HR Associate

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

Health insurance

Unlimited paid time off

Parental leave

401k matching

Other benefits to employees

Job summary

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking an HR Administrator to coordinate benefits eligibility, enrollments, and payroll data. The role includes onboarding, HRIS data changes, and reporting for insurance and 401(k).

The position is full-time and onsite, requiring a BA/BS and about 1 year of admin HR experience; PHR/SHRM-CP is a plus. You will support recruitment, verifications, and cross-functional HR requests with confidentiality and professionalism.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in human resources, psychology, or related field required.
• 1 year of administrative experience in a fast-paced HR department preferred.
• PHR or SHRM-CP a plus.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems a plus.
• Team player with a high sense of urgency and motivation.
• Must have sound interpersonal, communication, organization and analytic skills.
• High proficiency with MS Office.
• Ability to maintain the highest levels of confidentiality, professionalism, attention to detail, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates employee benefit eligibility, enrollments, terminations, and payments.
• Ensures accuracy of data change requests through HRIS system and processes data changes.
• Conducts new hire onboarding and termination processes.
• Prepares employee census information for insurance, 401(k), and other reports.
• Partners with Payroll Manager to ensure accuracy of employee data for semi-monthly and monthly payrolls.
• Provides written and verbal employment verifications.
• Supports recruitment coordination, including scheduling interviews, posting positions, and communicating with hiring managers and candidates.
• Assists with auditing and running HRIS reports to support HR and cross-functional requests.
• Supports fleet management, including tracking vehicle assignments, maintenance, and compliance documentation.

Skills

BA/BS in HR/psych

Administrative experience

HRIS proficiency

MS Office proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Headquarters
Vanda Pharmaceuticals HQ
Washington, DC 20037, USA

Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinates employee benefit eligibility, enrollments, terminations, and payments.
• Ensures accuracy of data change requests through HRIS system and processes data changes.
• Conducts new hire onboarding and termination processes.
• Prepares employee census information for insurance, 401(k), and other reports.
• Partners with Payroll Manager to ensure accuracy of employee data for semi-monthly and monthly payrolls.
• Provides written and verbal employment verifications.
• Supports recruitment coordination, including scheduling interviews, posting positions, and communicating with hiring managers and candidates.
• Assists with auditing and running HRIS reports to support HR and cross-functional requests.
• Supports fleet management, including tracking vehicle assignments, maintenance, and compliance documentation.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in human resources, psychology, or related field required
• 1 year of administrative experience in a fast-paced HR department preferred.
• PHR or SHRM-CP a plus.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems a plus.
• Team player with a high sense of urgency and motivation.
• Must have sound interpersonal, communication, organization and analytic skills.
• High proficiency with MS Office.
• Ability to maintain the highest levels of confidentiality, professionalism, attention to detail, and customer service.

Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation; however, reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would impose undue hardship.

The total compensation package for this position will also include:

• incentive compensation
• health insurance
• unlimited paid time off
• parental leave
• a 401k matching program
• other benefits to its employees

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a full-time, onsite position requiring five days per week in the office.

If you reside in a state or locality with enacted pay transparency laws, you are entitled to request and receive additional details regarding compensation and benefits. For assistance, please contact us at 202-524-8238 between 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM ET, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors or better.

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