Director, HR Business Partner

Scorpion Therapeutics; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare plans

Non-accrual PTO

Holiday shutdown

Commuter benefits

401K match

Office lunch

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in San Francisco is seeking a Director, HR Business Partner to lead people strategy for assigned client groups and translate business priorities into talent actions. You will advise leaders on people strategy, coach managers, and partner with HR centers of excellence to deliver integrated solutions.

You will support workforce planning, org design, and talent processes while guiding change management and employee relations with discretion and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• 8+ years progressive HR experience, with HRBP in complex environments.
• Experience supporting oncology-focused biotech/pharma is preferred.
• Strong coaching, facilitation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own HR business partnership and people plan execution for assigned client groups.
• Advise leaders on people strategy, leadership practices, and employee experience.
• Coach leaders on communication, feedback, performance expectations, and values-aligned decisions.
• Partner with HR centers of excellence to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support workforce planning, org design, and hiring sequencing.
• Drive talent processes, performance reviews, succession, and engagement initiatives.
• Guide managers through organizational changes and sensitive employee relations.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Leadership coaching

People strategy

Consultative HR

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or related advanced degree

Job description

The Opportunity

Director, HR Business Partner (San Francisco; at least 3 days/week in office)

What You’ll Do

• Own HR business partnership and people plan execution for assigned client groups, translating business priorities into talent and organizational actions.
• Advise functional leaders and people managers on people strategy, leadership practices, team effectiveness, performance management, and employee experience.
• Coach leaders/managers on communication, feedback, performance expectations, engagement, accountability, and values-aligned decision-making.
• Partner with HR centers of excellence to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support organizational effectiveness and workforce planning (workforce data, employee feedback, benchmarks), including org design, role clarity, team structure, resource needs, hiring sequencing, capability gaps, and scaling decisions.
• Support talent processes: performance management, talent reviews, succession and development planning, retention strategies, and engagement initiatives.
• Coach managers on talent development, career growth, feedback, and performance conversations.
• Support change management and employee relations: guide leaders through organizational changes and transitions; advise on sensitive employee relations/performance/workplace issues and elevate appropriately; maintain confidentiality and sound judgment.
• Use HR metrics and business context to recommend actions; support implementation of HR programs/policies and contribute to HRBP tools/processes/leader enablement.

Who You Are / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in HR/Business/Org Dev/I/O Psychology/MBA or related preferred.
• 8+ years progressive HR experience; 10+ years preferred, including HRBP in complex, matrixed, high-growth/evolving organizations.
• Deep oncology industry experience required (supporting oncology-focused biotech/pharma; talent/org/workforce planning/operating model challenges for oncology development & commercialization).
• Demonstrated consultative HR support across talent, performance, workforce planning, org effectiveness, employee relations/experience, and change management.
• Strong knowledge of organizational/team effectiveness, talent processes, performance management, leadership development, and change management.
• Strong coaching, facilitation, problem-solving, communication, relationship-building, follow-through; sound judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity and sensitive situations.

Compensation/Benefits (as stated)

- Expected salary range: $195,500–$272,500/year. Full-time employees receive compensation, bonus and equity, and benefits including health/welfare plans, non-accrual paid time off, holiday shutdown, commuter benefits, 401K match, and lunch each office day.