HR Process & SOPs Documentation Specialist

Scripps Research; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Scripps Research in La Jolla, CA seeks an HR Process Documentation Specialist for a temporary full-time assignment (3-6 months). Review HR workflows, document current processes, and build a standardized SOP library with training materials. Key duties include interviewing HR teams, mapping processes, drafting SOPs, creating job aids and slide decks, and coordinating sign-offs.

Four onsite days and one remote day per week. Compensation ranges from $40 to $44 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of HR operations, process improvement, technical writing, or instructional design.
• Experience authoring and revising SOPs, workflows, and training documentation in a corporate or nonprofit environment.
• Working knowledge of core HR functional areas including talent acquisition, total rewards, HRIS, and HR business partnering.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio or equivalent process-mapping tools.
• Strong interviewing, listening, and synthesis skills; able to translate SME input into clear, structured documentation.
• Excellent written communication with attention to consistency, clarity, and audience.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deliver on committed timelines with minimal oversight.
• On-campus, La Jolla, 4 onsite days + 1 remote day per week.

Responsibilities

• Document HR workflows and create SOPs and training materials.
• Interview and shadow HR teams to capture processes.
• Evaluate existing SOPs and training content for accuracy and currency.
• Migrate legacy content to standardized templates and library.
• Map processes with flowcharts or narratives for varied audiences.
• Draft SOPs covering purpose, scope, roles, steps, systems, exceptions, and revisions.
• Create quick-reference guides, job aids, checklists, and slide decks for onboarding.
• Identify redundancies and gaps; propose standardization and governance.
• Establish a centralized SOP library and governance.
• Coordinate reviews and sign-offs with process owners.
• Support knowledge transfer at engagement close.
• Details of essential functions discussed during interview.
• Position not eligible for benefits.

Skills

HR operations

Process improvement

Technical writing

Instructional design

SOP development

Interviews

Documentation

Cross-functional

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Visio

Job description

Scripps Research in La Jolla, CA seeks an HR Process Documentation Specialist for a temporary full-time assignment (3-6 months). Review HR workflows, document current processes, and build a standardized SOP library with training materials. Key duties include interviewing HR teams, mapping processes, drafting SOPs, creating job aids and slide decks, and coordinating sign-offs.

Four onsite days and one remote day per week. Compensation ranges from $40 to $44 per hour, commensurate with experience.