Company:

Our client is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. They focus on finding answers for some of the world's most urgent medical needs.

Salary:

£21.67 - £28.27 per hour, PAYE

Rates are dependent upon experience.

Senior HR Associate Role:

• Run UK HR operations: Deliver local HR admin processes across the employee life cycle, including complex and sensitive cases, and cover the admin team during absence and peak periods.
• Be the expert adviser: Advise employees, managers and HR on policies such as family leave, sick pay, benefits, pensions, company car, mobility and immigration.
• Own and improve processes: Document and control UK processes, keep them compliant with UK laws and company policies, and use demand data and AI tools to fix root causes and improve self-service.
• Manage providers and data: Own the relationship with third-party providers and the accuracy of HR data feeds, and act as the UK HR data privacy contact.
• Support the team: Coach the HR admin team and document processes so others can cover.

Your Background:

• Experience: Degree or equivalent, plus substantial experience running HR admin processes in a complex organisation.
• Legal knowledge: Working knowledge of UK employment law (family leave, sick pay, working time, right to work, data protection).
• Analytical and AI skills: Strong data analysis, advanced Excel, and the ability to use AI tools to work more efficiently.
• Improvement track record: A measurable improvement to a process you personally delivered, with a customer-focused approach.
• Ownership and discretion: Proactive in driving issues to resolution, comfortable balancing hands-on processing with improvement work, and trusted with confidential information.
• Ideally have experience with using Workday and case management systems, pensions/benefits/mobility experience, third-party provider management, Lean or Six Sigma, CIPD.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.

Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check