HR Specialist

Syneos Health, Inc.; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health in Gurgaon, India, invites an HR Specialist to deliver end-to-end HR processes, including onboarding, offboarding, and employee records management. You will collaborate with COEs, Payroll, and Talent Acquisition to ensure accurate data, compliance, and timely service delivery.

This role requires 3–5 years of HR operations experience, Workday and ticketing tools proficiency, and advanced English. Join a global team committed to delivering exceptional people solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in HR operations.
• Experience in exposure of HR operations & knowledge of HR operations processes.
• Analytical & customer service oriented.
• Workday knowledge - mandatory.
• Ticketing tool experience - mandatory.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• English level - advanced.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end HR processes from onboarding to offboarding and lifecycle events.
• Prepare and issue HR letters (offers, promotions, transfers, experience letters) with accuracy.
• Coordinate with payroll, benefits and other teams to support transactions.
• Maintain employee records and ensure data accuracy in HRIS.
• Answer employee and manager inquiries on HR policies, pay, benefits, and leaves via Workday Help.
• Support audits and ensure compliance with employment laws and data privacy.
• Contribute to process improvements and documentation updates.

Skills

HR operations

Workday

Ticketing tools

MS Office

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Customer service

Job description

Updated: September 17, 2026
Location: Gurgaon, India
Job ID:25111881

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

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 building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end HR processes related to onboarding, offboarding, promotions, transfers, employee lifecycle events, and benefits setup.
• Prepare, validate, and facilitate the issuance of HR letters and employment-related documentation, including offer letters, promotion letters, transfer letters, experience letters, and other employee correspondence, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate and provide timely inputs to payroll, benefits, compensation, and other stakeholder teams to support employee transactions and lifecycle changes.
• Maintain employee records and ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance within HRIS systems.
• Respond to employee and manager inquiries regarding HR policies, pay, benefits, leave management, performance processes, and company guidelines through Workday Help; independently resolve queries or appropriately escal...
• Support internal audits and ensure compliance with employment legislation, company policies, and data privacy requirements.
• Create, maintain, and update process documentation, SOPs, and knowledge base articles to enhance operational efficiency within a tiered service delivery model.
• Collaborate closely with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), Payroll, Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, and other HR functions to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Handle sensitive and confidential employee information with the highest level of discretion and professionalism.
• Participate in projects, process improvement initiatives, and system enhancements, providing operational insights and recommendations.
• Effectively manage workload, prioritize activities based on business needs and service level commitments, and ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience
• Experience in exposure of HR operations & knowledge of HR operations processes.
• Analytical & customer service oriented
• Workday knowledge - mandatory
• Ticketing tool experience - mandatory
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• English level - advanced

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.

Summary

The HR Specialist provides administrative and operational support across core HR processes, ensuring accurate execution of employee lifecycle activities. This role operates within established procedures and guidelines, with growing autonomy and responsibility. The HR Specialist interacts regularly with employees and managers, delivering high-quality service while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we take into consideration transferrable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

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:

Syneos Health® (Nasdaq: SYNH) is a leading integrated biopharmaceutical solutionsorganization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern marketrealities. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We support a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.

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Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of this website, please contact us at: Email: [e-mail] One of our staff members will work with you to provide alternate means to submit your application.