Director of Human Resources (Operations & Growth Strategy)

EPM Scientific; East Hanover (NJ); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Women's Health biopharma seeks a Director of Human Resources (Operations & Growth Strategy) in a hybrid role based in East Hanover, NJ. The role partners with a global HR team to drive talent management, succession planning, and organizational scaling as growth accelerates.

Responsibilities include shaping culture, performance tracking, and leadership development, plus refining organizational structure and talent plans aligned with current and future needs.

Qualifications

• Progressive HR leadership experience across talent management, organizational design, compensation, policy, employee relations, and leadership coaching within biopharma.
• Ability to translate business strategy into practical organization and talent priorities.
• Experience partnering with commercial leaders and external providers.
• Knowledge of employment practices and when to seek legal/external advice.
• Global organization experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead succession planning, talent management, HR operations, and growth strategy with a global HR team.
• Implement enterprise-wide standards for culture, performance tracking, and talent development.
• Drive interviewing, attraction, selection, engagement, and retention best practices.
• Refine and improve organizational structure, roles, and talent plans for growth.

Skills

Talent management

Succession planning

Leadership development

HR operations

Growth strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

Job description

Director of Human Resources (Operations & Growth Strategy)

Location: Hybrid structure in East Hanover, NJ

Company: Women's Health biopharma

EPM is partnered with a commercial-stage, high-growth specialty biopharma on the search for a Director of Human Resources. The company has built a strong commercial presence and pipeline in Women's Health and is poised for significant enterprise-wide growth. The primary focus of this role will be talent management, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational scaling as the company prepares for its next phase of growth. This opportunity is hybrid, requiring multiple days onsite/week in East Hanover, NJ. Local candidates are preferred, though out-of-state candidates willing to commute multiple days per week will also be considered.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Lead succession planning, talent management, HR operations, and growth strategy in partnership with a global HR team
• Implement enterprise-wide standards for employee culture, performance tracking, and talent development
• Drive best practices for interviewing, attraction, selection, engagement, and retention of top talent.
• Refine and improve company's organizational structure, roles, and talent plan that align with the company's current and future growth needs
• Partner with business leaders to strengthen organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, and sustainable growth

Requirements:

• Progressive HR leadership experience across talent management, organizational design, compensation, policy, employee relations, and leadership coaching withing the biopharma industry
• Ability to translate business strategy and growth plans into practical organization and talent priorities.
• Experience partnering with commercial leaders and working effectively with external service providers.
• Knowledge of applicable employment practices and the judgment to identify when specialist legal or external advice is required.
• Experience supporting a Global organization is preferred.
• Women's Health experience is preferred, but not required.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Management, or related field required.

Candidates who do not meet the requirements may not be considered