People Operations Leader: Associate Director (Contract)

BridgeBio Pharma; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 230,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Referral bonus for hired candidates

Hybrid work model

Job summary

BridgeBio Pharma seeks an Associate Director, People Operations Leader (Contract) to translate the POSI strategy into services across Workday, payroll, and HR systems in a high-growth biotech environment.

You will own portfolio delivery, vendor performance, compliance controls, and AI-enabled workflows, leading operations specialists in a hybrid SF/Palo Alto setting to keep critical people processes running on time and audit-ready.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in HR operations, HR technology, or business operations with leadership experience.
• Hands-on Workday HCM experience across processes, security, and reporting.
• SOX/ITGC controls experience in HR or payroll contexts and audit evidence.
• Delivery of multi-system programs with fixed-date gates (payroll, enrollment).
• Vendor management with service levels and scorecards.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio and operating cadence for COEs; track dates, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
• Oversee Workday operations: processes, security, reporting, releases.
• Maintain integration health with ADP, Greenhouse, and other systems.
• Own People service operations on ServiceNow HRSD and Maverick support.
• Define roles per process; ensure baselines and measurable outcomes.
• Lead and develop operations specialists and analysts.

Skills

HR operations

Workday HCM

SOX controls

Vendor management

Program leadership

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

ServiceNow HRSD

ADP

Job description

BridgeBio Pharma seeks an Associate Director, People Operations Leader (Contract) to translate the POSI strategy into services across Workday, payroll, and HR systems in a high-growth biotech environment.

You will own portfolio delivery, vendor performance, compliance controls, and AI-enabled workflows, leading operations specialists in a hybrid SF/Palo Alto setting to keep critical people processes running on time and audit-ready.