Part-Time HR Director

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Part time

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Benefits

Job summary

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is seeking a part-time HR Director to lead all HR activities, advise the CEO, and partner with the executive team to advance culture, performance, and organizational health. The role demands strategic thinking with hands-on execution and a strong focus on people programs and operational excellence.

You will oversee performance management, talent redesign, change management, and HR operations, while ensuring policies are current, equitable, and aligned with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including direct partnership with executive teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in leadership development, organizational development, and talent strategy.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, navigate complexity, and drive enterprise-level change.
• Strong facilitation, communication, judgment, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience working in a state or government environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary HR advisor to the CEO, providing counsel on organizational health and leadership effectiveness.
• Partner with the executive team to align people strategy with business strategy for high-functioning teams.
• Facilitate executive development, coaching plans, and team effectiveness interventions.
• Oversee HR operations, talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and HR systems.

Skills

Executive partnership

Leadership development

Organizational development

Talent strategy

Change management

Facilitation

Communication

Strategic thinking

Executive influence

Public/government experience

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is a mission‑driven state/quasi‑government entity committed to delivering high‑quality public service, operational excellence, and a values‑aligned workplace. With approximately 30 employees, we operate with the agility of a small organization and the accountability of a public institution.

The HR Director will lead all aspects of Human Resources. This part‑time role serves as the Center’s primary HR point of contact and a trusted advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team, managers and employees. The HR Director will drive organizational effectiveness, strengthen leadership capability, and oversee the full suite of HR operations, employee relations, and people processes.

This is a highly visible, hands‑on leadership role responsible for advancing the current people infrastructure while partnering closely with all people leaders to advance culture, performance, and organizational health.

Executive Partnership & Strategic Leadership

• Serve as a primary HR advisor to the CEO, providing counsel on organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and enterprise‑wide talent priorities.
• Partner closely with the executive leadership team to align people strategy with business strategy, ensuring clarity, accountability, and high‑functioning team dynamics.
• Facilitate executive team development, including leadership assessments, coaching plans, and team effectiveness interventions.
• Partner with the CEO and the Center’s executive team to model behaviors and build a culture that reinforce trust and transparency.

Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness

• Oversee and execute performance management strategy, ensuring clarity of expectations, accountability, and meaningful feedback loops.
• Partner with leaders to redesign roles, teams, and structures as the Center evolves.
• Lead change management efforts for enterprise initiatives, ensuring leaders are equipped to communicate, influence, and execute effectively.

HR Operations & People Infrastructure

• Oversee core HR pillars including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, compensation, compliance, performance management, benefits, and HR systems.
• Ensure the Center’s HR policies, practices, procedures, and processes are current, equitable, and aligned with organizational values.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including direct partnership with executive teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in leadership development, organizational development, and talent strategy.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, navigate complexity, and drive enterprise‑level change.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on, operational execution.
• Exceptional communication, judgment, and relationship‑building skills.
• Experience working in a state or government environment is a plus

Salary Range for this Part Time role: $70,000 - 80,000 per year

This part time position is eligible for benefits.