Human Resources Specialist

MJH Life Sciences; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Health insurance

Vision coverage

401(k) match

Disability insurance

Pet discounts

Identity protection

Job summary

MJH Life Sciences is seeking an HR professional to advance people initiatives within a fast-growing environment. You will translate business goals into HR strategies, educate leadership on best practices, and ensure compliant, data-driven people processes across the organization.

This role emphasizes confidentiality, teamwork, and driving engagement through structured HRIS processes, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration with department leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2+ years of HR experience.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage extremely confidential information.
• Collaborative team player with urgency and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Educate leadership on HR best practices such as talent management, employee engagement, performance optimization, succession planning and other HR functions.
• Conduct meetings with assigned departments and leaders on an ongoing basis to support development needs.
• Provide guidance to manage and resolve employee relations issues.
• Help maintain a positive work environment and contribute to employee engagement.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping and data management related to HR activities.
• Handle confidential HR documents and information with discretion.
• Address employee questions and concerns, providing guidance and solutions.
• Complete employee relations and administrative tasks throughout the associate lifecycle including exit interviews, stay interviews, terminations, FMLA discussions, and HRIS business process tasks.
• Guide leadership in team and individual development, compensation review, and goal setting.
• Utilize HR knowledge to collaborate with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase effectiveness and retention.
• Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Complete other HR team special projects as needed

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team player

Prioritization

Confidential information handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

HRIS

Job description

At MJH Life Sciences our success is measured by your success! If you set your standards high and want to contribute to a winning team, we’ll provide you with every opportunity to help grow our company and your career. Our associates come from all backgrounds, sharing one key quality: determination to succeed. We value being Service Focused, having a Passion for Winning, Innovation, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork. Nothing means more to us than hiring people with these attributes. If you believe you’re right for the job, this is the place to prove it!

Key Responsibilities

• Understand strategic business objectives and educate business leadership on HR best practices such as talent management, employee engagement, performance optimization, succession planning and other HR functions


• Conduct meetings with assigned departments and leaders on an ongoing basis to discuss and strategize the best way to support business and professional development needs


• Provide guidance to manage and resolve employee relations issues as they arise


• Help maintain a positive work environment and contribute to employee engagement


• Ensure accurate record-keeping and data management related to HR activities


• Handle confidential HR documents and information with discretion.


• Address employee questions and concerns, providing guidance and solutions.


• Complete employee relations and administrative tasks throughout the associate lifecycle including exit interviews, stay interviews, terminations, FMLA discussions, and HRIS business process tasks


• Guide leadership in team and individual development, compensation review, and goal setting on an ongoing basis


• Utilize HR knowledge to collaborate closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase effectiveness and retention


• Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation


• Complete other HR team special projects as needed

Experience and Skill Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree required


• 2+ years of Human Resources experience, preferably in a high-growth, high change environment


• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Ability to prioritize tasks and resources, meet deadlines, and be flexible to changing priorities.


• Collaborative team player with strong sense of urgency, drive and passion to take ownership of projects.


• Proven ability to manage extremely confidential information


• Possess a natural, yet professional ease at working with and relating to the needs of employees in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

AI Capability Expectation

Candidates should be prepared to discuss how they use AI in their day-to-day HR work. This includes: Practical ways you have used AI tools in HR work such as drafting job descriptions or communications, summarizing policy and documentation, screening support, data cleanup and reporting, or answering routine employee questions. How you decide when AI is appropriate for a task and when it is not, particularly where employee data, confidentiality, or sensitive matters are involved. How you verify AI output before it reaches a candidate, employee, or manager. How you have picked up new tools and shared what works with teammates.

Bonus

an example of an AI-assisted process improvement you initiated, and the time or quality benefit it produced

Compensation Range

$60,000 – $70,000 annually, depending on qualifications. Eligible for annual company bonus program or commission incentive based on role. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for this position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills, and professional experience.

Benefits Overview

• Hybrid work schedule


• Health insurance through Cigna (medical & dental)


• Vision coverage through VSP


• Pharmacy benefits through OptumRx


• FSA, HSA, Dependent Care FSA, and Limited Purpose FSA options


• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match


• Pet discount program with PetAssure


• Norton LifeLock identity theft protection


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through NYLGBS


• Fertility benefits through Progyny


• Commuter benefits


• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability


• Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance, plus Universal Life Insurance options


• Supplemental Aflac coverage: Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity


• Discounts and rewards through BenefitHub #LI-Hybrid

Equal Employment Opportunities

MJH Life Sciences provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

All employees of MJH Life Sciences are employed "At Will." This means that either the employee or the Company is free to end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice.