People Partner - Europe

EVERSANA Life Sciences LLC; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

EVERSANA Life Sciences LLC is looking for a People Partner for Europe to support HR operations across various countries. The role focuses on managing the full employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with employment laws, and fostering a positive work environment. Ideal candidates should have 5-10 years of HR experience, fluency in English, and strong project management skills. This is a full-time home office position based in Ireland, offering the chance to play a key role in the company's HR strategy.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of HR operations experience, particularly in international environments.
• Proven experience with employment laws in multiple European countries.
• Ability to manage change and competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day HR operations and ensure positive employee experience.
• Manage full employee lifecycle including hiring and onboarding.
• Oversee compliance and international mobility aspects of the workforce.

Skills

HR operations experience

Employment-related laws

Fluent in English

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

The POSITION:

The People Partner – Europe reports to the Senior People Director – Europe and works closely with both European and global HR teams, as well as cross‑functional partners such as Finance, Payroll, and Legal. The role also collaborates, where relevant, with external HR partners and service providers, supporting the HR needs of managers and employees across the allocated countries.

This role is a key contributor to the success of our growth and operations in the region, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality HR support across the full employee lifecycle. This includes implementing, reinforcing, and evaluating legally compliant HR policies, procedures, and best practices, as well as fostering a positive and productive work environment that supports employee well‑being, engagement, and development.

The role is home office based, (full time position), located in Ireland.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates with the HR leadership to fully understand the business needs across Europe, support all day‑to‑day HR operations and ensure a positive employee experience.
• Manages the full employee life cycle, including hiring, onboarding, offboarding, contract changes, compensation and benefits administration, absence management, management of employee data and information, employment law compliance and employee relations.
• Manage, organize and upload employee information into appropriate HR systems while ensuring data integrity.
• Act as a liaison between Shared Services functions (HR, Finance, Legal) and other internal partners for ensuring timely and accurate responses to all inquiries.
• Ensure smooth interactions with authorities, external partners or providers related to Compensation & Benefits, social security, global mobility, taxes.
• Develop and implement competitive compensation and benefits programs to attract and retain top talent and assist staff with retirement plans, payroll, systems, or employment contract questions.
• Administers or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, leaves, disciplinary matters, disputes and investigations, performance and talent management, productivity, recognition, morale and development.
• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Plans, coordinates, and implements initiatives, and surveys to support the organizations and strategy needs.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.
• Ensure a smooth onboarding and offboarding experience for employees.
• Oversee compliance and international mobility aspects of the workforce, support/assist in the relocation process of internal/external candidates.
• Assist and guide internal stakeholders through sensitive conversations and transitions.
• Manage HR initiatives/processes including training and development, performance management, diversity, inclusion and engagement surveys to support the organizations and strategy needs.
• Act as Ambassador for the company cultural beliefs, support internal communication and employee engagement activities.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• All other duties as assigned.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel Normally this position will not require travel, but this requirement may vary.
• Hours full-time, normal working hours, from Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 -10 years of previous HR operations experience, out of which 3-5 years within an international environment.
• Proven working experience of employment‑related laws and regulations in more than one European country – experience in any of these countries would be highly appreciated: UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Finland.
• Fluent in English, any other European language will be a plus.
• Keen attention to detail, experience in organizing and leading projects with many different data sources.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced environment.
• Pragmatic, hands‑on attitude, solution oriented.
• Flexible, adaptable, comfortable in dealing with change and competing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, data‑driven mentality.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Experience with a comprehensive HRIS systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• This position requires a Bachelor‑level degree.
• Any People Partner, Labor Legislation, Compensation and Benefits or Social Security trainings will be highly appreciated.

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.